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” #381 A Taste of Alpine Life (Part Three). Potts Range / Erewhon Park (Almost). Hakatere Conservation Park. 1.8.2023. When it is all
“On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part Four). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park. 20.5.2020. It is sometimes hard to explain the
“On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part Three). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park.19.5.2020. Having something taken away is a good way
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” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part One). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park.18.5.2020. Back in 2020 the world was plunged into
“On a Mish” #106 Transported to Middle Earth (Part Two). Mt Sunday(611m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 18.7.2017. The specially selected sites for the filming of Lord
“On a Mish” #405 What Goes Up (Part Two). Mt Potts (2184m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 3.8.2014. Getting ‘bluffed out’ is when you hike / climb
“On a Mish” #405 What Goes Up (Part One). Mt Potts (2184m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 3.8.2014. The is always two parts to climbing a mountain.
“On a Mish” #413 Inquisitive Nature (Part Two). Erewhon Park Ski Field. Hakatere Conservation Park. 21.7.2014. Having an inquisitive nature can get you to some
“On a Mish” #43 Walking Off the Map (Part 1). Hakatere Conservation Park. 26.6.2012. Over time I have clocked up many hours under the stars
“On a Mish” #8 The Wonders of Winter (Part Two). Mueller Hut / Mt Ollivier(1933m). 26.7.2012. I do get surprised how quickly people shut down
“A Mish a Day” #216 Saddle Hill(841m). Te Ara Pataka/Banks Peninsula. 5.4.2014. The undulating remains of the once 1500 meter-plus volcano that stood east of
“On a Mish” #410 The Little Ledge Above the Lake (Part One). Lake Lyndon Area / Craigieburn Forest Park. 4.7.2024. Mountaineering is a series of
“On a Mish” #174 Arthurs Village from Above (Part One). Mt Aicken(1863m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 4.9.2014. Tucked away amongst some of New Zealand’s finest
“On a Mish” #74 Leaving Wanting More (Part Two). Grassy Flat Hut. Kelly Range – Styx River Area. 5.10.2011. While wandering the wilderness on the
“On a Mish” #345 Stress Free in the ‘Place To Be’ – Part Three. Poulter Valley / Waimakariri Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 23.8.2022. The
