Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
Enjoying the great outdoors since 1947
It’s an exciting time to be on the committee with a group of passionate, opinionated and talented people all committed to a vibrant club. Like any institution, the club needs to change and evolve to stay healthy and resist irrelevance. The advantage of a diverse committee is that we can have some strong debates and … Read more
Trip Planning I sit here writing this at home whilst the hail is falling outside looking at the title of summer is coming and begin to doubt myself! Luckily the calendar reassures me that the warmer months are on their way and I put on my optimistic chief guide hat and envisage perfect tramping weather. … Read more
The next WTMC New Trampers Night is 29 October. We need lots of people to come along – it doesn’t matter if you are new to the club, if you have only been with us a short while, or if you are an old hand – we still need you! If you are a new … Read more
I would like to thank Pete Gent for covering for me while I was away, it was massively appreciated! I am now back and looking for speakers to fill the calendar through to the end of the year. I know you are a shy bunch, but I would love to hear from you if you … Read more
The snow season keeps going strong! It’s definitely ski-in-your-t-shirt spring conditions when it’s sunny, but a great set of storms blew in last week and we’ve just had another foot or three of powder to top off a pretty good base. It’s looking like great conditions right til Labour weekend now. September School Holidays The lodge is … Read more
Congratulations to Wayne Stevens – Pride of NZ Award Wayne Stevens has been a long-time member of WTMC and NZ Land Search and Research (LandSAR). He was recently nominated for the Pride of NZ Awards which ‘…recognise individuals who make extraordinary personal sacrifices for the benefit of their community. Those extraordinary Kiwis who go above … Read more
Our drive up on Saturday morning involved lots of discussion about the weather. Were we doing the right thing? Should we maybe go to Rangiwahia instead, avoiding any potentially nasty creek crossings? The severe weather warning was pretty vague as to when exactly to expect the forecast gales and rain. Hmmmm. At Shannon it was … Read more
Armed with maps, compasses and lollies, we headed into the hills from the carpark at Kiriwhakapapa (Ethnicity; lit. genealogical skin) with the trip leader, Amanda, to show us what’s what. After following the Old Tram Track up to the first saddle, we settled down to our first lesson in navigation. Instructions were laid down for … Read more
More photos from Sarah & Rachel – Album 1 & Album 2 After several changes to the original trip plan due to the alpine trips been canned and storms dumping a whole heap of snow along the tops of the Tararuas, a tramp to Waitewaewae was eventually decided upon. The group of nine, including team … Read more
Continued from Snowcraft 2014 Part 1 in last month’s newsletter… On the way up to Whakapapa it got darker and cold. We could see by the side of the road from National Park that a lot more snow fell during the week. On the drive up the Bruce, past the snow chain bay the van … Read more