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” #238 Fresh Start (Part One). Holts/Rolleston Camp. Arthurs Pass National Park. 31.12.2020. It is amazing how once emerged in the excellence of
“On a Mish” #235 Sort of Sunny on the West Coast (Part Three). Paratu Stream. Arthurs Pass National Park. 29.12.2020. A long and slow recovery
“On a Mish” #235 Sort of Sunny on the West Coast (Part Two). Paratu Stream. Arthurs Pass National Park. 28.12.2020. In Aotearoa we have places
“On a Mish” #235 Sort of Sunny on the West Coast (Part One). Paratu Stream. Arthurs Pass National Park. 28.12.2020. After my first proper Christmas
“On a Mish” #82 The Higher You Go (Part Two). Mt Bruce(1630m). Black Mountain Range. Craigieburn Forest Park. 27.6.2019. Most people probably love to wake
“On a Mish” #82 The Higher You Go (Part One). Mt Bruce(1630m). Black Mountain Range. Craigieburn Forest Park. 26.6.2019. The higher up a mountain you
“On a Mish” #41 The Wilderness Above the Waimakariri. Woolshed Hill(1429m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 29.6.2016. Arthurs Pass National Park is relatively small compared to
“On a Mish” #57 A Close Call (Part Two). Mt Philistine Bluffs. Upper Otira Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 29.5.2015. A life without risk is
“On a Mish” #57 A Close Call (Part One). Mt Philistine Bluffs. Upper Otira Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 28.5.2015. A fact that most try
“On a Mish” #29 Mountain Goats & Glissading (Part Three). Mt Bealey(1836m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 1.10.2014. When the air is still and the sky
“On a Mish” #336 The Rest Day – Part Two. Livingstone / Cascade Creek Saddle. Livingstone Mountains. Fiordland National Park / Greenstone Conservation Area. 6.1.2011.
“A Mish a Day” #155 Adventures in Nepal – Part 2. Megang Danda to Charangge Phedi. 9.11.2018. An early-ish start had the bro Luke and
“On a Mish” #69 Not Far from Thar (Part Two). A-Frame Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 20.5.2015. The owner of the ski shop I worked at
“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” #389 Summit Fever (Part One). Beebys Knob(1442m). Richmond Range. 12.8.2023. The draw of a mountain’s summit is strong, especially when you used
“On a Mish” #253 Thank You Skateboarding. Te Anau Skatepark, Southland. 9.3.2021. Doing nothing is challenging for me. I always like to be on the
