Being of a northern sensibility myself, I always find cooler climbs to my liking. I can't trust a place that doesn't lie dormant and cold, it lets too many bad things get far too large ;)
And to think, we even boil and use the stinging nettle for medicines, how is that for a hardy northern constitution. :)
And we use stinging nettle for soup.
I feel like you. The world needs to sleep under a snow pillow once a year.