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Southland A Mish a Day #207

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...

30 Jan 2020
Fiordland On a Mish #88

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...

5 Jan 2020
Fiordland On a Mish #88

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...

4 Jan 2020
Fiordland On a Mish #88

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...

4 Jan 2020
Fiordland On a Mish #76

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...

27 Oct 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #76

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...

27 Oct 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #76

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...

26 Oct 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #116

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...

20 Jul 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #116

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...

20 Jul 2019
Arthur's Pass On a Mish #82

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...

26 Jun 2019
Arthur's Pass On a Mish #82

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...

26 Jun 2019
Canterbury A Mish a Day #50

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...

16 Jun 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #30

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....

25 May 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #30

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...

24 May 2019
Southland On a Mish #68

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...

4 May 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #68

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...

2 May 2019
Southland On a Mish #146

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...

23 Apr 2019
Southland On a Mish #146

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...

22 Apr 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #53

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...

7 Apr 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #53

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...

6 Apr 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #53

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,...

5 Apr 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #145

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...

23 Mar 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #145

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...

23 Mar 2019
Otago On a Mish #279

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...

8 Mar 2019