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“On a Mish” #272 Back to Borland – Part One. Fiordland National Park. 19.4.2021. A lot of time had passed since my last adventure in
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“On a Mish” #272 Back to Borland – Part One. Fiordland National Park. 19.4.2021. A lot of time had passed since my last adventure in

“On a Mish” #255 Mavora Madness – Part Two. Mavora Lakes. 14.3.2021. Just to be clear I have no issue with people getting a little

“On a Mish” #255 Mavora Madness – Part One. Mavora Lakes. 13.3.2021. The Mavora Lakes Campsite has to be one of the country’s best pull

“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” #247 Serpentine Creek Saddle – Part Two. Cimera Range. 5.2.2021. It is so easy to give in to an injury and let

“On a Mish” #247 Serpentine Creek Saddle – Part One. Cimera Range. 4.2.2021. Frustration is a ready mind but broken body. Adjusting to my situation

“On a Mish” #246 The Dogs Tail Camp (Part 2). Dogs Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 31.1.2021. As time since my hip injury has rolled on

“On a Mish” #246 The Dogs Tail Camp (Part 1). Dogs Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 30.1.2021. I’ll take a night in a tent over any

“On a Mish” #245 Ka Pai Island (Part 4). Anapai Campsite. Abel Tasman National Park. 19.1.2021. Abel Janszoon Tasman briefly visited Aotearoa in 1642, and

“On a Mish” #240 Mountain Beech Vibes. Sudden Valley Camping. Arthurs Pass National Park. 9.1.2021. When I go on adventures I have no problem going

“On a Mish” #167 Last Light of the Day (Part One). Peak 1494m(Ailsa Range). Lake Mackenzie Basin. Fiordland National Park. 6.6.2012. Human beings climb mountains

“On a Mish” #272 Back to Borland – Part Three. Fiordland National Park. 20.4.2021. There is something very special about being high in the mountains

“On a Mish” #344 Must Go Camping (Part One). Lake Coleridge / Boundary Hill. Torlesse Conservation Area. 9.8.2022. The want, need, and must have becomes

“On a Mish” #78 Stunned by Spectacularness (Part Two). Caples / Greenstone Loop. Lake Wakatipu / Greenstone Conservation Area & Fiordland National Park. 24.1.2011. Calling

“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” #88 The Last Big Mish (Part Three). Sunny Creek Basin. Fiordland National Park. 6.1.2020. Strangely, I would suffer my greatest injury on