Me personally, I'm kinda glad this guy died. I also get happy when people taking selfies in risky places die. ( basically all self induced , needless deaths)
On a slightly different note, I live in a pretty popular winter tourist destination, and there is a certain "mountain" that people like to "hike" ...
I'd say on average of once per week I can see a helicopter circling somewhere near the top, pulling someone off because they either slipped injured themselves, or the far more entertaining one , they did not bring enough water

This always strikes me as being odd, since I live in the desert, one of the hottest, driest places in the country.
I marvel at the stupidity.
As far as this fella dying doing what he loved to do, the same could be said for a heroin addict.