With it drawing closer, I thought I would pen some thoughts about The Pioneer which some people new to the event may find interesting, and what other people can add to. 1. Lip Balm! Whoah jeez, I’ve never had such sore lips in my life! An emergency supply of lip balm made it to me […]

Mauri ora, Peak #12, Entailed a walk to Brewster Hut, This was not a long walk… But a walk that went straight up! This peak is near Haast Pass, In the green and bushy Westland, Adventuring with my comrade Nina; I knew it would be grand! Leading us on this journey was Rob who works for […]

Mauri ora, Peak # 13 was an awesome peak for many reasons; Not least because of my awesome adventure team, It was also my first peak on a Monday, The perfect way to spend Labour Day it would seem! By my side (or sometimes a wee bit ahead) was Rids a long term adventure pal, […]

Mauri Ora, After visiting my friend Joel Davies in Dunedin recently I was very inspired by the Peak of the Week challenge he has set himself for 2016; to adventure up a peak, be it large or small every week. The photos, the topo maps and the tales of spontaneity and adventure inspired me and as […]

Mauri ora, Peak #14 was Mt Dobson. It is fair to say that prior to commencing this mission I neglected to fully acknowledge the ‘Mt’ preceding ‘Dobson’. I acknowledged it somewhat by consuming a large Custard Square at the Fairlie Bakehouse (no pie consumed) followed by a Kumara tart followed by a coffee however I was […]

Mauri Ora, Week two of my Peak of the Week challenge saw a midweek adventure up Mt Isobel in Hanmer. With my new found confidence of walking in snow after last weeks mission up Mt Grey I was brave enough to follow footsteps in the snow up Mt Isobel on a sunny Wednesday afternoon. What […]

Mauri ora, 16 is the number of this Peak, It was Mt Bradley on Banks Peninsula, of which the summit I did seek. A MTB/walk combo for transportation, Scott’s date loaf, homemade froozeballs and bananas for a snack, A beautiful view and friendly Giles from Bath, England I did meet at the hut of the Horse-pack […]

Mauri Ora, The third Peak of the Week took me back to Mt Grey….a place I had never been before and now we have been up close and personal twice in 3 weeks! This time however I grovelled all the way to the top on my MTB, spurred on 2/3 of the way up by […]

Mauri ora, Peak 17 was a local Mount, The fun rides I have had up this one total too many to count. Yet this peak of the week adventure had a different twist, For it was the route up a gravel road on a road bike with which we did persist. It wasn’t entirely pleasant as […]

Mauri Ora koutou! Peak of the Week #4 I was in such a state of excitement to don my running shoes and frolic into the Alexandra hills in glorious sunshine with glorious company on Saturday that I forgot to take my camera! Footloose and camera free we galloped up to that curious clock and beyond […]