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” #196 A Fridge Sized Rock (Part Three). Cold Peak(1613m). Mavora Lakes Conservation Area. 11.11.2016. Play it safe and minimize the risk is
“On a Mish” #196 A Fridge Sized Rock (Part Two). Cold Peak(1613m). Mavora Lakes Conservation Area. 10.11.2016. I have been very lucky during my time
“On a Mish” #196 A Fridge Sized Rock (Part One). Cold Peak(1613m). Mavora Lakes Conservation Area. 10.11.2016. Injuries are never a good thing, and if
“On a Mish” #58 Crackers & Cheeseman (Part Three). Mt Cheeseman(2031m). Craigieburn Forest Park. 1.9.2016. A mountain is merely a mass of mounded material. Many
“On a Mish” #58 Crackers & Cheeseman (Part Two). Mt Cheeseman(2031m). Craigieburn Forest Park. 31.8.2016. The small New Zealand ski industry kept my winter months
“On a Mish” #58 Crackers & Cheeseman (Part One). Mt Cheeseman(2031m). Craigieburn Forest Park. 31.8.2016. For years I have visited the sunny slopes of Mt
“A Mish a Day” #144 Harper Range(Peak 1437m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 4.7.2016. I have always been keen on adventures outside the box. Doing something that
“On a Mish” #41 The Wilderness Above the Waimakariri. Woolshed Hill(1429m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 29.6.2016. Arthurs Pass National Park is relatively small compared to
“On a Mish” #37 The Middle of the Field (Part Two). Central Peak(1912m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 18.6.2016. I’m sure many climbers have found themselves returning
“On a Mish” #37 The Middle of the Field (Part One). Central Peak(1912m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 18.6.2016. I have been very fortunate to have been
“Working in Paradise” The Milford Track. Fiordland National Park. 2012-2013. After a few false starts I finally got a chance to guide/hike for the first
“On a Mish” #107 Towering Above Coleridge. Peak Hill(1240m). Peak Hill Conservation Area. 12.9.2013. I can really understand why the famous ‘Terrace Downs Resort’ is
“On a Mish” #24 A Little Bit Different (Part Three). Mt Cuba(1449m). Fiordland National Park. 15.1.2019. While it is not a guarantee, doing something a
“On a Mish” #304 Spermaceti (Part Two). Taramea Bay. Aparima Riverton. 18.5.2024. The largest nose on earth belongs to the Sperm Whale and within this
“On a Mish” #7 Borland’s Skyscraper (Part One). Mt Burns(1645m). Fiordland National Park. 20.3.2017. Mount Burns(1645m) towers over the Borland Road like a huge skyscraper
“On a Mish” #127 Back to Paradise (Part Two). Rees Dart Track / Beans Burn Confluence. Mt Aspiring National Park. 3.7.2020. Paradise; an ideal or
