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” #58 Crackers & Cheeseman (Part Three). Mt Cheeseman(2031m). Craigieburn Forest Park. 1.9.2016. A mountain is merely a mass of mounded material. Many
“On a Mish” #58 Crackers & Cheeseman (Part One). Mt Cheeseman(2031m). Craigieburn Forest Park. 31.8.2016. For years I have visited the sunny slopes of Mt
“On a Mish” #37 The Middle of the Field (Part Two). Central Peak(1912m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 18.6.2016. I’m sure many climbers have found themselves returning
“On a Mish” #40 Freedom Found (Part Three). Top Hut / Wild Mans Hill(1856m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 20.5.2016. In the home of the Kiwi you
“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” #130 Our Time in Gurdel – Adventures in Nepal (Part Eight). Foothills of the Himalaya. Sulokhumbu. 2.11.2015. When I tell people about
“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” #5 Following Sir Ed (Part Three). Mt Taylor(2333m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 11.9.2015. Mt Taylor is a mountain that should be on most
“On a Mish” #5 Following Sir Ed (Part One). Mt Taylor(2333m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 10.9.2015. Mt Taylor(2333m) is a Canterbury Mountain that should be on
“On a Mish” #296 Deep in Sandfly Country (Part Three). Tutoko Valley. Fiordland National Park. 19.4.2015. Aotearoa sat un occupied by humans for a very
“On a Mish” #341 Singing in the Rain / Snow – Part Two. Boundary Creek Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 28.7.2015. Rain brings water and water
“On a Mish” #2 One and Done (Part Two). Leaning Peak(1477m). Fiordland National Park. 29.12.2017. My hip and back injury have given me a lot
“On a Mish” #418 The Training Ground. Omawete Coopers Knob. Port Hills. Canterbury. 15.6.2010. Working on the Routeburn Track gave me an excellent way to
“On a Mish” #247 Serpentine Creek Saddle – Part Two. Cimera Range. 5.2.2021. It is so easy to give in to an injury and let
“On a Mish” #427 The Year That Was 2024. New Zealand & Nepal. 31.12.2024. The year 2024 didn’t quite go as I thought it would,
“On a Mish” #290 That’s One BIG Fish. Deep Cove (Patea / Doubtful Sound). Fiordland National Park. 3.7.2021. We (New Zealanders) are lucky to live
