Vaynar

1. How realistic was the Black Hawk Down movie compared to your experiences on the ground in Mogadishu?
2. You called yourself "the deadliest individuals to ever walk a battlefield". What is your opinion of other elite special force units like Mossad, Russian Spetznaz or British SBS/SAS?
3. Do you feel the United States was justified in sending military troops into a foreign country to execute a foreign citizen? Do special forces operators ever consider the moral implications of the orders they are given?
4. How do you train physically in an average week while being on active duty as special forces?

I think "respected" is not the right word. Jurek's feat was phenomenal. I think most people accept it as the fastest "supported" Applachian circuit and Kirk's is the fastest "unsupported". Your comment makes it sound like he was some reality show personality with a minimal achievement.

Cool, thanks for the response.

Two follow ups if you have the time.

1) What is your view on the US military's pivot towards using private military contractors in many warzones around the world, given that many of the rules that apply to regular US military troops may not apply to these operators?

2) What are the usual post-military careers for special forces operators? (apart from writing books ;-) )

Tommy, would you ever return to Kyrgyzstan after what happened to you there? What is your view on the situation all these years later?

Also, just saw Free Solo. You had some mixed emotions helping Alex prepare for the climb and then seeing him head off. What has made you decide to never get into free soloing yourself?

Finally, any plan to go after the North Ridge of Latok I or similar insane unclimbed routes in the Karakorum?

That video was in Syria, not Iran.