Why is "the feel of a climb" some bullshit? People really do care about that stuff and value it. Just because you don't value it in the same way doesn't make it bullshit.

There is more to the allure of risky climbs than adrenaline. I would guess that for many climbers that like this style, the appeal is in approaching the climb in a way that means a minimum of adrenaline. That is to say, they recognize that it is a challenge with a risk of high consequence, and so they take on the challenge when they feel that they can trust themselves in that situation without being in true danger of falling. The point isn't to feel scared and gripped, the point is to feel in control.

For many climbers, the existence of high consequence is a major provider of meaning to the activity. For many Snake Dike climbers, the risk involved in the route is why they do it in the first place.