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” #332 When Very Little is Too Much. Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 14.6.2022. The ability to move around should always be
“On a Mish” #331 A Tough Easy Walk. Williams Valley. Hanmer Range. St James Conservation Area. 6.6.2022. One of my goals is to still be
“On a Mish” #330 An Area That Time Forgot (Part Two). Acheron Homestead. Molesworth Station. Marlborough. 5.6.2022. If you have done something before you can
“On a Mish” #330 An Area That Time Forgot (Part One). Acheron Homestead. Molesworth Station. Marlborough. 5.6.2022. To watch hard work disappear before your own
“On a Mish” #329 That’s Unfortunate. Christchurch. Canterbury. Aotearoa / New Zealand. 20.5.2022. 2020 Broken. 2021 Improving. 2022 Deteriorating. After my hip injury I slowly
“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” #327 A Valley too Far Away (Part Two). Otira Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 12.5.2022. To simply go to a place and
“On a Mish” #327 A Valley too Far Away (Part One). Otira Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 12.5.2022. If you have hiked in Aotearoa enough
“On a Mish” #326 Money in the Banks. Old Le Bons Bay Track. Horomaka / Bank Peninsula. 5.5.2022. Many in Christchurch look west towards the
“On a Mish” #325 Time to Head North. Te Anau to Christchurch. Te Waipounamu. 30.4.2022. Everyday it seems a little more certainty is taken away
“On a Mish” #43 Walking Off the Map (Part Two). Hakatere Conservation Park. 26.6.2012. After a few years of adventures, I was feeling reasonably confident
“On a Mish” #355 Ice Crystals on Crichton. Mt Crichton Loop Track. Lake Wakatipu. 28.6.2010. When visiting Tahuna / Queenstown it is important to pack
“On a Mish” #8 The Wonders of Winter (Part Two). Mueller Hut / Mt Ollivier(1933m). 26.7.2012. I do get surprised how quickly people shut down
“Working in Paradise” 2008-2012. The Greenstone Track. Lake Wakatipu/Greenstone Conservation Area. The Greenstone Valley was my first introduction into the Hiking Guide role, and in
“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” #181 So Close, And Yet So Far (Part Two). Ben Lomond(1748m). Queenstown District. 25.11.2011. I have climbed above the Milford Road and
