Colm O'Regan: Fathers - dragging children up mountains for fresh air since 1872

"The mountain feels blessed. Well, there is no litter. Gravity deters arseholes."

Columnist, broadcaster, comedian and author Colm O'Regan pictured in the Maryborough Hotel. Picture Chani Anderson

Fathers — dragging children up mountains to get a bit of mountain air since 1872.

Mushera is one of those climbable mountains. You can walk it. In summer, apart from a few rocky bits, the turf is positively springy. But it is a mountain, with a degree of up-ness to it.