
The Roar of Winter (Part Two) – The Gertrude Valley
“On a Mish” #286 The Roar of Winter (Part Two). Gertrude Valley (Gertrude Saddle Track). Fiordland National Park. 5.10.2019. Wild, cold and brutal, winter is
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“On a Mish” #286 The Roar of Winter (Part Two). Gertrude Valley (Gertrude Saddle Track). Fiordland National Park. 5.10.2019. Wild, cold and brutal, winter is

“On a Mish” #286 The Roar of Winter (Part One). Gertrude Valley (Gertrude Saddle Track). Fiordland National Park. 5.10.2019. It only took one visit and

“On a Mish” #270 Snowed in Deep. Deep Cove. Patea / Doubtful Sound. Fiordland National Park. 5.8.2019. Patea / Doubtful Sound is a very remote

“On a Mish” #116 Surrounded and Outnumbered – Part Two. Percy Saddle to Lake Manapouri. Fiordland National Park. 21.7.2019. I have had the lucky pleasure

“On a Mish” #116 Surrounded and Outnumbered – Part One. Lake Manapouri to Percy Saddle. Fiordland National Park. 20.7.2019. For humans the alpine area is

“On a Mish” #30 Man / Woman Vs Mountains (Part Three). Barrier Peak. Fiordland National Park. 25.5.2019. There have definitely been many occasions when I

“On a Mish” #30 Man / Woman Vs Mountains (Part Two). Barrier Peak. Fiordland National Park. 25.5.2019. Putting your training up against a peak can

“On a Mish” #30 Man / Woman Vs Mountains (Part One). Barrier Peak. Fiordland National Park. 25.5.2019. Most of remote climbing is walking, hiking, scrambling,

“On a Mish” #68 Storm Vs Tent (Part One). Borland Saddle Ridge Camp. Fiordland National Park. 3.5.2019. As big as Fiordland is, there is a

“On a Mish” #53 Crying Wolfe (Part Three). Turret Range Traverse. Fiordland National Park. 7.4.2019. Many times I had cruised the deep water of Lake

“On a Mish” #444 Back to the Big Trees. Big Totara Reserve. Dean Forest (Southland). 4.12.2025. Aotearoa New Zealand is a little country with many

“On a Mish” #128 Savaged by Sandflies (Part One). Borland Rock Bivouac. Fiordland National Park. 14.11.2013. I always have to remind myself that Te Namu(Sandflies)

On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part Two). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park.18.5.2020. Many aspects of fitness involve some sort of

“On a Mish” #231 U-Pass & Beyond (Part 1). Hut Creek. Fiordland National Park. 26.4.2017. The size, mountainous nature, and heavy rain in Fiordland National

“On a Mish” #109 The Transportable Town. Potts River Camp. Hakatere Conservation Area. 27.6.2020. I will never stop being impressed with the many places my

“On a Mish” #6 Tough Trails of the Past (Part Two). Mt Larkins(2300m). Whakaari Conservation Area. Richardson Mountains. 21.3.2014. Being high up in the mountains