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The Most Dangerous Airport in the World - Adventures in Nepal (Part Ten)
Many people around the world would have heard of Sir Edmund Hillary and his victory over the steep slopes of Sagarmatha...
All Done & Dusted - Adventures in Nepal (Part Nine)
A lot of people think hiking for many days in a row is difficult. I find sitting still a more challenging task. The inau...
Our Time in Gurdel - Adventures in Nepal (Part Eight)
When I tell people about my adventures in Nepal, usually the first question asked has something to do with Mt Everest. O...
The Foreigners Have Arrived - Adventures in Nepal (Part Seven)
Edmund Hillary travelled to Nepal to climb a mountain but he quickly realised that the people were a much better reason...
The Trekkers are Coming - Adventures in Nepal (Part Six)
Before leaving Aotearoa I believed that New Zealand had the biggest and most impressive mountains on the planet. This un...
Into the Mountains Mist - Adventures in Nepal (Part Five)
After Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary successfully climbed Sagarmartha / Mt Everest, the world saw a mountain conq...
The Foothills of the Himalayas - Adventures in Nepal (Part Four)
Before I left Aotearoa I was under the belief that New Zealand had the best, biggest, most beautiful mountains on the pl...
<strong><em>In the Footsteps of Sir Ed - Adventures in Nepal (Part Three)</em></strong>
When I was a kid I was taken to the Christchurch museum and was found in one of the tractors that Sir Edmund Hillary had...
Fiordland to Thamel - Adventures in Nepal (Part Two)
A passport is rather important when travelling overseas and without one you cannot go anywhere. In 2015 I faced a challe...
Awesome Undulation (Part Two). Mt Sebastopol(1468m)
Less than 300 people live in Aoraki Mt Cook Village. Around ten years ago for about five months I was one of those lucky...
Awesome Undulation (Part One) - Mt Sebastopol(1468m)
Undulation can be a cruel beast sometimes when on a mish. You think you’re nearly at the summit only to find there are a...
Passports Please - Adventures in Nepal (Part One)
I have three places on my must see before I die list: Alaska, Antarctica and Nepal. All three have fascinated me since I...
The Pile of Bones (Part Two) - Mt Catherine(2085m)
One of the very few downsides of a camping mish is the need to go, and I don’t mean leave. For some reason as the need t...
The Pile of Bones (Part One) - Mt Catherine(2085m)
The visually stunning area encompassing the Ashburton Lakes is always well worth a visit. From easy day walks, to demand...
Back in the Cameron (Part Two) - Cameron Valley Camp & Climb
For some reason, lying on a small camping mattress, in temperatures cold enough to freeze the water in your bottle, is a...
Back in the Cameron (Part One) - Cameron Valley Camp & Climb
The good parts of Aotearoa get multiple visits, and there are quite a few good parts! It is funny to think that a place...
Following Sir Ed (Part Three) - Mt Taylor(2333m)
Mt Taylor is a mountain that should be on most people’s list of things to climb. Although it is the biggest in the Cante...
Following Sir Ed (Part Two) - Mt Taylor(2333m)
It is reassuring to know that some of the world's best climbers have fine-tuned their skills in Aotearoa. Sir Edmund Hil...
Following Sir Ed (Part One) - Mt Taylor(2333m)
Mt Taylor(2333m) is a Canterbury Mountain that should be on most adventure seekers' lists. Standing over two thousand me...
Around The Lake - Lake Clearwater Circuit
I am very lucky that I had the opportunity to work out what makes me really happy. Finding the thing that you love can m...
The Loop Over Little Mt Peel - Huatekerekere / Little Mt Peel(1311m)
The flatness of the Canterbury Plains ends abruptly with the rising of the Canterbury Foothills. A series of lumps slowl...
Mt Barrosa(1364m) - A Great Day Out
An excellent day out sometimes missed in the massive Hakatere Conservation Park is a climb of Mt Barrosa(1364m). If appr...
Singing in the Rain / Snow (Part Three) - Dogs Range
Mid mish bliss is a feeling that is only matched on the next adventure, therefore the pastime of going on a mish can get...
Singing in the Rain / Snow (Part Two) - Boundary Creek Hut / Dogs Range
Rain brings water and water creates life. So why do we call a rainy-day bad weather when it is so important to us as res...