Lion Head Mesa Aquiline

The other responded in the same friendly manner, therefore Birk was encouraged to sit down nearby and carry on with the conversation. "Horizontals can get boring, eh?" he asked, thinking about the question the boy had given and realizing that he had never considered mountains as something either interesting or worth exploring. 

"I have always thought of mountains as... a bit impractical?" Birk then turned to face the steep ledges and peeks behind him and called out: "Sorry guys - you are not my cup of tea, nothing personal!" Then back to the young fellow: "I got lured here by a mountain crawler. Promised me a lunch and then just ditched me."