And ''why did he need to climb that steep and slippery mountain, when he had already reached the summit of many more before'' the great explorer was asked after successfully scaling the precipice and returning safely to the base camp?

His answer was simple: ''Because it was there!''.

In the present case the explorer's answer would be a poor one indeed, because it would not talk of the wild beauty, overwhelming excitement and sheer pleasure pleasure it would bring.... to the tongue tied lover!!! To each his own mountain I suppose.....