Update: Winter 2014 Schedule is out! – https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-schedule New Trip Schedule The new trip schedule will come out on the 30th March. All that remains to be seen is what colour Megan will choose for it this time! A big thank you to all who took part in trip planning night and who have signed … Read more
New members After a very well attended New Members night (well done David H and Mike G in particular) we will see a lot of new faces both on the tramp and also on trips over the next month. As long / short time members of the club we all have a responsibility to make … Read more
Normally I have a good idea what I need to put in this article but this time I don’t have any burning issue to raise. That is good from a club perspective but not so good from me having to fill the space! I hope everybody had a good Christmas and managed to dodge enough … Read more
Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) Recently two of our club members were on a trip and had to set off their PLB. They had been tramping over some rough terrain and it continued to worsen until they realized that they could not continue upwards as they did not have the confidence and ability to scramble over … Read more
In the last news letter I asked for ideas about where people would like to go over summer – there is still time to send me your ideas. If you have a specific trip you would like to lead, go on then, let me know and even the dates you would like it to be. … Read more
Help the Chief Guide – Go to the pub (Something tells me our president was expecting this sub-title in my very first newsletter article!) The club is hosting a new members night on the 9th October. It is important that we make new members welcome every night. This is not limited to the first time … Read more
Mike Phethean, Chief Guide Hopefully you are all aware that the Spring Schedule is now published both on the web and in print. Thank you to all those people who signed up to be leaders it is very much appreciated. There really is a great range of trips coming up and it just remains for … Read more
The trip planning meeting was held last Wednesday and I would like to thank all of those who attended and all those who submitted road end ideas. Looking at the draft plan I believe we have some exciting ideas for the next four months. The next stage of the planning is the recruitment of the … Read more
During the next couple of months myself and Debbie will be carrying out my first trip schedule planning. We do these planning sessions three times a year and the next schedule to be produced is for the spring time. The schedule should be a reflection of where the club members would like to go and … Read more
This is Debbie Buck the Assistant Chief Guide, filling in for Mike, who is off mountaineering in Alaska. This makes me think of two short and sweet topics to write about whilst I fill in for him this month: navigation and enjoying the cold outdoors. 1) Navigation There are a few day and weekend navigation … Read more