Tongariro Northern Circuit – drowned rats ahoy!

Skipping a week or so in the adventures just to try and catch up a bit (net time is being very elusive at the moment – just too many good things happening a little too quickly, and limited opportunities for getting online in between!)
Just back from being a very drowned rat on Tongariro N Circuit. [...]

Rakiura Track – Stewart Islands Great Walk

Questions about weather on Stewart Island are a little bit different to most places. It’s not so much a question of “what will the weather do?” so much as “Will there be a break in the rain today?” or if by rare chance it’s not actually raining yet, “When do you think the rain will [...]

Sleeping bags that can walk and make you tea!

How many times have you been holed up in a tent, snuggled up in your sleeping bag for warmth as it’s biting cold outside – and even inside the tent. But all the time wishing you could read a book, cook some dinner, make a tea, or even go and visit your mate in the [...]

Spanish High's – Los Tres Miles

The highlight of the trip was 5 days walking “Los Tres Miles” with Mike from Spanish Highs.  We set off from Lanjaron in the SE of the region, and walked across several of the 3000m peaks (they have so many that some don’t even have names!). The route roughly followed the main ridge line El [...]

Just back from Spanish Sierra Nevada

And it was wonderful!
The mountains are awesome, everything from easy trails to full-on ridge scrambling (or harder!).
You may think that the slowly disintegrating road linking the two highest summits mean this area’s an easy day trippers stroll – just at high altitude – but don’t be fooled. Yes, there are some easy trails, but there [...]