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” #30 Man / Woman Vs Mountains (Part One). Barrier Peak. Fiordland National Park. 25.5.2019. Most of remote climbing is walking, hiking, scrambling,
“On a Mish” #68 Storm Vs Tent (Part Two). Borland Saddle Ridge Camp. Fiordland National Park. 4.5.2019. In the wilds of Aotearoa you are at
“On a Mish” #68 Storm Vs Tent (Part One). Borland Saddle Ridge Camp. Fiordland National Park. 3.5.2019. As big as Fiordland is, there is a
“On a Mish” #211 Wild Wye Creek (Part Two). Wye Creek Bivvy. Wye Creek Conservation Area. 25.4.2019. If you had to choose one town to
“On a Mish” #211 Wild Wye Creek (Part One). Wye Creek Bivvy. Wye Creek Conservation Area. 24.4.2019. The expression ‘Work hard, go nowhere’ was the
“On a Mish” #146 Mavora Mountain Magic (Part Two) – Mt Campbell(1685m). Mavora Lakes Conservation Area. 13.15.2017. Bald mountains and barren high country surround the
“On a Mish” #146 Mavora Mountain Magic (Part One) – Mt Campbell(1685m). Mavora Lakes Conservation Park. 23.3.2019. Forget social media, if I’m stuck with a
“On a Mish” #53 Crying Wolfe (Part Three). Turret Range Traverse. Fiordland National Park. 7.4.2019. Many times I had cruised the deep water of Lake
“On a Mish” #53 Crying Wolfe (Part Two). Turret Range Traverse. Fiordland National Park. 6.4.2019. As a kid, and sometimes now, I would look at
“On a Mish” #145 The Last of the Borland Peaks – Part Two. Mt Borland(1547m). Fiordland National Park. 24.3.2019. I seem to wake often when
“On a Mish” #359 Permission Granted (Part Three). Oteake Conservation Area. Northern Otago. 26.11.2022. I will never forget the time (when working for Ultimate Hikes)
“On a Mish” #51 Two Thumbs Up (Part Three). Peak 2163m(Two Thumb Range). Richmond Conservation Park. 22.10.2013. To take strides into a new area can
“A Mish a Day” #137 Lake Emma. Hakatere Conservation Area. 19.9.2017. There are twelve tranquil lakes in Hakatere Conservation Area, and along with the upper
“On a Mish” #305 Camping in a Blizzard (Part Three). Whiskey Trail. Fiordland National Park. 13.10.2021. There has been the odd occasion when I have
“On a Mish” #414 Training Days. Kepler Track / Waiau River / Lake Te Anau. Southland. 17.9.2024. In less than two months I will embark
“On a Mish” #413 Inquisitive Nature (Part One). Erewhon Park Ski Field. Hakatere Conservation Park. 21.7.2014. Inquisitive nature has led to some of the most
