
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….

“Places in Paradise” The Darran Mountains. Fiordland.

“On a Mish” #218 Well Worth the Wait (Part Five) – My First adventure on the Milford Track. Fiordland National Park. 5.12.2010. To know a

“On a Mish” #218 Well Worth the Wait (Part Four) – My First adventure on the Milford Track. Fiordland National Park. 4.12.2010. The Milford Track

“On a Mish” #218 Well Worth the Wait (Part Three) – My First adventure on the Milford Track. Fiordland National Park. 4.12.2010. To wake up

“On a Mish” #218 Well Worth the Wait (Part Two) – My First Adventure on the Milford Track. Fiordland National Park. 2.12.2010. Not many people

“On a Mish” #218 Well Worth the Wait (Part One) – My First Adventure on the Milford Track. Fiordland National Park. 1.12.2010. Not many can

“On a Mish” #148 A Battle with the Elements (Part Three). Pinnacles Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 18.9.2010. The weather is something that is constantly happening

“On a Mish” #148 A Battle with the Elements (Part Two). Pinnacles Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 18.9.2010. To many the thought of hiking while rain

“On a Mish” #148 A Battle with the Elements (Part One). Pinnacles Hut (Mt Somers Track). Hakatere Conservation Park. 17.9.2010. Good clothing will often be

“On a Mish” #208 Dogs Day Out. Mt Oxford(1364m). Oxford Forest Conservation Area. 27.8.2010. A hike can definitely be enhanced by the company you bring,

“On a Mish” #377 Little Lyndon Hill (Part Two). Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park. 13.6.2023. Hurting my hip might have changed my life in a

“On a Mish” #308 James Craig’s Dream (Part One). Port Craig Lodge / Village. Fiordland National Park. 23.4.2015. It is hard to believe that down

“On a Mish” #400 The Creations of the Mountain Gods (Part Two). Phil’s Bivvy (Upper Tent Flat to Lake Adelaide Basin). 20.4.2016. After a little

“On a Mish” #231 U-Pass & Beyond (Part 4). U-Pass Basin to Milford Road. Fiordland National Park. 28.4.2017. I have always been someone who get

“On a Mish” #421 Changing Lives – Mine Most of All. Ganesh Himal Charity Trek (Part Six). Dhaling Besi. 7.11.2024. Final morning this morning and

“On a Mish” #366 A Dog Chooses His Owner (Part One). Dogs Hill. Hakatere Conservation Park. 9.2.2023. I never planned on owning a dog. The