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” #267 Remote Remoteness. Gaer Arm / Camelot River. Fiordland National Park. 8.18.2018. The power of Fiordland is immense. From its incredible rain
“On a Mish” #52 Winters Grip (Part Two). Whiskey Trail Camp. Livingstone Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 5.8.2018. Winters grip can scare away people like a
“A Mish a Day” #110 Helena Falls Camp. Deep Cove, Fiordland National Park. 29.5.2018. I was very lucky to have the opportunity to not only
“On a Mish” #71 Hut Bound (Part Two) – Aparima Forks Hut. Upper Aparima River. Takitimu Conservation Area. 22.5.2018. To sit and listen to heavy
“On a Mish” #71 Hut Bound (Part One) – Aparima Forks Hut. Upper Aparima River. Takitimu Conservation Area. 21.5.2018. Mountain weather is an extreme and
“On a Mish” #60 The Sad Glacier (Part Two). Falls Creek. Fiordland National Park. 3.5.2018. Sadly, New Zealand has had some of the largest glacial
“On a Mish” #60 The Sad Glacier (Part One). Falls Creek. Fiordland National Park. 2.5.2018. We, the lucky few who live in the Te Anau
“On a Mish” #142 Red Skies Above (Part One). Takitimu Tops Camp. Takitimu Conservation Area. 17.3.2018. Late start. Less than favourable weather forecast. Camping on
“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” #32 The Weather Says When (Part Two). Mt Barber(1364m). Fiordland National Park. 10.2.2018. A real benefit of working in the wilds of
“On a Mish” #5 Following Sir Ed (Part One). Mt Taylor(2333m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 10.9.2015. Mt Taylor(2333m) is a Canterbury Mountain that should be on
“On a Mish” #96 Let’s Go This Way – Part One. Emily Pass(1607m). Lake MacKenzie Basin. Fiordland National Park. 17.4.2012. The brave dare to do
“On a Mish” #305 Camping in a Blizzard (Part Two). Routeburn / Key Summit Track to Whiskey Trail. Fiordland National Park. 12.10.2021. A long time
“On a Mish” #318 Darran Mountain Gold (Part One). McPherson Cirque. Fiordland National Park. 6.2.2022. Solace in the mountains is what I seek and usually
“On a Mish” #313 Less Effort Just as Epic (Part Three). Upper Cleddau Valley. Fiordland National Park. 15.12.2021. Unfortunately, many people around the world will
“On a Mish” #103 Winter & Mount Somers – Part One. Mt Somers Camp. Hakatere Conservation Park.10.7.2017. When flying into Christchurch from the west it
