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St Awesome (Part Two) - St Arnaud / Lake Rotoiti
This country may be small on a world’s stage but, when you really get amongst it like so many lucky tourists do, you sta...
St Awesome (Part One) - Boyle Creek to St Arnaud
After so many missions a question I get asked often is what or where is your favourite place / track. A response I often...
Chilling Out (Part Three) - Boyle River Campsite
Chilling out is an excellent thing to do. The expression can make you feel relaxed as you can visualise yourself with yo...
Chilling Out (Part Two) - Boyle River Campsite
I might be biased when it comes to my love of a good mish in a Suzuki Jimny. That fact that I have been on many adventur...
There’s a Hole in My Tent (Part Five) - Avoca River / Valley
Hiking with my best mate is something I am really enjoying. I am also really enjoying the fact that I can combine campin...
There’s a Hole in My Tent (Part Four) - Avoca River / Valley
Pretty much every time I get into my cousin's Suzuki Jimny we return with a tale to tell. We don’t go out looking for tr...
There’s a Hole in My Tent (Part Three) - Avoca River / Valley
A series of circumstances led to me acquiring a dog, and now I can’t think of life without him. I was hoping that Lil’ E...
There’s a Hole in My Tent (Part Two) - Avoca River / Valley
Since 2019 I have spent countless nights in my Marmot tent and the shelter provided has made for many magic missions. Al...
There’s a Hole in My Tent (Part One) - Avoca River / Valley
A constant companion in most of my outdoor adventures recently is my Marmot Tungsten tent. My transportable home away fr...
Significant Weather Event, Again! - Ladbrooks (Christchurch)
One thing I really enjoyed about guiding in Fiordland was telling people some of the weather facts. Huge amounts of rain...
Up, Up and Away - Rangiora Aerodrome
During my time in the outdoors I have been very lucky to have been able to take to the skies in helicopters. The remote...
The Tragedy Track (Part Two) - Rapaki Track / Valley Track
There have been times when I have been hiking in places of historic hardship. Knowing someone, oror multiple people have...
The Tragedy Track (Part One) - Rapaki Track.
While attending a chronic pain management course we were asked to set goals. I joined in with another attendee’s goal, w...
Jimnyfest - Waipara River with The Jimny Club
If you are after a new Suzuki Jimny you better get in line. Who would have thought that a little truck could have such a...
Little Lyndon Hill (Part Three). Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park.
If you ever feel like life is getting away from you, then head to the hills. In Japan people go forest bathing in order...
Little Lyndon Hill (Part Two). Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park.
Hurting my hip might have changed my life in a negative way, however the ying that was my injury was counted with the ya...
Little Lyndon Hill (Part One). Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park.
Once upon a time I climbed mountains, it sometimes feels like a fairy tale dream these days. When reliving my adventures...
A Fowler Wind Blows (Part Three). Fowler Pass Track.
Part of the appeal of hiking to me is the satisfaction of completing your self appointed challenge. Pre-injury my target...
<strong><em>A Fowler Wind Blows (Part Two). Fowler Pass Track.</em></strong>
Pre 2007 I wouldn’t consider spending time in the mountains as a ‘fun’ pastime. I was more into vehicles and high veloci...
A Fowler Wind Blows (Part One) - Fowler Pass Track
The road to recovery has been a lot longer than expected. I didn’t know how long it would take to start with, but I didn...
Ssssssh, It's a Secret (Part Two) - Secret Jimny Club Mission
During my recovery my thirst for adventure didn’t go unquenched, thanks to my cousin Adam. Together we have seen some pr...
Sssssh It's a Secret (Part One) - Jimny Club Mission
Big beautiful blocks of earth standing in silence and so, so spectacular to stare at. It is no secret that Aotearoa has...
No Sign of Mankind (Part One) - Double Hill Camp
Having the option of going to a place where there is no sign of mankind isn’t possible for a huge percentage of the worl...
Ernie and the Ocean - A Trip to Charteris Bay
“On a Mish’ #363 Ernie and the Ocean. Te Wharau / Charteris Bay. Horomaka / Banks Peninsula. 20.1.2023. Most don’t remem...