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” #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
“A Mish a Day” #87 Middle Mt Peel(1583m) – Part One. Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve. 30.5.2011. My most vivid childhood memories of being in
“On a Mish” #48 The Trampers Mountain (Part Two). Avalanche Peak(1833m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 10.5.2011. Some mountains are ‘off-limits’ to those who don’t have
“On a Mish” #48 The Trampers Mountain (Part One). Avalanche Peak(1833m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 10.5.2011. Avalanche Peak is a classic trampers mountain with easy
“On a Mish” #406 The Castles in the Sky. Okaka Lodge / Tors & Tarns Loop-Track. Fiordland National Park. 27.11.2013. Perched on what seems like
“On a Mish” #297 Following all of the Rules – Part One. Post Office Point. Fiordland National Park. 2.9.2021. As far as I could tell,
“On a Mish” #34 Beyond the Hut – Part Two. Hut Spur(Point 1581m). Craigieburn Forest Park. 21.6.2017. We are lucky here in Nz because we
“On a Mish” #291 Almost too Beautiful (Part One). Lake Marian. Fiordland National Park. 7.7.2021. If beauty has limits then Lake Marian and the mountains
“On a Mish” #168 Bare, Barren and Beautiful. Upper Swin River. Hakatere Conservation Park. 14.10.2013. It is interesting how a bare and barren mountain landscape
“On a Mish” #393 Making the Most of a Disaster (Part One). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 26.2.2024. Fiordland is not only a place of
