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Significant Weather Event (Part Two) - Wild Weather at Lake Clearwater
Mother Nature has interesting ways of showing us her beauty. While a clear blue sky can be an absolute dream to witness,...
Significant Weather Event (Part One) - Wild Weather at Lake Clearwater
The weather is something you have no control over, therefore sometimes you just have to sit back and marvel at its magni...
Klondyke Gold (Part Four) - Turkey Flat Camp
In this day and age we have the option of being able to take thousands of photos and it won’t add any weight to your mis...
Klondyke Gold (Part Three) - Turkey Flat Camp
Getting the views and having a tale to tell is a successful mission in my mind. The tale doesn’t have to be too adventur...
Klondyke Gold (Part Two) - Turkey Flat Camp
To me a precious gem can be a quality photo of a mountain scene. To capture something that puts a smile on your (or othe...
Klondyke Gold (Part One) - Turkey Flat Camp
As civilization slowly spreads over the rugged terrain of New Zealand’s South Island, we move further and further away f...
No Tent Required (Part Two) - Kaitorete Spit Camp
In the past some very tough people have wandered the mountains carrying only a swag which could be used as both bag and...
No Tent Required (Part One) - Te Waihora / Kaitorete Spit Camp
With no fix for my hip on the horizon I needed to do something that took my mind off the madness of my situation. Going...
A Couple of Old Dogs - Clearwater Retreat
Age is something that everybody attempts to avoid but can’t. And age can sometimes be an excuse used to get someone out...
The Shortest Walks Around - Lake Roundabout & The Kettle Hole
Going from swift strides to sitting stationary can be pretty shitty. And having to do it twice within two years has been...
When Very Little is Too Much - Lake Clearwater Village
The ability to move around should always be appreciated. Because you really do miss it when it gets taken away. Going fr...
A Tough Easy Walk - Williams Valley
One of my goals is to still be hiking and skateboarding at 50 and even though “it” has tried, it will take a lot more th...
An Area That Time Forgot (Part Two) - Acheron Homestead
If you have done something before you can do it again, or at least see if you still can! I get sick of people saying the...
An Area That Time Forgot (Part One) - Acheron Homestead
To watch hard work disappear before your own eyes is tough. Years of guiding and consistently going on many different mi...
That's Unfortunate - Some Interesting News
2020 Broken. 2021 Improving. 2022 Deteriorating. After my hip injury I slowly improved to a point where I began to go fu...
A Valley to Far (Part Three) - Lower Otira Valley Camp
The wild world of mountains can be a tricky place to negotiate sometimes. Everything looks easy on the map from the comf...
A Valley to Far (Part Two) - Lower Otira Valley Camp
To simply go to a place and go on a mish without knowing the area is a little bit risky. Research needs to be done befor...
A Valley to Far (Part One) - Lower Otira Valley Camp
If you have hiked in Aotearoa enough you have learned that our 1:50,000 maps are just a rough (very) guide of the terrai...
Money in the Banks - Old Le Bons Track
Many in Christchurch look west towards the Southern Alps when considering mountain activity. However on the eastern side...
Time to Head North - Te Anau to Christchurch
Everyday it seems a little more certainty is taken away from our day to day lives. Every couple of weeks a life changing...
Snakes & Ladders - Covid Chaos
If you have been stuck in a hole and got yourself out it then you have the ability to do it again. If you have vanquishe...
Welcome Back Rain - Fiordland Goes Back to Normal
For many visitors to the south this summer the weather has been absolutely outstanding. Day after day of epic sunshine,...
Protecting Paradise - Trapping in the Murchison Mountains
Aotearoa was an incredible land of birds once. The land's remote isolation meant many unusual ground birds could frolic...
Modifying the Mish (Part Four) - Gertrude Valley
If life’s unavoidable scenarios force you to change paths, then it’s you enjoy the new road you are travelling on. Some...