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” #260 The Road Less Travelled. Grebe Valley / Percy Valley (Borland Road). Fiordland. 10.4.2017. For all its twists and turns the Borland
“On a Mish” #7 Borland’s Skyscraper (Part Three). Mt Burns(1645m). Fiordland National Park. 25.3.2017. Some people probably wonder why you would place yourself on a
“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” #204 It’s Not Going to Snow, It’s Summertime (Part Three). Upper Wye Creek. Remarkables Conservation Area. 17.12.2016. On many occasions I have
“On a Mish” #204 It’s Not Going to Snow, It’s Summertime (Part One). Upper Wye Creek. Remarkables Conservation Area. 16.12.2016. From a young age I
“On a Mish” #186 Going Guided (Part Three). Whakatipu Ka Tuka / The Hollyford Track. Fiordland National Park. 25.1.2016. Every now and then while guiding
“On a Mish” #186 Going Guided (Part One). Whakatipu Ka Tuka / The Hollyford Track. Fiordland National Park. 25.1.2016. There are thousands of kilometres of
“On a Mish” #201 The Best Way to Start to a New Year (Part Two). Borland Saddle / Mt Burns Tarns. Fiordland National Park. 1.1.2016.
“On a Mish” #201 The Best Way to Start to a New Year (Part One). Borland Saddle / Mt Burns Tarns. Fiordland National Park. 31.12.2015.
“On a Mish” #243 A Wet Night at Homer Hut (Part Three). Upper Hollyford / Gertrude Valley. Fiordland National Park. 21.12.2015. The rain falling in
“On a Mish” #395 Listening to the Silence of Snow (Part Three). Mount Burns Tarns. Fiordland National Park. 6.3.2024. I recently hiked a track that
“On a Mish” #32 The Weather Says When (Part Three). Mt Barber(1364m). Fiordland National Park. 11.2.2018. To arrive at a summit is a feeling like
“On a Mish” #219 While the World Fell Apart (Part Five). Patea / Doubtful Sound. Aotearoa. 24.3.2020. 2020 was a strange year for everyone. No
“On a Mish” #46 Blown Away (Part Three). Kea Basin – Wright Col (almost). Mt Aspiring National Park. 28.1.2012. It is quite common to hear
“On a Mish” #119 Imagination and Fitness (Part One). Muddy Spur Camp, Rees Valley. Mt Aspiring National Park. 28.3.2010. When it comes to hiking around
“On a Mish” #381 A Taste of Alpine Life (Part One). Potts Range / Erewhon Park (Almost). Hakatere Conservation Park. 31.7.2023. The want to get
