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” #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” #219 While the World Fell Apart (Part Four). Patea / Doubtful Sound. Aotearoa. 23.3.2020. A huge benefit to working in remote locations
“On a Mish” #219 While the World Fell Apart (Part Three). Patea / Doubtful Sound. Aotearoa. 23.3.2020. Fiordland National Park is one of only a
“On a Mish” #219 While the World Fell Apart (Part Two). Te Anau / Patea Doubtful Sound. Aotearoa. 22.3.2020. Normally Aotearoa watches the world from
“On a Mish” #219 While the World Fell Apart (Part One). Queenstown / Te Anau. Aotearoa. 20.3.2020. I was surprised to learn that Aotearoa had
“On a Mish” #88 The Last Big Mish (Part Three). Sunny Creek Basin. Fiordland National Park. 6.1.2020. Strangely, I would suffer my greatest injury on
“On a Mish” #88 The Last Big Mish (Part Two). Sunny Creek Basin. Fiordland National Park. 5.1.2020. The classic saying of “you never know what
“On a Mish” #88 The Last Big Mish (Part One). Sunny Creek Basin. Fiordland National Park. 4.1.2020. As 2019 turned into 2020 I’m sure no
“On a Mish” #234 One Long Day in Winnipeg. Winnipeg, Canada. 19.12.2019. The norm for me when on adventures is being in the wilderness with
“On a Mish” #254 Back to Our Routes. Paddy’s Point (Routeburn Track). Mt Aspiring National Park. 7.12.2019. I always like to say my favourite track
“On a Mish” #401 Two Dogs, a Lake, And Te Whanau (Part Two). South Mavora Lake Track. Mavora Lakes / Southland. 17.4.2024. I had my
“On a Mish” #18 Two Boys in a Boat (Part One). Northern Lake Te Anau. Fiordland National Park. 6.10.2018. Sometimes it is a bit of
“On a Mish” #357 Up to the Challenge – Part One. Macaulay River. Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park. 5.11.2022. Doing very little can be very
“On a Mish” #182 The Sound of Snow Falling (Part One). Double Hut. Hakatere Conservation Area. 6.8.2012. Snow creates an atmosphere like no other. When
“On a Mish” #123 Up, Down, Done – Part Two. Potts Range Peak(1948m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 23.9.2014. To many the thought of clambering up a
“On a Mish” #389 An Appropriate Place (Part Two). Dogs Hill(1067m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 31.1.2023. I’m sure that many legends have had their ashes spread
