It’s About Time - Aotearoa to Nepal 2023
to 14.11.2023. In 2015 I travelled to Nepal for the first time to help out my bro with the charity he had just started. Active Hearts Foundation was established before…
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The Next Active Hearts Foundation Adventure
In 2010-2011 Christchurch and the surrounding Canterbury area was continuously rocked by earthquakes. The deviation was...
30 Sep 2023
Up, Up and Away - Rangiora Aerodrome
During my time in the outdoors I have been very lucky to have been able to take to the skies in helicopters. The remote...
20 Jul 2023
Sssssh It's a Secret (Part One) - Jimny Club Mission
Big beautiful blocks of earth standing in silence and so, so spectacular to stare at. It is no secret that Aotearoa has...
18 Feb 2023
Depressingly Motivating - Christchurch to Te Anau & Back Again
My approach to my injury recovery lately has been very similar to the way I go about my missions. To attempt to look at...
24 Oct 2022
Not Going to Plan - The Ongoing Saga...
It is safe to say that after more than two and a half years I am nowhere near where I was before being struck by a freez...
12 Oct 2022
Stabbed in the Back (Part Two) - The Ongoing Medical Saga
When it comes to getting stabbed by needles I can say I have had my fair share. Having tattoos on my back means I could...
30 Sep 2022
Stabbed in the Back (Part One) - The Ongoing Medical Saga
The title of this story may give the appearance that I have had a friend betray me or I was attacked from behind with a...
29 Sep 2022
That's Unfortunate - Some Interesting News
2020 Broken. 2021 Improving. 2022 Deteriorating. After my hip injury I slowly improved to a point where I began to go fu...
19 May 2022
The Cave In - Te Ana-Au Landslide
Never in all my years of working in tourism did I think we would ever struggle for work. For a long time now millions of...
12 Sep 2021
Lockdown 2021 - Round Two
One day in the future the sun will set on the ‘Covid Era’, and then we can all enjoy the sunrise of a new world post vir...
23 Aug 2021
A Piece of Wood with Wheels - Thank You Skateboarding
Doing nothing is challenging for me. I always like to be on the move, active, and doing something to keep my mind and bo...
8 Mar 2021
Age is no Factor - Over 60s National Cricket Tournament
The older seem to be getting younger. Competitive sport amongst the more senior members of our population is growing, an...
6 Feb 2021
2020 What a Year - Surviving 2020
On the 11th of January I got out of bed and got ready for a day's work on the Fiordland Navigator not knowing that a fri...
30 Dec 2020
The Other Fella - The Man With the Plan
“A Mish a Day” #228 (Part 2) The Man with a Plan - The Other Fella. Nepal. 2015 to 2019 and beyond. Traveling to Nepal e...
2 Dec 2020
Why Active Hearts? - The Man with the Plan
“A Mish a Day” #228 (Part 1) The Man with a Plan. Nepal. 2015 to 2019 and beyond. I have always had three places that I...
1 Dec 2020
One Long Day in Winnipeg - Nz to Canada and Back in Six Days!
The norm for me when on adventures is being in the wilderness with as few people around me as possible. The meditative s...
19 Dec 2019
The Little Village in the Sky - Bhanjyang Village
Mr Dan Bus Keys had taken his band of happy international travellers to another epic spot. With all the hiking finished...
13 Nov 2018
Last Hike Before Heading Home - Back to Nature
After 9 days hiking through the Ruby Valley Region in the Himalayan Foothills on another ‘Active Hearts Foundation Chari...
11 Nov 2018
Charangge Phedi to Dhading Besi - The Final Leg of the Journey
The bond formed with a group you travel with can be very strong, especially when you are doing the adventure with the pu...
10 Nov 2018
Megang Danda to Charangge Phedi - An Unforgettable Day Hiking in Nepal
An early-ish start had the bro Luke and myself following the road in the dark to hopefully watch the sun come up on the...
10 Nov 2018
Salme to Megang Danda - Views and Vollyball
After a couple of days hiking the team had developed a comfortable rhythm and was moving in unison. Step, step, admire t...
6 Nov 2018
Kahule to Salme - From a Finished Library to a Future Library
The earthquake in 2015 hit the area we were visiting very hard. The shaking not only knocked houses down but also sent h...
5 Nov 2018
Gogane to Kahule - The Wedding
So far, our adventure had taken us around the remote parts of the country where the Active Hearts Foundation is actively...
3 Nov 2018
Welcome to Gogane - Our Home Away From Home
Gogane is not only one of the most peaceful places I have ever been to, but also the birth village of one of the Active...
