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” #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” #64 The Broken Road to Nowhere. Ball Hut. Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park. 26.4.2013. Reading about the history of the Aoraki
“On a Mish” #192 The Tin Tent for Two. Lagoon Saddle Hut. Craigieburn Forest Park. 6.5.2013. The Alpine Highway through the mountains from Christchurch to
“On a Mish” #300 Come See the Fiordland Rain (Part Four). The Milford Track – Quintin Lodge to Piopiotahi / Milford Sound. Fiordland National Park.
“On a Mish” #44 Lost in Her Majesty’s Mist(Part Two) – The Queens Drive. Remarkables Conservation Area. 15.2.2013. From a young age I became fascinated
Merry Christmas to all of the legends out there. It has been a year of ups and downs, with many highs and a couple of
“On a Mish” #281 Back in the Cameron (Part Two). Cameron Valley. Hakatere Conservation Area. 14.9.2015. For some reason, lying on a small camping mattress,
“On a Mish” #6 Tough Trails of the Past (Part Three). Mt Larkins(2300m). Whakaari Conservation Area. Richardson Mountains. 22.3.2014. Human beings need challenges to remind
“On a Mish” #358 Forced to Work (Part Two). Mingha River. Arthurs Pass National Park. 16.11.2022. The lure of adventure is so powerful to me
“On a Mish” #365 Ernie and the Eagles Nest. Seven Mile Point. Wilsons Bay / Lake Wakatipu. 1.2.2023. If you have the ability to get
“On a Mish” #43 Walking Off the Map (Part Three). Hakatere Conservation Park. 27.6.2012. One of my favourite ways to fill in time is to
