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” #377 Little Lyndon Hill (Part One). Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park. 13.6.2023. Once upon a time I climbed mountains, it sometimes feels
“On a Mish” #375 A Fowler Wind Blows (Part Three). Fowler Pass Track. St James Conservation Area. 3.6.2023. Part of the appeal of hiking to
“On a Mish” #375 A Fowler Wind Blows (Part Two). Fowler Pass Track. St James Conservation Area. 3.6.2023. Pre 2007 I wouldn’t consider spending time
“On a Mish” #375 A Fowler Wind Blows (Part One). Hanmer Springs Village. North Canterbury. 3.6.2023. The road to recovery has been a lot longer
“On a Mish” #373 Welcome to Clearwater (Part Two). Lake Clearwater Village / Erewhon Station Area. Hakatere Conservation Park. 8.5.2023. As a guide the goal
“On a Mish” #373 Welcome to Clearwater (Part One). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 8.5.2023. Once a guide, always a guide. It is hard
“On a Mish” #374 Conflicting Reports (Part Three). Mt Hutt Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 28.4.2023. I was once camping in the magnificent Rees Valley in
“On a Mish” #374 Conflicting Reports (Part Two). Mt Hutt Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 29.4.2023. A couple of times when exploring with my cousin in
“On a Mish” #374 Conflicting Reports (Part One). Mt Hutt Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 28.4.2023. My rocky road to recovery has been made a lot
“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part Five). Mistake Flat Hut to Mesopotamia. Hakatere Conservation Park. 26.3.2023. People who love the outdoors usually
“On a Mish” #341 Singing in the Rain / Snow – Part Three. Boundary Creek Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 27.7.2015. Mid mish bliss is a
“On a Mish” #45 See Ya Later Sleeping Mat – Part Two. Mt Burns Upper Basin. Fiordland National Park. 23.10.2018. Nothing makes you feel more
“On a Mish” #302 Epic Scenery for Breakfast. Lake Sylvan. Mt Aspiring National Park. 22.9.2021. Once driverless cars reach New Zealand everyone on board will
“On a Mish” #52 Winter’s Grip (Part One). Whiskey Trail Camp. Livingstone Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 5.8.2018. You would think that walking a track again
“On a Mish” #193 Snearly There. Sealy Tarns. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 26.12.2014. Along with the picnic tables beside the tarns, there have been nearly
“On a Mish” #411 It’s Easier Because It’s Dark (Part One). Peak 1170m (Lake Lyndon Area). Craigieburn Forest Park. 6.7.2024. The norm for climbing a
