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” #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” #103 Winter & Mount Somers – Part One. Mt Somers Camp. Hakatere Conservation Park.10.7.2017. When flying into Christchurch from the west it
“On a Mish” #217 A Loop on the Pointy Little Lump. Huatekerekere / Little Mt Peel(1311m). Mt Peel Forest Scenic Reserve. 24.8.2015. The flatness of
“A Mish a Day” #184 Mt Somers(1688m) – Part One. Hakatere Conservation Area. 16.6.2011. Christchurch was still on the move every couple of hours during
“On a Mish” #22 Returning the Favour. Mt Oxford(1364m). Oxford Forest Conservation Area. 12.6.2010. Getting young people into the outdoors is very important. It is
“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” #198 The Benefits of a Local Guide (Part One). Yatsugatake Mountains. Yatsugatake Cushin Kogen Quasi National Park. Japan. 8.6.2013. There are two
“On a Mish” #361 Barely Made to Bealey (Part One). Bealey Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 31.12.2022. It is amazing how motivating the wilderness can
“On a Mish” #337 Klondyke Gold (Part Three). Waimakariri Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 7.7.2022. Getting the views and having a tale to tell is
“On a Mish” #245 A Brief Encounter Like Able Tasman. Anapai Campsite. Abel Tasman National Park. 19.1.2021. Abel Janszoon Tasman briefly visited Aotearoa in 1642,
“A Mish a Day” #127 Beans Burn Confluence. Mt Aspiring National Park. 3.7.2020. I talk about ‘Paradise’ a lot, but I have rarely visited the
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