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Time to Relax - The Catlins
Like so many parts of New Zealand, The Catlins are a place that see more tourist fellas exploring its many beaches and f...
The Last Big Mish (Part Three) - Sunny Creek Basin
Strangely, I would suffer my greatest injury on a boat at sea level instead of a fall while climbing high in the mountai...
The Last Big Mish (Part Two) - Sunny Creek Basin
The classic saying of “you never know what will happen tomorrow” is so true, and at least while I could I got to some pr...
The Last Big Mish (Part One) - Sunny Creek Basin
As 2019 turned into 2020 I’m sure no one knew what life was going to throw at them during the year. Along with the rest...
Snowslides & Sandflies (Part Three) - Tutoko Valley Camp
The thunderous crash of an avalanche is both exciting and terrifying. Huge areas of semi-frozen ice and snow goes on a v...
Snowslides & Sandflies (Part Two) - Tutoko Valley Camp
Most people around the world do their best to stay as far away from avalanches as possible. The mere thought of millions...
Snow Slides and Sandflies (Part One) - Tutoko Valley
The Tutoko Valley is an excellent representation of the expression “Effort is met with reward” as the further up the val...
Out Numbered and Surrounded - Kea Camp on Percy Saddle (Part Two)
I have had the lucky pleasure of watching Kea be Kea many times while hiking in the mountains. No matter what, they will...
Outnumbered and Surrounded - Kea Camp On Percy Saddle (Part One)
For humans the alpine area is only a place to visit, and temporary stays are all our bodies can take. It takes a unique...
The Higher You Go (Part Two)- Mount Bruce(1630m)
Most people probably love to wake up in a big soft bed, nice and warm, covered by a luxurious duvet and many soft pillow...
The Higher You Go (Part One) - Mt Bruce(1630m)
The higher up a mountain you climb the better the view. This is also the same when it comes to camping. Having a mobile...
Nanny Goes Camping - 82 Years Young, and on a Mish
Some of my earliest memories are of heading down to Rakaia to see Nanny and Fossil (my late Granddad). The whole whanau...
Man / Woman Vs Mountains (Part Three) - Barrier Peak
There have definitely been many occasions when I would have easily opted out of the situations I had gotten myself into....
Man / Woman Vs Mountains (Part One) - Barrier Knob(1879m)
Most of remote climbing is walking, hiking, scrambling, and then maybe some of the stuff you see on tv. Explaining mount...
Storm Vs Tent (Part Two) - Borland Saddle Ridge Camp
In the wilds of Aotearoa you are at the mercy of the weather. In Fiordland if you get the forecast wrong, you could be i...
Storm vs Tent (Part One) - Borland Saddle Ridge Camp
As big as Fiordland is, there is a place that draws my attention time and time again. Some think going to the same place...
Mavora Mountain Magic (Part Two) - Mt Campbell(1685m)
Bald mountains and barren high country surround the top of North Mavora Lake. Somehow the lack of trees doesn’t affect t...
Mavora Mountain Magic (Part One) - Mt Campbell(1685m)
Forget social media, if I’m stuck with a little bit of time on my hands I’m scrolling through topo maps on my phone. Str...
Crying Wolfe (Part Three) - Turret Range Traverse
Many times I had cruised the deep water of Lake Manapouri looking up at the peaks towering over West Arm. What starts as...
Crying Wolfe (Part Two) - Wolfe Burn Peaks
As a kid, and sometimes now, I would look at my neighbourhood like it was a skatepark. I’d picture myself grinding or sl...
Crying Wolfe (Part One) - Wolfe Burn Peaks
Even though West Arm is busy with tourists going to Patea / Doubtful Sound, or those going to work at the power station,...
Mt Borland(1547m) - Last of the Borland Peaks (Part Two)
I seem to wake often when sleeping in the wild, so I have a series of long naps as opposed to sleeping through the night...
Mt Borland(1547m) - Last of the Borland Peaks (Part One)
Large mounds of material sitting in silence as they oversee the land they stand over. For what is basically a pile of ro...
Festival Forays - Hokitika (Part One)
It is not surprising that the Hokitika Wild Foods Festival sells out each year. To go with the amazing food is the incre...