Mauri Ora, Peak #7 was a Tuesday night amble, With the glorious company of Scott up a local hill. Half way through the MTB grovel that is Rapaki Track, I realised I won’t be here on the weekend, I’ll be in China in fact! So tonight is the night to check off a peak, For I’ve […]

Mauri ora, Peak #9, The adventure took place in Malaysia this time; Penang hill at 735metres, And the outside temperature feeling like a heater! We begun our ascent in the thick of the jungle- thankfully it was not so hot in there, And we were lucky to have the company and local knowledge of Uncle Beh […]

Mauri ora, Peak # 11 And the last report was peak #7… It is not my peaking that has slipped off the radar, But rather my internet communication from afar. Peak 8-10 will be communicated soon, But here is #11; up Mt Richardson I did hoon (read hike-a-bike), Midgies, mud and unrideable (for me) gradient greeted […]

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, 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, 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, Peak #18 was the Cragieburn Range, And what glorious weather Ranginui did arrange, For after pedalling up the road to the ski field, Not even a glimmer of a mountain outlook this effort did yield! Alas, after climbing up to 1368 metres, The thrill of a single track down hill could not be defeated. […]

Mauri ora, I will name Peak #19 Treasure Peak 360. The road up Okuiti Valley from Little River isn’t actually on my topomap puzzle. Yes, despite having 3 topo maps I decided to ride in the area of which I did not have a map for and thus I do not know what the peak […]

Mauri ora, Located in Dunedin, Peak #20 was a ‘stiff little walk’, But with the inspirer of the challenge himself (Joel Davies), We managed to keep up the talk! Given my days of living in Dunedin were largely spent riding a bike, It was with great pleasure to be led up Mt Kettle on this […]