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” #304 Follow the Poop (Part One). Waterloo Peak(1077m). Takitimu Conservation Area. 7.10.2021. Even when I was in my fittest state I still
“On a Mish” #299 The Cave In – Part One. Te Ana-au (Te Anau Glowworm Caves). Fiordland National Park. 13.9.2021. Never in all my years
“On a Mish” #298 My Own Great Walk (Part Three). Peak 1086m (Key Summit Ridge). Routeburn Track. Fiordland National Park. 8.9.2021. On many occasions I
“On a Mish” #298 My Own Great Walk (Part Two). Peak 1086m (Key Summit Ridge). Routeburn Track. Fiordland National Park. 8.9.2021. Working in a job
“On a Mish” #298 My Own Great Walk (Part One). Peak 1086m (Key Summit Ridge). Routeburn Track. Fiordland National Park. 8.9.2021. At any stage during
“On a Mish” #297 Following all of the Rules (Part Two). Post Office Point. Fiordland National Park. 3.9.2021. There are some very good reasons why
“On a Mish” #297 Following all of the Rules – Part One. Post Office Point. Fiordland National Park. 2.9.2021. As far as I could tell,
“On a Mish” #293 Lockdown 2021. Te Anau. Southland. Aotearoa. 24.8.2021. One day in the future the sun will set on the ‘Covid Era’, and
“On a Mish” #294 Early Birds (Part Two). Hanging Valley Track. Patea / Doubtful Sound. Fiordland National Park. 10.8.2021. As a kid I would have
“On a Mish” #294 Early Birds (Part One). Deep Cove. Patea / Doubtful Sound. Fiordland National Park. 9.8.2021. It is strange how this world can
“A Mish a Day” #87 Middle Mt Peel(1583m) – Part One. Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve. 30.5.2011. My most vivid childhood memories of being in
“On a Mish” #361 Barely Made it to Bealey (Part Four). Bealey Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 1.1.2023. Waking up in paradise is something that
“On a Mish” #130 Our Time in Gurdel – Adventures in Nepal (Part Eight). Foothills of the Himalaya. Sulokhumbu. 2.11.2015. When I tell people about
“On a Mish” #48 The Trampers Mountain (Part Two). Avalanche Peak(1833m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 10.5.2011. Some mountains are ‘off-limits’ to those who don’t have
“On a Mish” #373 Welcome to Clearwater (Part One). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 8.5.2023. Once a guide, always a guide. It is hard
“On a Mish” #395 Listening to the Silence of Snow (Part One). Borland Burn (South Branch). Fiordland National Park. 5.3.2024. I have found that the
