I kind of agree with your comment, but it can be written in a nicer way

No. Lol . Do we need to follow such stupid rules of no first hand knowledge of his feats.... Should the article even be here? Lol

The article is just an interview with a dude trying something hard. There are no moral judgments about his character.

Why do you feel like you need to be morally superior to him? Life is hard and we all make mistakes.