That’s awesome! I have been playing off and on since 2009!
If you haven’t heard of it, check out The November NetHack Tournament [1]. I played it for the first time in November of last year and almost got a Wizard win (ran out of time) after getting so close with a Monk (got killed by Rodney’s touch of death after he stole my only source of magic resistance).
Been playing on and off for 20 years and have only managed a single ascension in that time!