This is my last update as President of WTMC. As you know, I am stepping down at the AGM next week – it is time for the 2020/21 Committee to take the reins. This is also the strangest update I have written….usually these posts are all about encouraging people to get out in the hills, … Read more
This page has details about how club activities are impacted by COVID-19. As the situation changes, we will continue to make updates to this webpage and post updates on our Facebook page. Helpful links DoC’s response to COVID-19 New Zealand Mountain Safety Council – Can you go walking, tramping, trail running or hunting during COVID-19 … Read more
The WTMC Annual Report 2020 and the Financial Statement 2019-2020 are now available ahead of the AGM on Wednesday 1st April. At the AGM we will be electing a new WTMC Committee for the April 2020 – March 2021 year. The AGM will be held remotely via ‘Google Hangouts’. You will receive instructions on how … Read more
It’s almost the end of summer but hopefully we’ve got plenty of that lovely stable autumn weather to come. This is always the time of year I start to try and squeeze in all the tramping trips I planned for actual summer which never happened so I’m looking forward to a busy March in the … Read more
Happy New Year! I hope you have all had good weather to facilitate your summer holiday tramping adventures. Things are gradually getting back into routine at WTMC, although club nights often feel a bit quieter than usual in January. Paua Hut is now a brighter shade of green This past weekend a group of six … Read more
In October, we ran an incident simulation exercise to test out how the club’s incident management processes work in practice. Every time you go on a trip, the trip leader asks for your emergency contact details, and in return sends you the details of the club’s weekend emergency contact person. Most of the time (thankfully) … Read more
Woohoo! Summer is pretty much here and the warm weather with it (at least it feels like it this week anyway). I hope you have wonderful outdoor adventures planned for the Christmas break and have got your name down for some club trips in the new year to make the most of the warmer months’ … Read more
Spring is definitely here, along with all the trickiness of trying to plan tramping trips in very changeable weather. You might notice a few trip reports that start with “Plan A was…, but what we ended up doing was…” or that have a title like “Not Gunsight Pass”. Tash is always keen to receive trip … Read more
I’ve been away overseas for most of this month so this might be a short update. I learned on this trip that involvement in the Wellington tramping scene brings connections the world over. I sat down for dinner at YHA Grasmere in the English Lake District only to find that one of my dinner companions … Read more
August has seen the real snow arrive up at the WTMC Lodge and some very cold, wet and windy days which have hindered a few tramping trips more locally. The wintry conditions call for additional caution when planning but if you choose wisely, there are often some wonderful trips in among the weather if you … Read more