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” #305 Camping in a Blizzard (Part Four). Whiskey Trail to The Divide. Fiordland National Park. 13.10.2021. To witness Mother Nature’s full-on fury
“On a Mish” #305 Camping in a Blizzard (Part Three). Whiskey Trail. Fiordland National Park. 13.10.2021. There has been the odd occasion when I have
“On a Mish” #305 Camping in a Blizzard (Part Two). Routeburn / Key Summit Track to Whiskey Trail. Fiordland National Park. 12.10.2021. A long time
“On a Mish” #305 Camping in a Blizzard (Part One). Te Anau to Routeburn / Key Summit Track. Fiordland National Park. 12.10.2021. I find a
“On a Mish” #297 Following all of the Rules (Part Two). Post Office Point. Fiordland National Park. 3.9.2021. There are some very good reasons why
“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” #292 The Coolest Coldness – Part Three. Upper Eglington Valley. Fiordland National Park. 12.7.2021. I’d much rather tackle the challenges of a
“On a Mish” #292 The Coolest Coldness – Part Two. Upper Eglington Valley. Fiordland National Park. 11.7.2021. Some might take the time to think about
“On a Mish” #292 The Coolest Coldness (Part One). Upper Eglington Valley. Fiordland National Park. 11.7.2021. Winter is very cool in both the literal sense
“On a Mish” #291 Almost too Beautiful (Part Four). Lake Marian. Fiordland National Park. 8.7.2021. Before heading out on my Lake Marian mish, I watched
“On a Mish” #3 Impressive Neighbors (Part Two). Mt Edgar Thomson(2379m). Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 30.1.2015. We are spoilt for choice in Aotearoa when it
“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” #176 The World’s Greatest Show-offs. Meretoto / Ship Cove. Queen Charlotte Sound. 30.8.2020. As far as hospital waiting rooms go, Kaikoura Health
“Working in Paradise” 2014-2017. Humpridge Track. Fiordland National Park. A good friend suggested a change of environment and after the 2014 winter to head to
“On a Mish” #165 Otira Slip & Slide (Part Two). Otira Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 27.8.2014. Knowing you are hiking into a place that
“On a Mish” #326 Money in the Banks. Old Le Bons Bay Track. Horomaka / Bank Peninsula. 5.5.2022. Many in Christchurch look west towards the
