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” #406 The Castles in the Sky (Part Two). Okaka Lodge / Summit Loop-Track. Fiordland National Park. 27.11.2013. On a cloudless day you
“On a Mish” #406 The Castles in the Sky. Okaka Lodge / Tors & Tarns Loop-Track. Fiordland National Park. 27.11.2013. Perched on what seems like
“On a Mish” #36 Into the Mist (Part Three). Eldrig Peak(1595m). Hunter Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 22.11.2013. When playing a game of ‘climb the mountain’
“On a Mish” #36 Into the Mist (Part Two). Eldrig Peak(1595m). Hunter Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 22.11.2013. For a long time I have passionately believed
“On a Mish” #36 Into the Mist (Part One). Eldrig Peak(1595m). Hunter Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 22.11.2013. Mountain weather can go from friendly to fierce
“On a Mish” #128 Savaged by Sandflies (Part Two). Borland Rock Bivouac. Fiordland National Park. 15.11.2013. There are many places throughout the South Island of
“On a Mish” #128 Savaged by Sandflies (Part One). Borland Rock Bivouac. Fiordland National Park. 14.11.2013. I always have to remind myself that Te Namu(Sandflies)
“On a Mish” #113 Leave Our Forests Alone! Kiwi Burn Hut. Snowdon Forest Conservation Area. 23.10.2013. I remember visiting this excellent little hut, located in
“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
“On a Mish” #51 Two Thumbs Up (Part Two). Peak 2163m(Two Thumb Range). Richmond Conservation Park. 22.10.2013. My classic and sometimes very frustrating answer to
“On a Mish” #428 Finishing as I Started, Plus One (Part Two). Rakaia River (Double Hill), Hakatere Conservation Park. 1.1.2025. So many of my missions
“On a Mish” #127 Back to Paradise (Part Two). Rees Dart Track / Beans Burn Confluence. Mt Aspiring National Park. 3.7.2020. Paradise; an ideal or
“On a Mish” #31 Crawling in the Wind (Part Three). Erewhon Peak(2068m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 5.5.2014. It is amazing what you will put up with
“Working in Paradise” The Milford Track. Fiordland National Park. 2012-2013. After a few false starts I finally got a chance to guide/hike for the first
“On a Mish” #344 Must Go Camping (Part One). Lake Coleridge / Boundary Hill. Torlesse Conservation Area. 9.8.2022. The want, need, and must have becomes
“On a Mish” #111 Head in the Clouds (Part Two). Bowen Peak(1631m). Queenstown Area. 4.11.2011. There is no feeling quite like standing on top of
