Mt William Walkway
Just south of Bombay, the Mount William Walkway offers stunning views from some of the highest vantage points in the Auckland region. Only 40 minutes drive from the CBD, it’s…
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Te Ara Hura
A relatively unknown Auckland gem, Te Ara Hura is 100km of connected tracks and trails around the Waiheke Island, only 40 mins by ferry from downtown Auckland. Particularly now the…
Mt Holdsworth-Jumbo Circuit
One of the best known tracks in the Tararuas, a popular forest park a couple of hours north of Wellington, the Mt Holdsworth-Jumbo Circuit is a 24km loop running through…
Inca Quarry Trail
A far less busy alternative to the Inca Trail, the Quarry Trail is a 26km, two and a half day walk that is effectively a loop from Ollantaytambo, a popular…
Best of 2018 – Hiking overseas
This year I ventured overseas for the longest and hardest hikes I’ve done to date, enjoying some of the most spectacular scenery I’ve seen. Hiking in Australia and Europe was…
Best of 2018 – Tramping in New Zealand
I explored some of the most spectacular parts of New Zealand by foot this year. Though much shorter than my walks overseas, many of these being day walks, the scenery…
Highlights of the Tour du Mont Blanc
My 24th multi-day walk, the Tour du Mont Blanc was the most consistently spectacular walk I’ve done to date. I’ve walked extensively in New Zealand, and in Patagonia, Australia, Georgia…
Tour du Mont Blanc – Stages 10 & 11 Charamillon to Le Brevent via Refuge Flegere
The final two stages of the quite incredible Tour du Mont Blanc were the two shortest days I walked. I could have fitted them into one day but had deliberately…
Tour du Mont Blanc – Stages 8 & 9 Relais d’Arpette to Charamillon
Another day of spectacular scenery and steep walking up and down hills in the Alps, finishing the day crossing the border from Switzerland back into France. From here I could…
Things learnt on the Tour du Mont Blanc
Walking the Tour du Mont Blanc was quite a different experience to the multi-day walks I’ve done in New Zealand and Australia. Rather than staying in a basic hut or…
Tour du Mont Blanc – Stages 6 & 7 La Peule to Relais d’Arpette
A very different day on the Tour du Mont Blanc, with almost no glaciers, epic mountain views, or ridiculous ascents (though there was still a decent hill at the end…
Tour du Mont Blanc – Stages 5 & 6 Rifugio Monte Bianco to La Peule
Day four of the TMB was probably the furthest I’ve walked in a day. I booked my accommodation two months ago, but this was leaving it too late, even at…
Tour du Mont Blanc refuges
One of my favourites things about the Tour du Mont Blanc, other than the quite spectacular scenery, were the seven refuges I stayed at. A concept that doesn’t really exist…
Tour du Mont Blanc – Stages 3 & 4 Refuge Robert Blanc to Rifugio Monte Bianco
My third day on TMB and very much a day of two (unequal) halves, with a challenging start in acceptable weather, and an easy downhill mainly on roads in the…
Tour du Mont Blanc – Stage 2 Refuge de Tré la Tête to Refuge Robert Blanc
Day two walking the Tour Du Mont Blanc was one of the hardest but most rewarding days I’ve had hiking, involving over 2,600m of ascent (in two sections), 1,400m of…
Tour du Mont Blanc – Stage 1 Les Houches to Refuge de Tré la Tête
Renowned as one of the greatest multi-day walks in the world, the Tour du Mont Blanc is a ~160km circuit of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain, passing through France, Italy…
Valbona Valley, Albanian Alps
A beautiful place, wonderful for walking, the Valbona Valley is a relatively undiscovered gem in the Albanian Alps. Accessible by paved roads a couple of hours from Fierza in Northern…
Things learnt on the Larapinta Trail
Despite doing a lot of online research before walking the Larapinta Trail there is no substitute for the real experience. Here are my learnings and thoughts to share with anyone…
Highlights of the Larapinta Trail
The Larapinta Trail is a classic Australian long distance (223km) walk along the West MacDonnell Range from or to Alice Springs. It’s by far the longest walk I’ve done (both…
Larapinta Trail Days 11 & 12 – Mulga Camp to Alice Springs Telegraph Station (Sections 2 and 1)
The finale to a near 260km twelve day adventure walking the West MacDonnell Range on the Larapinta Trail. Finally arrived back into Alice Springs after what seemed a much longer…