Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
Enjoying the great outdoors since 1947
March seems to have been a sunny month with lots of good weather for getting out on adventures – I hope everyone has been enjoying their fair share of these. March is also the last month in our WTMC year so I’d like to thank everyone who has given their time and energy to keep … Read more
We are almost at the end of summer and the club is as busy as ever. Our recent new members night had a full hall of people interested in joining us to go tramping, mountaineering or one of the other many activities that club members are involved in. Thanks to Illona for organising this event … Read more
Happy New Year from WTMC! I hope you’ve had some fun outdoor adventures over the summer so far. There are a few club talks coming up with titles that sound like Christmas adventures – I am looking forward to attending these. Improving our environmental focus You might remember Maj-Britt’s talk last year with lots … Read more
As always things have been busy in the world of WTMC this month, particularly on the training front. Club members have variously attended first aid training, a pack-rafting safety course, canyoning abseiling basics and we’ve got river safety training coming up this weekend too. Many thanks to those involved with organising these training sessions and … Read more
Labour Day weekend has been and gone and we’ve got longer and longer daylight hours – this is my favourite time of year for tramping! Judging by the many names on the trip sign-up sheets you are also all getting out into the hills with less wear-and-tear on those head-torch batteries needed now. If you’ve … Read more
First Aid Training – Sign up now! WTMC is organising first aid training for club members in the first weekend of November. The training will be run by St John and involve practical first aid scenarios for trampers. The committee believes that it is important to provide training opportunities for members and has agreed that … Read more
Spring is almost here…but there’s still plenty of snow adventures to be had in between planning for summer trips. Here’s a few updates about what’s been going on around WTMC in August. Want help to gain experience and skills to further your tramping adventures? We now have ‘Experience’ and ‘Instruction’ scholarships available to members! … Read more
Snowcraft has characterised July for me. We’ve had twenty keen members learning how to travel on snow with and without sharp metal tools (ice axes and crampons) for two of the four July weekends. Thanks to the WTMC Lodge for hosting us and to everyone involved with organising or participating in this course. I’m looking … Read more
Winter has rolled around but no one at WTMC seems to be hibernating. We’ve had great turn outs for Wednesday night club talks recently, and plenty of trips still heading out every weekend. All About Alpine Winter means the alpine-inclined amongst us start to get into action. During July Henry is running a sold-out … Read more
Introducing the 18/19 WTMC Committee The new committee is now fully-formed following the April AGM. Heather joins us as Secretary, Sumudu as Comms Officer and Tony S as Social Convenor. All three have already made their mark with their contributions so far. Huge thanks Kirsty, Caryl and Catherine for all their hard work on the … Read more