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"I have quite a demanding job dealing with people's mental health. So I need to look after my own mental health. And that's why I go up the mountain t...

Sometimes, nature can be the companion that helps us through a particularly hard time. This was the case for David, after going through a difficult ti...

Rose Fuggle shares a touching memory, where an echidna showed her that she was on the right path. Photo by Eric Woehler

"I guess I've always been a bit of an explorer and a traveler by birth. My family environment in Sydney led me to look for something more, to look to ...

I would like for all the people that visit the top of the mountain for the great views, that they would take just five or ten minutes out of that time...

The mountain offers an endless playground for all ages. Simon Allen shares his view on having fun in nature. 

This is a poem written by Mulga Mick. He was an open-hearted, generous man who befriended many birds and other animals on the mountain. 

Mulga Mick (M. J. O’Reilly, 1875-1958) worked with building the Pinnacle Road on Kunanyi / Mt Wellington. He loved nature and liked to write poems. 

The history of the Mt Wellington / Kunanyi huts gives us a sense of how it was back in the early days, and you feel connected to those people and thei...

By researching the history of the mountain, Martin Stone learns that it is always changing. Image: Grant Murray

"But I think what he also taught me, apart from the joy, the beauty and the science of nature, was not to be scared of it." Pictured: Martin aged 11 a...

The rocks on Kunanyi are like visiting an outdoor sculpture gallery, with a diverse range of shapes and forms, that can look differently every time. I...