Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
enjoying the great outdoors since 1947
The good news is that along with the rest of the country we are, at this moment, breathing a sigh of relief as things have moved to a new normal. The lodge committee is preparing the lodge for what could be another busy season, be it a bit later than normal. However, we are being … Read more
The scheduled lodge committee meeting was held at the end of April. We discussed the usual subjects and in particular, the subject that we are all dealing with in our own way. At this stage we are all in agreement that we will not be able to open the lodge until we reach alert level … Read more
Well, we could expect wind, no snow, eruption or earthquake to disrupt our mountain activities but not a nasty hidden bug, no, I will call it a beast. Things have been going very well for our lodge and users with plenty of activity in the summer as well as the winter despite weather problems for … 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
19-21 Oct – Labour weekend special! 3-4 Nov – Cleaning party, please help. 9-11 Nov Ski Touring. 26 Dec to 4 Jan – Open Lodge, come stay. Lost property, is some of it yours?
Ruapehu Lodge—solstice weekend If you were one of the forty-two people at Platform 9 on the evening of Friday 22 June figuring out your ride in one of the four vans heading to the lodge you may, or may not, have sorted out in your own mind what you intended to do once you got … Read more
The final day for submitting photos for the summer lodge competition was 30 May. There were not a lot of entries but regardless there are some nice images of trips that can be done from the lodge, and some of the lodge itself. The winners and runners-up will be decided by popular vote. Have a … Read more
The weather is getting hotter and the music in the shops has changed to christmas carols – so it must be time for Open Lodge. What’s Open Lodge you ask? It means that you can drop in and stay at WTMC’s Ruapehu Lodge, no commitment or hassle, anytime from Christmas to early January. WTMC’s Ruapehu … Read more
The lodge subcommittee is keen to promote the lodge not only as accommodation for skiers and boarders but also as an attractive base for summer adventures – day walks, weekend tramps, rock climbing, summer skiing, MTBing, canyoning, sunny BBQs on the deck at the end of a day, and lots more. As part of this we are organising … Read more
What a great snow season that was! We finished it off with a sold out Labour weekend. Now it’s time to think about summer trips to enjoy barbecues on the deck and everything Tongariro National Park has to offer. Don’t forget the lodge in summer There are lots of great club trips scheduled for early … Read more