It has been another busy month. Here is the latest news on FMC advocacy and significant developments of importance to trampers, climbers and all interested in safe outdoor recreation. Threat of Mining in National Parks & other Conservation Lands As a result of our opposition to the proposals that could open up conservation lands and … Read more
Some people go all the way up to the Central Plateau to do a bit of cycling, and indeed the well-known 42 Traverse is up on the trip schedule for early December. That should be an interesting ride, on average downhill, starting on a crisp summer morning and probably ending with that nice combination of … Read more
With Aunty Rata Hi there fellow trampers and welcome to the inaugural column of “Kai on the Fly”. Yep, this column is going to be a regular feature in the newsletter for the next wee while. You may be able to get rid of it if you write enough trip reports but I think I’m … Read more
As you are probably aware, the club recently purchased 3 locator beacons. At club night recently Steve Austin gave a presentation about these devices. A number of people asked questions about the use of these. There appears to be two main concerns about locator beacons. They are: That the use of locator beacons may encourage … Read more
Greetings All, Summer Trip Planning Meeting is 6:30pm Monday 2nd for 2hrs at TTC Club rooms. All welcome, please bring Maps and your ideas you may have. I am looking forward to creating a great Summer Schedule. Food supplied for the meeting. A big thank you to Craig Bellhouse for all your help as Assistant … Read more
Hello all! Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who joined in and helped make the inaugural WTMC quiz night a success. All the comments that reached us were positive, so …… look out for the next one! Any ideas always gratefully received. Coming Soon: 21st October- Daniel Moore- cycling around Samoa. 28th October- Social … Read more
Spring is in the air, and we have lots of people getting away on club trips, which is fantastic. It seems that trip sheets are filling up as fast as they go up on the board! There are still a few trips on the Spring Schedule which need leaders, if you would like to see … Read more
Here is the latest news on FMC advocacy and significant developments of importance to trampers, climbers and all interested in safe outdoor recreation. FMC Opposes Government Investigation of Mining on Conservation Land At the end of August, the Minster for Energy and Resources, Gerry Brownlee, announced that the government wants to assess the mining potential … Read more
For this trip we had the club’s second van – ‘DPY’, and took it across on the ferry. It’s easy to drive and a real asset of the club. It took a bit over two hours to get to Kaikoura and the Mt Fyffe carpark. The forecast was for clearing weather on Saturday, but on … Read more
The original plan was to access Mt McKay (2300m) from the Sabine Valley but once we discovered that the water taxi across Lake Rotoroa was closed for the winter and that the avalanche risk was high we opted instead to approach via the Rainbow Valley. The Rainbow Valley is home to cattle as well as … Read more