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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...
Chilling Out (Part One) - The Road to Boyle River
For some, cold weather is cruel and crippling. Frigid frost forcing you to find your warmest fabric to fight off the fre...
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...
A Taste of Alpine Life (Part Four) - Potts Range / Erewhon Park (Almost)
Over the last decade plus I have reinforced three loves in my life: Mountains, Skateboarding and telling people how epic...
A Taste of Alpine Life (Part Three) - Potts Range / Erewhon Park (Almost)
When it is all said and done I have had a love / hate relationship with my time in Christchurch. On one hand it is a pla...
A Taste of Alpine Life (Part Two) - Potts Range / Erewhon Park (Almost).
The taste of alpine life will satisfy and leave you craving more. It was probably after my first hike to the top of Coni...
A Taste of Alpine Life (Part One) - Potts Range / Erewhon Park (Almost)
The want to get up high in the mountains will become a need after spending enough time up high. Simply looking up at the...
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...
The Opposite of Flat (Part Two) - Rakaia River
Apart from Te Pataka o Rakaihautū / Banks Peninsula and the Port Hills Christchurch and its surroundings are mostly flat...
The Opposite of Flat (Part One) - Rakaia River
Whatever the plan was I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the one I was following. Not only have my long days in the mountains bee...
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...
No Truck Gets Left Behind. Mid Canterbury 4x4 Park.
Looking back at all of the adventures I have been on with my cousin, it is amazing we have never been stuck in a very re...
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...