3 Nov 2018
Kathmandu to Gogane - We Are Getting There No Matter What!
In 2018 the Active Hearts Foundation logo was put into the sky, and just like Batman, the call was answered and the troo...
2 Nov 2018
Stuck in Paradise - A Mission Within a Mission
Golden beaches, warm weather and hospitality with a smile to cheer even the saddest soul. The people are what make Fiji,...
2 May 2017
Working on the Humpridge Track
“Working in Paradise” 2014-2017. Humpridge Track. Fiordland National Park. A good friend suggested a change of environme...
1 May 2017
Red Rock in the Clouds - Mura Mura/Mt Zero(364m)
Australia isn’t renowned for having large mountains like Aotearoa, but the uplifted land it has is home to some of the b...
8 May 2016
Our Time in Gurdel - Adventures in Nepal (Part Eight)
When I tell people about my adventures in Nepal, usually the first question asked has something to do with Mt Everest. O...
3 Nov 2015
The Foreigners Have Arrived - Adventures in Nepal (Part Seven)
Edmund Hillary travelled to Nepal to climb a mountain but he quickly realised that the people were a much better reason...
2 Nov 2015
The Trekkers are Coming - Adventures in Nepal (Part Six)
Before leaving Aotearoa I believed that New Zealand had the biggest and most impressive mountains on the planet. This un...
2 Nov 2015
Into the Mountains Mist - Adventures in Nepal (Part Five)
After Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary successfully climbed Sagarmartha / Mt Everest, the world saw a mountain conq...
31 Oct 2015
The Foothills of the Himalayas - Adventures in Nepal (Part Four)
Before I left Aotearoa I was under the belief that New Zealand had the best, biggest, most beautiful mountains on the pl...
30 Oct 2015
<strong><em>In the Footsteps of Sir Ed - Adventures in Nepal (Part Three)</em></strong>
When I was a kid I was taken to the Christchurch museum and was found in one of the tractors that Sir Edmund Hillary had...
28 Oct 2015
Fiordland to Thamel - Adventures in Nepal (Part Two)
A passport is rather important when travelling overseas and without one you cannot go anywhere. In 2015 I faced a challe...
27 Oct 2015
Passports Please - Adventures in Nepal (Part One)
I have three places on my must see before I die list: Alaska, Antarctica and Nepal. All three have fascinated me since I...
26 Oct 2015
Heli-Hike Guiding
“Working in Paradise” 2014-2015 . Heli-Hike Guiding. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. After a chance encounter during a gui...
10 Mar 2015
Aoraki/Mt Cook(3724m)
"Places in Paradise" Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. Aoraki/Mt Cook(3724m) from Mt Edgar Thomson(2379m)
30 Nov 2014
The Benefits of a Local Guide (Part One) - Yatsugatake Mountains
There are two groups of islands, one in the Northern Hemisphere and the other in the south, that are not only similar in...
8 Jun 2013
A Kiwi Takes Flight (Part Two) - Mt Hotakadake(3190m)
To travel somewhere to go on an adventure is always an incredible experience, and if the weather is on your side then yo...
5 Jun 2013
A Kiwi Takes Flight(Part 1) - Mt Hotakadake(3190m)
This mission started with a 9346km journey from New Zealand to Tokyo,Japan. After arriving in the biggest city I had eve...
4 Jun 2013
Working on the Milford track
“Working in Paradise” The Milford Track. Fiordland National Park. 2012-2013. After a few false starts I finally got a ch...
24 Oct 2012
Working at Lake MacKenzie Lodge
“Working in Paradise” Winter 2012. Lake MacKenzie Lodge. Fiordland National Park. After the 2011/2012 Guiding Season on...
19 Oct 2012
Working on the Routeburn Track
“Working in Paradise” 2008-2012. The Routeburn Track. Fiordland/Mt Aspiring National Park. When I get asked “what is you...
24 Apr 2012
Working on the Greenstone Track
“Working in Paradise” 2008-2012. The Greenstone Track. Lake Wakatipu/Greenstone Conservation Area. The Greenstone Valley...
24 Apr 2012
The Darrans
"Places in Paradise" The Darran Mountains. Fiordland. Lake Marian The Darran Mountains from Sunny Creek Basin
8 Dec 2010
Kea
"Animals in Paradise" Kea. The Worlds only Alpine Parrot.
29 Jun 2010
Lake Clearwater
"Places in Paradise" Lake Clearwater and Lake Camp. Hakatere Conservation Area.
16 Jun 2010
Ko Whenua O Ranginui
"The Beauty Above Paradise"
31 May 2009