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Fiordland On a Mish #104

Lights in the Darkness (Part One) - Green Lake Hut

While out on missions I have bumped into many fellow adventurers, some experienced, some ‘not so’ experienced. Aotearoa...

11 Oct 2019
Dog
Southland On a Mish #21

<strong><em>Massive Mountains and Clean Eyre</em></strong> (Part Two) - Oreti Peak(1619m)

Nothing beats going on a mission with best mates, whether they walk on two or four legs. You have got someone to watch y...

27 Sep 2019
Dog
Southland On a Mish #21

Massive Mountains and Clean Eyre (Part One) - Oreti Peak(1619m)

The spectacular Eyre Mountains are ogled at from Queenstown on a daily basis and when I’m there I become another set of...

26 Sep 2019
Fiordland On a Mish #265

An Island Covered in Birds - Secretary Island

While basking in the stunning surroundings of Patea / Doubtful Sound I sometimes forget that I am in the office. The exp...

18 Aug 2018
Canterbury high country On a Mish #81

Searching For Snow (Part Two) - Manuka Hut / Mt Somers Range

Snow is a very strange substance that falls from the sky. Unlike rain, snow is something that has created its very own s...

2 Jul 2018
Canterbury high country On a Mish #81

Searching For Snow (Part One) - Manuka Hut

When you break down snow sports they don’t sound like much fun. Thanks to New Zealand's low altitudes the snow (normally...

2 Jul 2018
Southland On a Mish #71

Hut Bound - Aparima Forks Hut (Part Two)

To sit and listen to heavy rain pounding the roof of a mountain hut is a feeling difficult to describe. Excitement , ner...

21 May 2018
Southland On a Mish #71

Hut Bound (Part One) - Aparima Forks Hut

Mountain weather is an extreme and never forgotten experience when held up in a tiny backcountry hut. A couple of times...

20 May 2018
Canterbury A Mish a Day #205

A Wander to Wharfedale - Wharfedale Hut

Just before Ashley Gorge in the foothills of Canterbury is a fairly unassuming road climbing its way up out of the Cante...

25 Sep 2017
Dog
Canterbury On a Mish #28

A Dog and Bob (Part Two) - Bobs Camp Bivouac

Of all the adventures I have gone on with my fur-covered friend, Bobs Bivvy is definitely one of my favourites. More tha...

31 Jul 2017
Dog
Canterbury On a Mish #28

A Dog & Bob (Part One) - Bobs Camp Bivouac

As long as you can put up with the cold, the fresh crisp air of winter always makes for good hiking in my mind. No overh...

30 Jul 2017
Canterbury high country On a Mish #118

An Easy Stroll in the Rain - Boundary Creek Hut

Being wet is temporary, memories last forever. So many people look at rain as being “Bad Weather” but for me the weather...

14 Jun 2017
Dog
Southland On a Mish #196

A Fridge Sized Rock (Part Three) - Cold Peak(1613m)

Play it safe and minimize the risk is a good way to approach anything in the back country. Injuries at home are a hinder...

10 Nov 2016
Southland On a Mish #196

A Fridge Sized Rock (Part Two) - Cold Peak(1613m)

I have been very lucky during my time roaming the hills. A couple of situations have been close to disaster, but due to...

10 Nov 2016
Southland On a Mish #196

A Fridge Sized Rock (Part One) - Cold Peak(1613m)

Injuries are never a good thing, and if you are out in the mountain’s injuries can lead to much worse situations. Having...

9 Nov 2016
Canterbury high country A Mish a Day #23

Cameron Valley Bivouac - Part 2

Now out of the storm in our make-shift shelter, we could finally relax and get some rest. Cameron had the more sheltered...

26 Jul 2016
Canterbury high country On a Mish #40

Freedom Found (Part 3) - Wild Mans Hill(1856m)

In the home of the Kiwi you have the opportunity to have a vast area of land to yourself. And even better is the fact th...

19 May 2016
Canterbury high country On a Mish #40

Freedom Found (Part 2) - Wild Mans Hill(1856m)

It is difficult to explain to someone about how I find enjoyment in isolation and solitude. I have never had any issues...

18 May 2016
Canterbury high country On a Mish #40

Freedom Found (Part One) - Wild Mans Hill(1856m)

Freedom is found in the more than 60,000 hectares of stunning Canterbury hill country west of Christchurch city. Golden...

17 May 2016
Fiordland On a Mish #199

White Sands in the Sky (Part Three). Mt Titiroa(1715m)

Sometimes the motivation needed to climb a mountain comes from constantly staring at its presence. Every time (when ther...

4 Apr 2016
Fiordland On a Mish #199

White Sands of Titiroa (Part Two) - Mt Titiroa(1715m)

Not all mountains are equal. Some have striking ridges and faces, others snow capped with many glaciers. And then there...

3 Apr 2016
Fiordland On a Mish #199

White Sands of Titiroa(Part One) - Mt Titiroa(1715m)

Not long after cresting the top of Gorge Hill and entering the farmlands east of Te Anau, a beautiful and always white-c...

3 Apr 2016
Fiordland On a Mish #186

Going Guided (Part Five) - Whakatipu Ka Tuka / The Hollyford Track

The great Rangatira (Chief) Tutoko lived with whanau at Martins Bay when the Europeans arrived, and his iwi had lived th...

27 Jan 2016
Fiordland On a Mish #186

Going Guided (Part Four) - Whakatipu Ka Tuka / The Hollyford Track

Thanks to the fact that I worked on both the Routeburn and Milford Tracks I get asked which one is the better of the two...

26 Jan 2016