Mountain Climber

Climbing mountains seems to be Ollie's latest hobby. He refuses to use any safety equipment. No ropes, no gloves and shoes are optional. He has begun to scale the mighty mountains of barstools, cabinets and steps. Most of the time this consists of Ollie grabbing onto the desired mountain with both hands and pulling himself up, sitting to take a rest and continuing onto the counter top. Once there he gathers the treasures of counter top mountain, the snowy looking substance called salt which is spread nicely to give the natural feel of snow. The car keys, when pressed correctly activate the locator horn of his vehicle at the bottom of the mountain and the napkin flag. These he has brought in bunches. They usually get shredded for enjoyment or used and waved for a parent to grab and throw away. So far there haven't been any fires due to the lighters and cigarettes left by other climbers.

Sometimes Ollie just likes to peak at the top of the mountain, so he grabs his chair from the table and takes it to the nearest viewing point. He'll then scale the chair and point at the valued things on Counter Top Mountain. Sometimes a more experienced climber will retrieve the desired object, but most of the time there is just a lot of hollering and a little echo.

The most deadly of mountains in the range must be Stair Mountain. This mountain is usually gated off from inexperienced climbers, but with assistance and a careful eye, Ollie maneuvers up Stair Mountain without much difficulty or assistance. That is until he gets half-way up and doesn't want to continue. Going down is another story. The descent is much rougher once the peak is reached for Ollie. He usually has to have his hand held and all of his climbing safety gear on. This still doesn't prevent incorrect descent and wobbling on the way down. Unfortunately, this has lead to at least 1 failed descent without any injuries other than an ego and a few shed tears. Despite setbacks, Ollie still ascends Stair Mountain with ease. He even attempts it when the gate is unintentionally left open. So far this hasn't caused any injuries, but the day is coming when a tumble back down the mountain will occur. That won't stop this experienced Mountain climber anytime soon.