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” #178 The Need to Climb a Mountain (Part Two). Lake Hill(762m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 8.8.2020. The sheer satisfaction you get when completing
“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
“On a Mish” #127 Back to Paradise (Part One). Paradise / Rees Dart Track. Mt Aspiring National Park. 3.7.2020. I talk about ‘Paradise’ a lot,
“On a Mish” #109 The Transportable Town. Potts River Camp. Hakatere Conservation Area. 27.6.2020. I will never stop being impressed with the many places my
“On a Mish” #140 Forces of Nature (Part Three). Birdwood Range / Fanghill Stream. Wilberforce Valley. 7.6.2020. With all of the epicness of being reintroduced
“On a Mish” #140 Forces of Nature (Part Two). Birdwood Range / Fanghill Stream. Wilberforce Valley. 6.6.2020. Mother Nature can be a powerful beast sometimes.
“On a Mish” #140 Forces of Nature (Part One). Birdwood Range. Wilberforce Valley. 5.6.2020. Sometimes when you explain a mish to someone it can make
“On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part Four). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park. 20.5.2020. It is sometimes hard to explain the
“On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part Three). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park.19.5.2020. Having something taken away is a good way
On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part Two). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park.18.5.2020. Many aspects of fitness involve some sort of
“A Mish a Day” #124 Mistake Creek (U-Pass Basin) – Part One. Fiordland National Park. 1.5.2015. Mistake Creek is a stunning hike, and is one
“On a Mish” #319 Stubborn Love (Part Three). Falls Creek. Fiordland National Park. 22.2.2022. The drive found in the wilderness can be a very powerful
“On a Mish” #400 The Creations of the Mountain Gods (Part Four). Phil’s Bivvy (Bivvy to Hollyford Road). 22.4.2016. Not all mountains are created equal,
“On a Mish” #295 Around the Lake. Lake Clearwater. Hakatere Conservation Park. 1.9.2015. I am very lucky that I had the opportunity to work out
“On a Mish” #181 So Close, And Yet So Far (Part One). Ben Lomond(1748m). Queenstown District. 25.11.2011. Some of our best hiking mountains sit so
“On a Mish” #130 The Foothills of the Himalayas – Adventures in Nepal (Part Four). Phaplu to Gogane. Sulokhumbu Area. 30.10.2015. Before I left Aotearoa
