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 Three). Barrier Peak. Fiordland National Park. 25.5.2019. There have definitely been many occasions when I
“On a Mish” #30 Man / Woman Vs Mountains (Part Two). Barrier Peak. Fiordland National Park. 25.5.2019. Putting your training up against a peak can
“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” #243 A Wet Night at Homer Hut (Part Two). Upper Hollyford Valley / Gerturde Valley. Fiordland National Park. 20.12.2015. Aotearoa New Zealand
“On a Mish” #203 Once a Mighty Volcano. Te Ahu Patiki/Mt Herbert(919m). Bank Peninsula Area. 18.9.2011. Standing at nearly 1km above the Pacific Ocean on
“On a Mish” #303 Awesome Undulation (Part Two). Mt Sebastopol(1468m). Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. 27.9.2015. Less than 300 people live in Aoraki Mt Cook
“On a Mish” #299 The Cave In – Part One. Te Ana-au (Te Anau Glowworm Caves). Fiordland National Park. 13.9.2021. Never in all my years
“On a Mish” #219 While the World Fell Apart (Part Two). Te Anau / Patea Doubtful Sound. Aotearoa. 22.3.2020. Normally Aotearoa watches the world from
“On a Mish” #369 Chasing the Sun (Part One). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Area. 18.3.2023. With all the uncertainty in today’s world it is
