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’ #409 Potential Danger (Part One). Gertrude Saddle. Fiordland National Park. 18.4.2014. The Gertrude Saddle was the site of New Zealand first ‘mountain
“On a Mish” #6 Tough Trails of the Past (Part Four). Mt Larkins(2300m). Whakaari Conservation Area. Richardson Mountains. 23.3.2014. There have been tough times when
“On a Mish” #6 Tough Trails of the Past (Part Three). Mt Larkins(2300m). Whakaari Conservation Area. Richardson Mountains. 22.3.2014. Human beings need challenges to remind
“On a Mish” #6 Tough Trails of the Past (Part Two). Mt Larkins(2300m). Whakaari Conservation Area. Richardson Mountains. 21.3.2014. Being high up in the mountains
“On a Mish” #6 Tough Trails of the Past (Part One). Mt Larkins(2300m). Whakaari Conservation Area. Richardson Mountains. 20.3.2014. It is safe to say that
“On a Mish” #9 It’s Bigger Than (Part Four). Cecil Peak(1978m). Cecil Peak Station. Eyre Mountains. 15.3.2014. The rounded mound which resides on the opposite
“On a Mish” #9 It’s Bigger Than (Part Three). Cecil Peak(1978m). Cecil Peak Station. Eyre Mountains. 15.3.2014. Some mountains play tricks on people by hiding
“On a Mish” #9 It’s Bigger Than (Part Two). Cecil Peak(1978m). Cecil Peak Station. Eyre Mountains. 14.3.2014. Some say if it wasn’t for foreshortening, many
“On a Mish” #9 It’s Bigger Than (Part One). Cecil Peak(1978m). Cecil Peak Station. Eyre Mountains. 13.3.2014. A hidden summit or false peak can be
“On a Mish” #33 Skirt Around the Bush (Part Three). Arthurs Creek(Point 2065m). Richardson Mountains. 11.3.2014. If something is hard, why do it? This is
“On a Mish” #312 Very, Very Sore and Satisfied (Part Four). Peak 1543m. Dore Pass / Glade Burn. Fiordland National Park. 8.12.2021. Is being stubborn
“On a Mish” #183 A Unique Opportunity (Part One). The Percy Saddle(1075m). Fiordland National Park. 11.11.2017. I have sometimes compared my love for the wild
“On a Mish” #291 Almost too Beautiful (Part Three). Lake Marian. Fiordland National Park. 8.7.2021. Forget the latest iPhone or android, I’ll take a look
“On a Mish” #128 Savaged by Sandflies (Part One). Borland Rock Bivouac. Fiordland National Park. 14.11.2013. I always have to remind myself that Te Namu(Sandflies)
“On a Mish” #361 Barely Made to Bealey (Part One). Bealey Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 31.12.2022. It is amazing how motivating the wilderness can
“On a Mish” #186 Going Guided (Part Two). Whakatipu Ka Tuka / The Hollyford Track. Fiordland National Park. 25.1.2016. By 2016 I had spent nearly
