Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
Enjoying the great outdoors since 1947
Summer is here! And that means more time to explore the great New Zealand outdoors! Want to find out how? The Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club (WTMC) is hosting a new members night on the evening of Wednesday 26 February 2020 at the Tararua Tramping Club hall on 4 Moncrieff Street, and all are welcome. … Read more
Summer Lodge Ruapehu 2019/2020 To all you potential Ruapehu summer lodge users. This year we are extending our ‘Open Lodge’ period, from just the two short weeks of Christmas/New Year to include the week or so after. So, the lodge will be open from Boxing Day 2019 through to Thursday 16th January 2020, a period … Read more
Could be worth your time reading FMC Regional Leadership Development Course – February 2020 Earlier this year the FMC kicked off an initiative that is intended to assist tramping clubs recruit and train trip leaders. Most clubs have a systemic problem with recruiting and retaining a sufficient number of members who can capably lead trips. … Read more
Be aware. Consider … Environmentally Conscious Tramping brochure By Maj-Britt Engelhardt I’m passionate about tramping and nature (mountains, trees, flowers, birds, etc) but have struggled to find useful information to help me make better environmental decisions when tramping. At my 2018 club talk on Environmentally Conscious Tramping I realised others had the same problem when … Read more
Looking for some great adventure stories from WTMC members for your relaxed reading or inspiration for future tramping trips? Well go no further than the recently published 2018 WTMC Journal. Read about a 9 day trip to the fabled Ivory Lake, mountain biking the Heaphy Track, packrafting safety instruction and much more. The Table of … Read more
Back in January, Cindy gave a talk based on the work she had done as a research assistant for a book about early mountaineering tourism in New Zealand. ‘When will the book be coming out?’ you asked. It’s now gone to press, and you are welcome to attend the launch. It’s going to be on … Read more
On 22 September 2018 the Wellington Inter-Club Ski and Snowboard races took place at Whakapapa Ski Field. WTMC did very well: – 1st place for combined teams event which is made up of; 6 men & 4 Women – We won the Mens team: Robert Griffiths, Zac Lund, Mathew Booth and Dan Lillico – We … Read more
The results of the lodge summer photo competition are: 1st. Lynley Goowin. Two nights for two people in the club lodge 2nd. Tony Gazley. $40 Bivouac voucher 3rd. Tony Gazley. $20 Bivouac voucher. There will be another competition next year – so keep your best summer lodge based photos for then and be in to … Read more
Not so long ago many mountain gods lived happily together on the central plateau of the North Island. All the warrior mountains longed after Pihanga, the lovely bush cloaked maiden volcano— but particularly Tongariro and Taranaki. Eventually they fought ferociously, the sky darkened, there was thunder and lightning, and lava spumed from their summits. Tongariro … Read more
Ken McNatty kept the audience enthralled at the last club night with his recounting of the Peruvian adventure he and his fellow WTMC-ers undertook in 1968. Their accomplishments (26 peaks over the two months they were encamped in the Andes; 18 of which were first ascents) are hard to fathom in this day and age, … Read more