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Milford Sounds Great - Piopiotahi / Milford Sound
I recently had a friend come visit me all the way from France (Celine) and she wanted to do something cool while in the...
Wet Feet in Fiordland (Part Four) - West Cleddau Valley to Chasm
If you don’t like wet feet, then a suggestion is that you say away from untracked Fiordland. With over 65 major rivers a...
Wet Feet in Fiordland (Part Three) - West Cleddau Valley
It would be nice to have every river, creek or stream bridged throughout Fiordland National Park. I’m sure originally th...
Wet Feet in Fiordland (Part Two) - Chasm to West Cleddau Valley
Having wet feet is a situation some people seem to think is about as bad a death. I have watched as some take big risks...
Wet Feet in Fiordland (Part One) - Te Anau to Fiordland (West Cleddau Valley)
With an average of around 200 days of rain per year Fiordland is considered one of the worlds wettest places. Its locati...
Training Days - Kepler Track / Waiau River / Lake Te Anau
In less than two months I will embark on another journey to the mountainous land of magic known as Nepal. This time last...
The Hidden Serpent (Part Two) - Serpents Back Track
At 1.3 million hectares, Fiordland National Park has many hidden corners to get lost in. I would never recommend going i...
The Hidden Serpent (Part One) - Serpent Back Track
At times I have often wished that the fridge door on the Fiordland Navigator had just broken my arm of leg. At least tha...
Listening to the Silence of Snow (Part Three) - Mount Burns Tarns
I recently hiked a track that I used to use as a running trail for training. Before I could get too depressed about how...
Listening to the Silence of Snow (Part Two) - Upper Borland Valley / Mount Burns Tarns
Many will be turned away from the hills if snow is mentioned in the forecast. Cold is unpleasant to most and snow usuall...
Listening to the Silence of Snow (Part One) - Borland Burn
I have found that the thing I have missed while sitting on the sidelines with my hip and back injury is getting a sense...
Making the Most of a Disaster (Part Three) - Hollyford Valley
The mental benefits of a night out in the wild can be huge, just like the mountains that surround you. If you go into a...
Making the Most of a Disaster (Part Two) - Hollyford Valley
Not much matches the scale of wildness witnessed during a Fiordland storm. Rain as heavy as rain can get, and then it ge...
Making the Most of a Disaster (Part One) - Hollyford Valley
Fiordland is not only a place of great rain, but also one of constant change. There aren’t too many places where huge ch...
Forest Bathing (Part Two) - Lake Te Anau / Kepler Track
The call of the wild is louder for some over others. Those who must go bathe in a forest’s relaxing vibes return refresh...
Forest Bathing (Part One) - Lake Te Anau / Kepler Track
Moving back to Te Anau has given me a chance to take in how amazing this little town is and to appreciate the place I ca...
Three-Wire Bridge (Part Two) - Hollyford Valley
Forest bathing is something humans should do as often as possible. A simple walk on a trail through trees could be all y...
Three-Wire Bridge (Part One) - Hollyford Valley
Fiordland is like a present at Christmas that you really want and when you get it, it doesn’t disappoint. I never realiz...
Merry Christmas to All!!!
Merry Christmas to all of the legends out there. It has been a year of ups and downs, with many highs and a couple of ve...
Eglinton for Ernie (Part Three) - Eglinton Flat
It is tradition to build a chorten (rock cairn memorial) for climbers who have passed away in the mountains of Nepal. It...
Eglinton for Ernie (Part Two) - Te Anau to Eglinton Flat
As humans we have no choice when it comes to dealing with death. It will happen to all of us unfortunately and as much a...
Eglinton for Ernie (Part One) - Christchurch to Te Anau
It is amazing how much motivation an animal can give you. The fact that a dog needs walking everyday is one thing, the o...
Time to be a Tourist - The Milford Road
The biggest change in my life was going from a job assembling cabinets on a factory floor to a life in and out of the mo...
Welcome Back Rain - Fiordland Goes Back to Normal
For many visitors to the south this summer the weather has been absolutely outstanding. Day after day of epic sunshine,...