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” #171 The Throne Room of the Gods (Part One). Earnslaw Burn. Mt Aspiring National Park. 10.7.2010. It is amazing how the Earnslaw
“On a Mish” #55 Butter Fingers (Part Two). Peak 1488m(Remarkable Range). Remarkables Conservation Area. 7.7.2010. Mountain mishaps are just part of going on a mish.
“On a Mish” #55 Butter Fingers (Part One). Peak 1488m(Remarkable Range). Remarkables Conservation Area. 7.7.2010. Wye Creek is located just south of Queenstown and has
“On a Mish” #355 Ice Crystals on Crichton. Mt Crichton Loop Track. Lake Wakatipu. 28.6.2010. When visiting Tahuna / Queenstown it is important to pack
“On a Mish” #285 Driving Roads of Snow & Ice. Christchurch to Queenstown. 25.6.2010. Many, many times over the years I have driven from Christchurch
“On a Mish” #418 The Training Ground. Omawete Coopers Knob. Port Hills. Canterbury. 15.6.2010. Working on the Routeburn Track gave me an excellent way to
“On a Mish” #22 Returning the Favour. Mt Oxford(1364m). Oxford Forest Conservation Area. 12.6.2010. Getting young people into the outdoors is very important. It is
“On a Mish” #38 Where is My Head Torch? (Part Three). Black Peak(1989m). Whakaari Conservation Area. 10.5.2010. Sometimes we learn the hard way and in
“On a Mish” #38 Where is My Head Torch? (Part Two) Black Peak(1989m). Whakaari Conservation Area. 10.5.2010. Multi-day mountain climbing adventures usually involve two separate
“On a Mish” #38 Where’s My Head Torch? (Part One). Black Peak(1989m). Whakaari Conservation Area. 8.5.2010. It seems that sometimes no matter how careful we
“On a Mish” #261 Getting the Next Generation Hooked. Deep Cove, Fiordland National Park. 17.3.2021. To have a job in tourism is a real privilege
“On a Mish” #388 Eglinton for Ernie (Part Three). Eglinton Flat. Fiordland National Park. 5.12.2023. It is tradition to build a chorten (rock cairn memorial)
“On a Mish” #186 Going Guided (Part Four). Whakatipu Ka Tuka / The Hollyford Track. Fiordland National Park. 26.1.2016. Thanks to the fact that I
“On a Mish” #250 Back with the Bros. Te Anau / Manapouri. 20.2.2021. With social media the world is getting smaller, and time apart from
“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part One). Christchurch to Mesopotamia Station. Hakatere Conservation Park. 24.3.2023. For all his faults my cousin Adam
“On a Mish” #417 The Sea of White. Climbers Corner. Haupapa Tasman Glacier. 22.12.2014. It is incredible that what you see from Aoraki Mt Cook
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