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Come See the Fiordland Rain (Part Three) - The Milford Track 2013
Fiordland bathed in sunshine is what most see when dreaming, or viewing pictures advertising the unique area in the sout...
Come See the Fiordland Rain (Part Two) - The Milford Track 2013
The physical benefits of hiking are an added bonus to what is already an awesome activity, but sometimes the weather can...
Come See the Fiordland Rain (Part One) - The Milford Track 2013
I have always had difficulty doing any justice to describing Fiordland rain. It really is something you have to experien...
No Hut Creek (Part Three) - Hut Creek Camp
There are places in New Zealand that have had huts built there and the people of the world have come in their masses. We...
The Forbidden Kingdom (Part Four) - Winter at Lake MacKenzie
Chhogori / K2 was recently climbed in winter for the first time by a team of exceptional superhuman Sherpa. The prize of...
The Forbidden Kingdom (Part Three) - Winter at Lake MacKenzie
Unfortunately, there have been outdoors folk who have got themselves into situations outside of their capabilities. In t...
The Forbidden Kingdom (Part Two) - Winter at Lake MacKenzie
It is a shame when you hear of fatalities in locations where you know there are many warnings advising you to not ventur...
The Forbidden Kingdom (Part One) - Winter at Lake MacKenzie
Aotearoa has many tramping tracks that are two different worlds. One is the summer playground that many happy folks see...
Another Day in a Snowy Paradise (Part Two) - Ocean Peak(1848m) from Lake MacKenzie
The level that people go to to see the place that I called my workplace took me by surprise at first. I had gone from ca...
Another Day in a Snowy Paradise (Part One) - Ocean Peak from Lake MacKenzie
There is something very special about working in a remote place, definitely when that place becomes a different world du...
Circling the Serenity - Around Lake MacKenzie
I always remember as a kid we did a test to see what type of learners we were. The test also revealed who has trouble si...
Everyday is Different (Part Five) - The Humpridge Track
Without the Humpridge Track the history at Port Craig may have just faded into the forest of the south west corner of Fi...
Everyday is Different (Part Four) - The Humpridge Track
As Track Manager on the Humpridge Track I would often walk the track with some gear to repair any sections that had suff...
Everyday is Different (Part Three) - The Humpridge Track
It is awesome that the Humpridge Track finally got ‘Great Walk’ status, adding it to a list of legendary walks to do in...
Everyday is Different (Part Two) - The Humpridge Track
Even though I only worked on the Humpridge Track for a couple of years, I still saw the numbers increase as the word spr...
Everyday is Different (Part One) - The Humpridge Track
Hidden away on New Zealand’s rugged south coast is a hiking trail like no other in the country. Within the three days of...
The Rest Day (Part Two) - Livingstone / Cascade Creek Saddle
Some say the many rooms of McKellar Lodge are haunted by ghosts and there are many tales that back up this claim. Along...
The Rest Day (Part One) - Livingstone / Cascade Creek Saddle
To get the views you must work for it, or hire a helicopter. Climbing mountains is a win win because you not only gain f...
Well Worth the Wait (Part 4) - My First Milford Track Adventure
The Milford Track seems to almost over do it when it comes to epic mountainous scenery. Along with the incredible mounta...
Well Worth the Wait (Part Two) - My First Adventure on the Milford Track
Not many people will admit to enjoying waiting for something. Especially if you are aware of what you are missing out on...
Well Worth the Wait (Part One) - My First Milford Track Adventure
Not many can say that they were paid to visit a tourism icon for the first time. This happened to me when a massive life...
Another Great Walk (Part Five) - The Kepler Track
I once worked on the Humpridge Track which is located on the Fiordland South Coast at the bottom of the South Island. Th...
Another Great Walk (Part Four) - The Kepler Track
There are pictures of little Bobcat diggers cutting the Kepler Track into the Jackson Peaks and Kepler Mountain Range. T...
Another Great Walk (Part Three) - The Kepler Track
There are a few things people do in Fiordland which really puzzle me. While being beautiful it is still a place which ca...