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” #225 Mountain Topping and Wood Chopping. Mt Guy(1319m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 23.6.2014. When the glaciers retreated towards the main divide in New
“On a Mish” #364 Solving the Mystery(Part Two). Mystery Lake. Hakatere Conservation Park. 15.5.2014. In hindsight it seems strange that someone would wander off into
“On a Mish” #364 Solving the Mystery(Part One). Mystery Lake. Hakatere Conservation Park. 14.5.2014. I wasn’t lost, I just didn’t know where I was?! This
“On a Mish” #31 Crawling in the Wind (Part Three). Erewhon Peak(2068m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 5.5.2014. It is amazing what you will put up with
“On a Mish” #31 Crawling in the Wind (Part Two). Erewhon Peak(2068m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 5.5.2014. Whether you like it or not, weather will always
“On a Mish” #31 Crawling in the Wind (Part One). Erewhon Peak(2068m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 5.5.2014. To look at a storm face to face is
“On a Mish” #229 Oldest Trail in the Park. Pass Creek Track. Fiordland National Park. 4.5.2014. Going overseas to places like Japan and Nepal has
“On a Mish” #66 Frozen Feet (Part Three). Cameron Range(1936m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 2.5.2014. The first time I really felt what frozen feet could feel
“On a Mish” #66 Frozen Feet (Part Two). Cameron Range(1936m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 2.5.2014. A description of a winter camping trip can easily turn someone
“On a Mish” #281 Frozen Feet (Part One). Cameron Valley. Hakatere Conservation Area. 1.5.2014. Not many would go through hell and then return for more.
“On a Mish” #130 Fiordland to Thamel – Adventures in Nepal (Part Two). Port Craig to Kathmandu. Aotearoa to Kathmandu. 28.10.2015. A passport is rather
“On a Mish” #197 Fourteen Months to get to a Hut (Part One). Boundary Creek Hut / Dogs Hill(1169m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 21.8.2013. During the
“On a Mish” #117 Another Day in a Snowy Paradise (Part Two). Ocean Peak(1848m) from Lake MacKenzie. Fiordland National Park. 12.5.2012. The level that people
“On a Mish” #238 Fresh Start (Part Two). Holts/Rolleston Camp. Arthurs Pass National Park. 31.12.2020. I’m sure a lot of us would rather just erase
“On a Mish” #94 In the Footsteps of William Grave (Part Two). De Lambert Falls(59m). Fiordland National Park. 5.3.2014. One of my most favourite books
“On a Mish “ #232 The Forbidden Kingdom (Part One). Winter at Lake MacKenzie. Fiordland National Park. 11.10.2012. Aotearoa has many tramping tracks that are
