By Marshall Begel

“At a mountain resort in eastern China… officials have spent millions building a sprawling network of outdoor escalators
designed to deliver visitors to the summit of a 1,500-meter mountain…”
—Vice

Must mountain vistas be reserved
for those considered steely-nerved,
who learn to keep their fears in check
in preparation for the trek?

Or should such sites be modified
so anyone can take a ride
up multitudes of moving stairs
(that likely need nonstop repairs)?

Although a trail may be expanded,
no fate is worse than being stranded,
and those who count on moving parts
are people with the stoutest hearts.