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” #282 Birthday Dinner in the Darrans (Part Two). Cleddau / Gulliver River. Fiordland National Park. 8.6.2021. People chatting, glasses clinking and happy
“On a Mish” #282 Birthday Dinner in the Darrans (Part One). Te Anau to Cleddau Valley. Fiordland National Park. 8.6.2021. Some like to celebrate their
“On a Mish” #280 Still a Bit Buggered (Part Two). East Eglinton Valley / Mackay Creek. Fiordland National Park. 2.6.2021. Moving to Te Anau permanently
“On a Mish” #280 Still a Bit Buggered (Part One). East Eglinton / MacKay Creek. Fiordland National Park. 2.6.2021. Not being able to do what
“On a Mish” #275 Twelve Years Later. Key Summit. Fiordland National Park. 24.5.2021. A considerable amount of time had passed between visits to Key Summit
“On a Mish” #349 (GUEST POST) Sounds Like Fun! Queen Charlotte Track – Part Three. Marlborough Sounds. 27.4.2021. Day 4 – Portage Hotel to Anakiwa.
“On a Mish” #349 (GUEST POST) Sounds Like Fun! The Queen Charlotte Track – Part Two.. Marlborough Sounds. Marlborough Sounds. 25.4.2021. Day 2 – Endeavour
“On a Mish” #272 Back to Borland – Part Three. Fiordland National Park. 20.4.2021. There is something very special about being high in the mountains
“On a Mish” #272 Back to Borland – Part Two. Fiordland National Park. 20.4.2021. Twenty metres of very easy walking had taken me from my
“On a Mish” #272 Back to Borland – Part One. Fiordland National Park. 19.4.2021. A lot of time had passed since my last adventure in
“On a Mish” #345 Stress Free in the ‘Place to Be’ – Part One. Waimakariri Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 22.8.2022. Stress can prevent the
“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” #38 Where is My Head Torch? (Part Two) Black Peak(1989m). Whakaari Conservation Area. 10.5.2010. Multi-day mountain climbing adventures usually involve two separate
“On a Mish” #373 Welcome to Clearwater (Part Two). Lake Clearwater Village / Erewhon Station Area. Hakatere Conservation Park. 8.5.2023. As a guide the goal
“On a Mish” #199 White Sands in the Sky (Part Three). Mt Titiroa(1715m). Hunter Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 3.4.2016. Sometimes the motivation needed to climb
“On a Mish” #448 An introduction to Awesomeness (Part Two). Mararoa River. Mavora Lakes Park. Southland. 5.2.2026. There is something so simple and yet so
