A WTMC ski trip to Mt Ruapehu Labour Weekend 1948
A WTMC ski trip to Mt Ruapehu Labour Weekend 1948 An entertaining account of a 1948 ski trip to Mt Ruapehu in a broken-down bus, stormy weather, and very little skiing
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WTMC – my first club tramp
My first WTMC tramp My first hike with the Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club – a weekend at the WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge by Toby Durnall As a city bloke through and through, who loves his cocktail bars and having a wealth of restaurants to dine at, I can’t quite put my finger on why … Read more
Putangirua Pinnacles track open or closed? – it was open in 1948
Putangirua Pinnacles track open or closed? – it was open in 1948 The Putangirua Pinnacles – the story of a WTMC trip to the Putangirua Pinnacles in 1948 with added photos taken in 2024. Revised 3 June 2025 The track to the Putangirua Pinnacles is now open, however, there is still an alert for the … Read more
⭐Kaukau walk – by Torch Light
Kaukau walk – by torch light, A walk to the summit of Kaukau at night. Photographs on a walk to the summit of Kaukau after dark and the wonderful views of Wellington City and suburbs including information on tracks, what to expect to see, and noting that kiwi are now living in the area and … Read more
Mt Tongariro – and the lava lake
Mt Tongariro and the ancient molten lava lake at North Crater A 2 day hiking loop trip over Mt Tongariro and past the once molten lava lake that occupied the North Crater before cooling and solidifying. When the warrior gods Tongariro and Taranaki fought over the lovely Pihanga flames lit up the sky, … Read more
Lake Monowai Circuit – Fiordland National Park
Lake Monowai Circuit – Fiordland National Park A 4 day tramp/ packraft circuit including Green Lake and Lake Monowai in Fiordland National Park We declared this trip to be one of New Zealand’s ’11 Great Packrafts’ (like the Great Walks). The trip started with my dad dropping us off at the road end by Borland Bivy … Read more
Ball Pass – a nice alpine day walk
Ball Pass – Aoraki/ Mt Cook National Park A transalpine crossing from the Hooker Valley to the Tasman Valley via Ball Pass For another alpine tramping trip go to Cameron to Ashburton Circuit – an alpine tramping trip For a further alpine tramping trip go to Stumpy Stream
❗ WTMC Ruapehu Lodge is behaving strangely
WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club (WTMC) has a lodge on Mt Ruapehu Security footage shows that the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge is beginning to display increasingly erratic behaviour. It appears to be the result of summer boredom brought on by a lack of fun-loving guests. Is anyone interested in visiting the lodge … Read more
🎄 WTMC Ruapehu Lodge summer 2023/2024
WTMC Ruapehu Lodge summer 2023/2024 Summer trips from the WTMC Lodge on Mt Ruapehu Looking forward to some time in the mountains where there is sublime scenery together with comfortable reasonably priced accommodation? Then you should try our lodge in our very own World Dual Heritage National Park at only $20 per night for adult … Read more
Ruapehu Lodge Update – April 2022
Our lodge has had a reasonable amount of use over summer although a bit disappointing as there could have been a lot more use and as one passerby said it looked a bit forlorn all locked up with no activity. This time of the year there has been some superb weather on the mountain as … Read more