Joseph Hayden
Apr 24 min read
Twice shy (Mt Crichton)
The sound of my alarm beckons from the far side of the room, my phone tethered to the only cable it charges on with an increasingly...
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Joseph Hayden
Mar 166 min read
Circling above (Dragonfly Peak)
Recounting these adventures has become rather therapeutic for me, but ask anyone who's been to thereapy, and they'll you it isn't always...
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Joseph Hayden
Jan 2715 min read
Top of the Bottom (A New Year '24)
As I write this introduction, contouring further into the sand beneath with every shift, my mind wanders. My body is tired but at rest....
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Joseph Hayden
Dec 18, 20233 min read
All along the watchtower (Sentinel Peak)
Earnslaw Burn was a gentle reminder that my shelter though versatile, is a little excessive. A two person tent seemed like the go when I...
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Joseph Hayden
Nov 17, 20232 min read
Earnslaw Burn
With the silly season on the horizon I'm looking forward to some time off work, just because I'm off work doesn't mean I'm giving myself...
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Joseph Hayden
Oct 28, 20233 min read
Back to Bathans
Let's go back, eight weeks to be exact, I was chased off the St Bathans Range. I was infatuated 😅 This became a real problem for me. I...
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Joseph Hayden
Oct 15, 20232 min read
The Slump Buster (Shotover Saddle to Red Rock)
Walking up hills is like my sport and believe you me, it's rather competitive. Up there it's me vs the mountain, or more accurately, me...
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Joseph Hayden
Aug 28, 20233 min read
Bathans like Nathan's ? (St Bathans Range)
I've looked out at The St Bathans Range on every drive to Wanaka ( with the exception of darkness and cloud of course 😌 ) for longer...
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Joseph Hayden
Aug 19, 20232 min read
The gate to the Gorge (Mt Difficulty)
Everybody moans about the cold, myself included, but winter in Central Otago might be the best time of year. The mountains transform, the...
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Joseph Hayden
Aug 5, 20233 min read
Fit for a king (Crown Peak)
My last blog post was a hard one to write, Some of them just fall out of me but I really had to dial in on the Kepler 😅 To my dismay but...
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Joseph Hayden
Jul 23, 20233 min read
Matariki over Manapouri (The Kepler)
Hiking the Kepler Track over winter has been a goal of mine for a while. As one of New Zealand's Great Walks, The Kepler gets a lot of...
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Joseph Hayden
Jul 1, 20235 min read
Stuck Truck Creek (Mt Pisa)
It's been a few weeks since my last adventure, social engagements have kept me grounded beneath the infamous Cromwell fog 😶🌫️ The fog...
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Joseph Hayden
Jun 7, 20233 min read
A year to the day (Mount Ollivier)
This time last year I visited the Mt Cook National Park to summit Mt Ollivier, I was eager but ultimately unprepared😅 I made it to...
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Joseph Hayden
May 20, 20234 min read
The longest ridge (Beuzenberg Peak)
I've had this one in my back pocket for a while now, A couple of weeks ago I put it off. I really wanted it to be a winter adventure and...
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Joseph Hayden
Apr 15, 20237 min read
The Many Shelter Rocks (Rees Dart)
This is usually where I'd put an introduction, give a little insight to where I'm at and what I've been doing... But we have a lot of...
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Joseph Hayden
Jan 12, 20234 min read
Liverpool hut
My first day back at work is just around the corner, This break has allowed me to spend some long overdue time with family back up north...
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