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” #115 Extreme Outdoor Education (Part Two). Blimit(1921m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 20.8.2011. There are many times when you learn something in conditions
“On a Mish” #115 Extreme Outdoor Education (Part One). Temple Basin. Arthurs Pass National Park. 18.8.2011. Learning new things or skills is something that you
“On a Mish” #102 Clothing Test. Maukatere Mt Grey(933m). Mt Grey / Maukatere Conservation Area. 23.7.2011. To feel a storm blast on your face is
“On a Mish” #35 Learning the Ropes (Part Four). Aoraki / Mt Cook Winter Travel Training. Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park.18.7.2011. There is something
“On a Mish” #35 Learning the Ropes (Part Three). Aoraki / Mt Cook Winter Travel Training. Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park.17.7.2011. After years of
“On a Mish” #35 Learning the Ropes (Part Two). Aoraki / Mt Cook Winter Travel Training. Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park.16.7.2011. A long time
“On a Mish” #35 Learning the Ropes (Part One). Aoraki / Mt Cook Winter Travel Training. Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park.16.7.2011. The year 2011
“A Mish a Day” #184 Mt Somers(1688m) – Part Two. Hakatere Conservation Area. 16.6.2011. Watching the world go by at a comfortable hiking speed has
“A Mish a Day” #184 Mt Somers(1688m) – Part One. Hakatere Conservation Area. 16.6.2011. Christchurch was still on the move every couple of hours during
“A Mish a Day” #87 Middle Mt Peel(1583m) – Part Two. Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve. 31.5.2011. We are so lucky to have long days
“On a Mish” #27 Going to a Remote Place (Part One). Hollyford River to Tent Flat. Moraine Creek. Fiordland National Park. 1.12.2009. As a kid
“On a Mish” #393 Making the Most of a Disaster (Part Two). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 26.2.2024. Not much matches the scale of wildness
“On a Mish” #314 Resting in Pieces – RIP Gunns Camp. Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 28.12.2021. Many years ago, when I worked as a
“On a Mish” #243 A Wet Night at Homer Hut (Part Three). Upper Hollyford / Gertrude Valley. Fiordland National Park. 21.12.2015. The rain falling in
“On a Mish” #123 Up, Down, Done – Part Two. Potts Range Peak(1948m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 23.9.2014. To many the thought of clambering up a
“On a Mish” #316 Quietly Sh*tting myself – Part Two. Aurora Caves. Murchison Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 4.1.2022. It is odd how some people find
