An accident at the start of 2020 turned out to be a good thing… Thanks to a fridge door I was sidelined for all of 2020 and what seemed like a death sentence turned into NzHikes.co.nz! If I have been forced to sit around, then I’m not going to sit around and do nothing!! One story became 20… 50… and now over 300 tales from the mountains of New Zealand and around the world….
“On a Mish” #439 Wet Feet in Fiordland (Part One). Te Anau to Fiordland (West Cleddau Valley). Fiordland National Park. Southland. 10.8.2025. With an average
“On a Mish” #438 Ten Years of Nepal. Aotearoa New Zealand to Nepal and Back Again. 26.10.2015. It is crazy to think that ten years
“On a Mish” #437 When the Stars Align (Part Three). South Mavora Lake Track. Mavora Lake Conservation Reserve. Southland. 20.7.2025. When I was off work
“On a Mish” #437 When the Stars Align (Part Two). North Mavora Lake Track / Mavora Lakes Camping Ground. Mavora Lake Conservation Reserve. Southland. 19.7.2025.
“On a Mish” #437 When the Stars Align (Part One). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lake Conservation Reserve. Southland. 19.7.2025. There are many things we have
“On a Mish” #436 Much Easier Than Last Time. Saddle Hill (841m). 20.6.2025. A while back my father and I visited my uncle’s farm in
“On a Mish” #435 A Salute to Canterbury. Christchurch to Cook & Everything In Between. 7.6.2025. Canterbury is almost greedy with how much it has
“On a Mish” #433 The Day Sagarmatha Shook (Part Three). Lukla / Kathmandu, Nepal. 1.5.2015. After years of wanting to visit Nepal I finally got
“On a Mish” #433 The Day Sagarmatha Shook (Part Two). Kathmandu / Solukumbu, Nepal. 29.4.2015. The drive to Thamel Eco Resort in Kathmandu was a
“On a Mish” #433 The Day Sagarmatha Shook. Barpak village of the Gorkha district (location of epicentre), Nepal. 25.4.2015. Ten years ago, on this day
“On a Mish” #138 Roaming A Ridge (Part One). Rome Ridge. Arthurs Pass National Park. 2.9.2014. No two mountains are the same, and that also
Merry Christmas to all of the legends out there. It has been a year of ups and downs, with many highs and a couple of
“On a Mish” #342 Wettest July Ever – Part One. Lake Mosley. Tai Tapu. Otautahi / Christchurch. July 2022. While working in Fiordland I have
“On a Mish” #8 The Wonders of Winter (Part Three). Mueller Hut / Aoraki / Mt Cook Village. 27.7.2012. The silence of snow is music
“On a Mish” #264 Rees River Recovery Camp. Rees Valley. 22.2.2020. After my fridge accident I was rendered immobile for quite a while. My days
“On a Mish” #146 Mavora Mountain Magic (Part Two) – Mt Campbell(1685m). Mavora Lakes Conservation Area. 13.15.2017. Bald mountains and barren high country surround the
