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” #343 Into the Snow we go (Part one) – Jimny Club Day Trip. Lake Lyndon. Torlesse Conservation Area. 31.7.2022. The want, must,
“On a Mish” #342 Wettest July Ever – Part Two. Lake Mosley. Tai Tapu. Otautahi / Christchurch. July 2022. Rain gives us life, and rain
“On a Mish” #342 Wettest July Ever – Part One. Lake Mosley. Tai Tapu. Otautahi / Christchurch. July 2022. While working in Fiordland I have
“On a Mish” #340 You’re Not Going Anywhere. Lake Clearwater Village. 14.7.2022. On a few occasions I have been fortunate enough to be happily trapped
“On a Mish” #339 Post Storm Magnificence (Part Three). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 14.7.2022. Pushing through powder snow before sunrise might not be
“On a Mish” #339 Post Storm Magnificence (Part Two). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 13.7.2022. Too many times the cold has been labelled a
“On a Mish” #339 Post Storm Magnificence (Part One). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 13.7.2022. Snow is a rare treat for most who live
“On a Mish” #338 Significant Weather Event – Part Two. Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 12.7.2022. Mother Nature has interesting ways of showing us
“On a Mish” #338 Significant Weather Event – Part One. Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 11.7.2022. The weather is something you have no control
“On a Mish” #337 Klondyke Gold (Part Four). Waimakariri Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 7.7.2022. In this day and age we have the option of
“On a Mish” #68 Storm Vs Tent (Part One). Borland Saddle Ridge Camp. Fiordland National Park. 3.5.2019. As big as Fiordland is, there is a
“On a Mish” #69 Not Far from Thar (Part One). A-Frame Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 19.5.2015. During my many years roaming the hills I have
“On a Mish” #21 Massive Mountains and Clean Eyre (Part Two). Upper Oreti Peak 1619m. Eyre Mountains. 28.9.2019. Nothing beats going on a mission with
“On a Mish” #63 Isolation (Part One). Sudden Valley Bivouac. Sudden Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 31.7.2013 I find something very inviting about going outdoors
“On a Mish” #297 Following all of the Rules – Part One. Post Office Point. Fiordland National Park. 2.9.2021. As far as I could tell,
“A Mish a Day” #26 Valley of the Trolls / Lake Wilson – Part Two. Mt Aspiring National Park. 21.4.2012. To visit your workplace on
