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” #96 Let’s Go This Way – Part One. Emily Pass(1607m). Lake MacKenzie Basin. Fiordland National Park. 17.4.2012. The brave dare to do
“On a Mish” #46 Blown Away (Part Four). Just below Wright Col to Muddy Creek. Mt Aspiring National Park. 29.1.2012. The wind is a funny
“On a Mish” #46 Blown Away (Part Three). Kea Basin – Wright Col (almost). Mt Aspiring National Park. 28.1.2012. It is quite common to hear
“On a Mish” #46 Blown Away (Part Two). Muddy Flats – Kea Basin. Mt Aspiring National Park. 28.1.2012. When I first started to go on
“On a Mish” #46 Blown Away (Part One). Queenstown to Muddy Flats. Mt Aspiring National Park. 28.1.2012. The few who fight the weather face a
“On a Mish” #11 Summer Snow (Part Three). East Face of Ocean Peak. Mt Aspiring National Park. 16.1.2012. Te Waipounamu sits in the line of
“On a Mish” #11 Summer Snow (Part Two). East Face of Ocean Peak. Mt Aspiring National Park. 16.1.2012. There were a few times when guiding
“On a Mish” #11 Summer Snow (Part One). East Face of Ocean Peak. Mt Aspiring National Park. 16.1.2012. You can pack clothing for any weather,
“A Mish a Day” #19 Ari / Mt Alfred(1375m) – Part One. Paradise. Glenorchy Area. 14.12.2011. The setting at the top of Lake Wakatipu is
“On a Mish” #181 So Close, And Yet So Far (Part Two). Ben Lomond(1748m). Queenstown District. 25.11.2011. I have climbed above the Milford Road and
“On a Mish” #129 Red Rock in the Clouds. Mura Mura/Mt Zero(364m). Grampians National Park. Victoria. Australia. 8.5.2016. Australia isn’t renowned for having large mountains
“On a Mish” #344 Must Go Camping (Part Two). Lake Coleridge Area to Boundary Hill. Torlesse Conservation Area. 1.8.2022. Many fear the cold, therefore the
“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” #396 An Audience with Aoraki (Part Three). Red Tarns Track. Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. 11.3.2024. I’m sure that those who have
“On a Mish” #318 Darran Mountain Gold (Part One). McPherson Cirque. Fiordland National Park. 6.2.2022. Solace in the mountains is what I seek and usually
“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
