The best of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival National Tour is once again coming back to Wellington with a double feature! We’ll be screening the best of the festival including NZ made and international films AND we’ve also arranged a special screening of the Tararua SK movie. The festival started in 2002 and is … Read more
A call out for all you keen outdoor photographers to enter the 2019 WTMC Photo Competition! Send your best photos of New Zealand mountain scenery and other Kiwi outdoor related activities to [email protected] before 31 July 2019. Photos will be judged by Grant Newton on Wednesday 28 August 2019 at the usual club night time … Read more
We’re excited to be hosting the Wellington screening of the award-winning documentary film Dirtbag – The Legend of Fred Beckey. The film night is a fundraiser for the WTMC Scholarship programme. Fred Beckey is the original “Dirtbag” climber whose stubborn, singular quest to conquer peaks meant a solitary life on the road, where he left … Read more
The best of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival National Tour is coming back to Wellington and this time we have a double feature! The festival started in 2002 and is internationally recognised as one of the world’s premier mountain film festival events. It’s NZ’s original mountain film festival with an international adventure film maker’s … Read more
Photos submitted for the 2018 WTMC competition will be judged by Grant Newton on Wednesday 8 August 2018 at the usual club night time of 7:30 pm. So – all of you who take photos of NZ mountain scenery and mountain related activities are invited to send the best results of your efforts to [email protected] before … Read more
Have you been wondering how you can get more involved with WTMC? Are you wanting to give something back to your favourite club? We’re looking for a new Social Convenor and a team of people to help run our Wednesday evening club nights. The Social Convenor and their team make sure Wednesday nights run smoothly … Read more
Starting 14 December 2016 – social nights, gear pick-up and trip sign-up will be at a new location WTMC Wednesday club nights are moving to a new venue: the Sustainability Trust at 2 Forresters Lane (off Tory Street) starting 14 December 2016. Due to renovations at our current venue, we have to move temporarily. Where is … Read more
The New Zealand Mountain Film Festival is coming to Wellington on Thursday 27 October 2016 sponsored by WTMC and the Tararua Tramping Club. It’s a NZ made festival that started in 2002 and is internationally recognised as one of the world’s premier mountain film festival events. It’s NZ’s original mountain film festival with its own international … Read more
Big changes are coming to the club rooms for Wednesday gear pickup and social nights… The venue where we host our Wednesday social nights at 4 Moncrieff Street (Tararua Tramping Club Hall or TTC Hall) is about to be renovated! They will be doing earthquake strengthening, installing wheelchair access, renovating the toilets and improving the basement storage … Read more
New Zealand Alpine Team captain Steven Fortune is coming to our Wednesday social night on September 21st to give a talk about first ascents in Cordillera Blanca. In June a group of kiwis visited the beautiful mountain range of the Cordillera Blanca in Peru. A mixture of experienced climbers and young up and coming alpinists, they climbed some classic ice … Read more