Recently I was enjoying an evening hanging out at Bluff Spur hut on Mt Stirling. The 9 folks there had long and interesting yarns and, as is usual in a backcountry hut, many of the chats often focused on the adventures we have enjoyed in the mountains.

A common theme was favourite places, and favourite people and at some point Bill Barker, head of ski patrol at Mt Hotham, came up and we agreed he was a living legend. We discussed our favourite huts (King Saddle, Cleve Cole and Vallejo Ganter), favourite mountains (Feathertop, Bogong), and favourite camping spots (well that would have to be a secret).

I got an idea for Mountain Journal magazine #4. What are the icons of the mountains we love? What people, what places, what forests, what institutions? I am hoping you will feel inspired to write a brief piece on your favourite mountain icon, for publishing on the website and (later on) in the next edition of the magazine.

An Icon is

A person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere.

It might be a person who inspires you, a place, a mountain hut, a river, a business or other institution.

Your contribution would be 100 300 words, with an image, saved as a pjeg (would need to be high resolution for use in the magazine).

Please send it via email: cam.walker@foe.org.au

We will post them here as we receive them.

HEADER IMAGE: Lake Tali Karng, Gunaikurnai country