
A Kiwi Takes Flight(Part 1) – Mt Hotakadake(3190m)
“On a Mish” #13 A Kiwi Takes Flight – Part 1. Mt Hotakadake(3190m). Kamicochi Azumi,Nagano. 5.6.2013. This mission started with a 9346km journey from New
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“On a Mish” #13 A Kiwi Takes Flight – Part 1. Mt Hotakadake(3190m). Kamicochi Azumi,Nagano. 5.6.2013. This mission started with a 9346km journey from New

“On a Mish” #64 The Broken Road to Nowhere. Ball Hut. Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park. 26.4.2013. Reading about the history of the Aoraki

“On a Mish” #192 The Tin Tent for Two. Lagoon Saddle Hut. Craigieburn Forest Park. 6.5.2013. The Alpine Highway through the mountains from Christchurch to

“On a Mish” #300 Come See the Fiordland Rain (Part Four). The Milford Track – Quintin Lodge to Piopiotahi / Milford Sound. Fiordland National Park.

“On a Mish” #300 Come See the Fiordland Rain (Part Three). The Milford Track – Pompolona Lodge to Quintin Lodge. Clinton Valley / Arthur Valley.

“On a Mish” #300 Come See the Fiordland Rain (Part Two). The Milford Track – Glade House to Pompolona Lodge. Clinton Valley. Fiordland National Park.

“On a Mish” #300 Come See the Fiordland Rain (Part One). The Milford Track – The Real World to Glade House. Clinton Valley. Fiordland National

“On a Mish” #44 Lost in Her Majesty’s Mist(Part Two) – The Queens Drive. Remarkables Conservation Area. 15.2.2013. From a young age I became fascinated

“On a Mish” #44 Lost in Her Majesty’s Mist(Part One) – The Queens Drive. Remarkables Conservation Area. 15.2.2013. The view of the Remarkables from Queenstown

“On a Mish” #139 No Hut Creek (Part Three). Hut Creek. Earl Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 23.1.2013. There are places in New Zealand that have

“On a Mish” #69 Not Far from Thar (Part Two). A-Frame Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 20.5.2015. The owner of the ski shop I worked at

“On a Mish” #375 A Fowler Wind Blows (Part Three). Fowler Pass Track. St James Conservation Area. 3.6.2023. Part of the appeal of hiking to

“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” #211 Wild Wye Creek (Part Two). Wye Creek Bivvy. Wye Creek Conservation Area. 25.4.2019. If you had to choose one town to

“On a Mish” #143 Be Seen, Be Safe (Part One). Boyd Creek Tops. Snowdon Forest Conservation Area. 17.3.2017. I’ll never forget a situation I faced

“On a Mish” #318 Darran Mountain Gold (Part Two). McPherson Cirque. Fiordland National Park. 6.2.2022. I have never had any issue with heading out on