
My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part One) – Havelock Valley
“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
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” #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” #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” #139 No Hut Creek (Part One). Earl Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 22.1.2013. There are no easy ways to get into the steep

“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” #397 The Hidden Serpent (Part Two). Serpents Back Track. Lake Manapouri. Fiordland National Park. 14.3.2024. At 1.3 million hectares, Fiordland National Park

“On a Mish” #108 Cool Conditions (Part One). Rees Valley / Earnslaw Hut. Mt Aspiring National Park. 24.7.2010. Many fear the cold and it is

“On a Mish” #302 Epic Scenery for Breakfast. Lake Sylvan. Mt Aspiring National Park. 22.9.2021. Once driverless cars reach New Zealand everyone on board will

“A Mish a Day” #156 Adventures in Nepal – Part 2. Charangge Phedi to Dhading Besi. 11.11.2018. It is fair to say that some of