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” #183 The Familiar Unknown (Part Three). Turret Range / West Arm. Fiordland National Park. 27.11.2017. The benefits of travel are helpful for
“On a Mish” #183 The Familiar Unknown (Part Two). Percy Saddle / Turret Range. Fiordland National Park. 26.11.2017. The 1:50 000 scale of topo maps
“On a Mish” #183 The Familiar Unknown (Part One). West Arm / Percy Saddle. Fiordland National Park. 11.11.2017. After having my first taste of the
“On a Mish” #183 A Unique Opportunity (Part Three). Peak 1293m to Lake Manapouri. Fiordland National Park. 12.11.2017. The effort needed to carve the roads
“On a Mish” #183 A Unique Opportunity (Part Two). The Percy Saddle(1075m). Fiordland National Park. 12.11.2017. Getting to a place where there is no one
“On a Mish” #183 A Unique Opportunity (Part One). The Percy Saddle(1075m). Fiordland National Park. 11.11.2017. I have sometimes compared my love for the wild
“A Mish a Day” #95 Sweet Sunsets – Part Two. Pyramid(1598m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 4.10.2017. The high country of Hakatere is a special place. In
“A Mish a Day” #95 Sweet Sunsets – Part One. Pyramid(1598m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 3.10.2017. With all of the advancements in technology we (humans) seem
“On a Mish” #241 Me, A Dog and Mt Herbert(919m). Te Ahu Patiki / Banks Peninsula. 26.7.2017. Nothing better than taking full strides up a
“On a Mish” #106 Transported to Middle Earth (Part One). Mt Sunday(611m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 17.7.2017. As you round a small corner on the Hakatere
“On a Mish” #7 Borland’s Skyscraper (Part One). Mt Burns(1645m). Fiordland National Park. 20.3.2017. Mount Burns(1645m) towers over the Borland Road like a huge skyscraper
“On a Mish” #247 Serpentine Creek Saddle – Part Three. Cimera Range. 5.2.2021. When “On a Mish” you sometimes have to keep telling yourself that
“On a Mish” #41 The Wilderness Above the Waimakariri. Woolshed Hill(1429m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 29.6.2016. Arthurs Pass National Park is relatively small compared to
“On a Mish” #369 Chasing the Sun (Part Two). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Area. 19.3.2023. Of many thousands of photos the ones I love
“On a Mish” #69 Not Far from Thar (Part Two). A-Frame Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 20.5.2015. The owner of the ski shop I worked at
“On a Mish” #235 Sort of Sunny on the West Coast (Part One). Paratu Stream. Arthurs Pass National Park. 28.12.2020. After my first proper Christmas
