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” #49 Welcome to My World (Part One). Double Hut & Peak 1115m. Hakatere Conservation Park. 16.7.2013. A lot of my missions are
“On a Mish” #61 A Winter Wonderland (Part Two). Woolshed Creek Hut (winter). Hakatere Conservation Park. 11.7.2013. I always feel the added difficulty of snow
“On a Mish” #61 A Winter Wonderland (Part One). Woolshed Creek Hut (winter). Hakatere Conservation Park. 10.7.2013. To step into a world covered in snow
“On a Mish” #20 Snow Business (Part Three). Mt Somers Track (Pinnacles Hut Track to Staveley Carpark). Hakatere Conservation Park. 25.6.2013. While the added difficulty
“On a Mish” #20 Snow Business (Part Two). Mt Somers Track (Track to Pinnacles Hut). Hakatere Conservation Park. 25.6.2013. Sometimes things don’t go exactly to
“On a Mish” #20 Snow Business (Part One). Lake Heron Basin. Hakatere Conservation Park. 25.6.2013. Snow is a burden or a pleasure depending on who
“On a Mish” #198 The Benefits of a Local Guide (Part Two). Yatsugatake Mountains. Yatsugatake Cushin Kogen Quasi National Park. Japan. 9.6.2013. I have been
“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” #13 A Kiwi Takes Flight – Part 2. Mt Hotakadake(3190m). Kamicochi Azumi,Nagano. 7.6.2013. To travel somewhere to go on an adventure is
“On a Mish” #13 A Kiwi Takes Flight – Part 1. Mt Hotakadake(3190m). Kamicochi Azumi,Nagano. 5.6.2013. This mission started with a 9346km journey from New
“On a Mish” #122 Slippery When Wet (Part One). Gertrude Saddle(1410m). Fiordland National Park. 12.3.2019. Warning signs are in places for a reason and should
“On a Mish” #56 Can’t Cross That (Part Two). Long Charlie Spur(2024m). Whakaari / Richardson Mountains. Mt Aspiring National Park. 21.1.2014. There have been times
“On a Mish” #309 There is NO such thing as BAD Weather. Patea / Doubtful Sound. Fiordland National Park. 27.11.2021. The first person to call
“On a Mish” #105 Munted Ankle Mish (Part One). Cirque Creek. Fiordland National Park. 28.1.2019. Being someone who needs a constant dose of mountains means
“On a Mish” #412 Lakeside Retreat (Part Three). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lakes Conservation Park. 21.8.2024. Most Kiwis (residents of Aotearoa New Zealand, not the
“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
