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” #306 No Water and No Jacket (Part One). Clare Peak(1490m). Takitimu Mountain Range. 3.11.2021. I’m sure that the people who predict the
“On a Mish” #304 Follow the Poop (Part Three). Waterloo Peak(1077m). Takitimu Conservation Area. 7.10.2021. It is said that around 80% of mountaineering accidents happen
“On a Mish” #304 Follow the Poop – Part Two. Waterloo Peak(1077m). Takitimu Conservation Area. 7.10.2021. On many occasions and in many different places I
“On a Mish” #304 Follow the Poop (Part One). Waterloo Peak(1077m). Takitimu Conservation Area. 7.10.2021. Even when I was in my fittest state I still
“On a Mish” #71 Hut Bound (Part One) – Aparima Forks Hut. Upper Aparima River. Takitimu Conservation Area. 21.5.2018. Mountain weather is an extreme and
“On a Mish” #142 Red Skies Above (Part Two). Takitimu Tops Camp. Takitimu Conservation Area. 17.3.2018. There are times when you don’t need a weather
“On a Mish” #46 Blown Away (Part One). Queenstown to Muddy Flats. Mt Aspiring National Park. 28.1.2012. The few who fight the weather face a
“On a Mish” #327 A Valley too Far Away (Part Three). Otira Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 13.5.2022. The wild world of mountains can be
“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” #340 You’re Not Going Anywhere. Lake Clearwater Village. 14.7.2022. On a few occasions I have been fortunate enough to be happily trapped
“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
“A Mish a Day” #157 Duncans Stream / Molesworth Station – Part One. St James Conservation Area. 22.8.2020. Any day above 1000m in New Zealand
