Sharron Came, President Kia ora fellow trampers Spring has sprung! I know this because most days the weather is decidedly hormonal with sunshine, rain, wind and clouds all mixed together. The arrival of daylight saving enhances our ability to enjoy the mix. We have designed a similar level of variety with respect to the outdoor … Read more
Amanda Wells, Chief Guide Daylight saving has arrived, along with Spring’s patchy weather. It signals the time to start thinking about your summer ambitions, as well as any training needed to achieve them! I am trying to write this column quickly so that I can go out for a run and practise my own advice. … Read more
Helen Law, Membership officer This month we welcome David Bakker joining us as senior member. If you have recently changed your postal address or your contact detail needs updating, please email me membership@wtmc.org.nz or send details to WTMC, PO Box 5068, Wellington. Thank you.
Brian Goodwin, Ruapehu Lodge convenor It is nearing the end of the ski season and we are continuing to get more snow. It was possible to ski back to the Lodge in the last couple of weeks. This season has not seen much snow on the lower part of the mountain but the upper mountain … Read more
Saturday –Waiohine Gorge Roadend –Cone Hut-Tutuwai Hut We left the railway station at 8:30am on Saturday morning and drove to the Waiohine Gorge Roadend. We hit the track at about 10:45am by crossing the highest swing bridge in the Tararuas and took the left track that would take us through to Cone Hut. From there … Read more
I’d heard about the Mukamuka Munter from friends and read a bit about it on the website. It sounded hard and I’d always had an excuse for giving it a miss until 2012 when I found myself listed next to the race in the Spring Trip Schedule. Even then I wasn’t unduly worried thinking nobody … Read more
Originally we were supposed to be picking up the Moonlight Southern Crossing (FE) group on Sunday at midday-ish, but as that trip was called off we had a lot more freedom on departure times and return times. We left the station at a very reasonable 9am on Saturday morning, a nice change from the typical … Read more
At the Search and Rescue AGM on 30 August 2012, retiring member Ian Bunckenburg – ‘Buncks’ – received a long service award in recognition of his many years of service to search and rescue in the Wellington region. As well as his time spent on operations, Bunks has spent a considerable amount of time mentoring … Read more
The website users’ list has been updated so all your contact details should now be up to date. Even better, there are 28-odd new members who have been added to the website users’ list. If you’re one of these users, you should have received a ‘welcome’ email with some details about how to log onto … Read more
There are three DoC walks near the Wairarapa coast that may be of interest to you: Rockyhill: 6km return and has great views. Honeycomb Rock: a flat 10km return along the beach and passes seal colony. Oumakura Stream Bush Reserve: 400 acres of nice bush to walk around, with lots of wild deer living that … Read more