Trip Report

Ten Man Hut and Kaikawaka Villa – Tongariro Forest

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Date: 26-28 January 2024.
Trip type: Day.
Location: Tongariro Forest.
Author: Monique.
Trampers: Ten Man Hut: Debbie M and Monique, Kaikawaka Villa: Monique, Daniel M, Megan M .

Monique kindly offered to be the designated driver for the club’s Tongariro Alpine Crossing by Moonlight weekend – foregoing the Crossing to drop off and collect the groups of trampers throughout the weekend. However there was still sufficient time between shuttling for her to explore the area… Ten Man HutThis hut, located in the Tongariro … Read more

Tongariro Alpine Crossing by Moonlight – Tongariro National Park

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Date: 26-28 January 2024.
Trip type: various levels.
Location: Tongariro National Park.
Author: Vero, Lucy, Jane, Monique, Daniel.
Trampers: Group of 29.

Coinciding with the first full moon of 2024, this was a weekend dedicated to moonlight Tongariro crossings. The plan was for groups of different grades to start the Crossing at various times throughout Saturday afternoon and evening (either walking or running), so they would each complete the track at night and enjoy the bright light … Read more

A WTMC ski trip to Mt Ruapehu Labour Weekend 1948

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Date: Labour Weekend 1948.
Trip type: Skiing.
Location: Mt Ruapehu.
Author: Ione McIntyre.
Trampers: Ian Bain, Inez Bluck, Allan, Den Collins, Dave Cracknell, Ruth Dixon, Horry Dixon, Nancy, Eric, Brian Heath, Ione McIntyre, Max Martin, Mike Reddington, Muriel Sinclair, Ellen Slattery, Bob Williams, Trevor, Stan Kinder, Dennis O’Neal, Colin Horne, Noeline Lowe, Bill Campbell, Kathleen Tunnell, Allan King, Adele, and one unknown.

The fantastical flying bed bus

A WTMC ski trip to Mt Ruapehu Labour Weekend 1948 An entertaining account of a 1948 ski trip to Mt Ruapehu in a broken-down bus, stormy weather, and very little skiing

Evening picnic at Carkeek

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Date: 7-10 March.
Trip type: Tramp (MF).
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Anne.
Trampers: Jamie, Lynsey, Sarah H, Anne (leader).

A deep longing.Carkeek! Carkeek! Oh, Carkeek!We’ll be with you soon. Those who tramped with me over the last couple of years will know this trip to Carkeek hut had been a long time coming.  My interest in the most remote hut in the Tararuas started turning into an obsession in 2023 on a new years … Read more

Mitre Flats – tramping with science

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Date: June 2018.
Trip type: Tramp (E).
Location: Mitre Flats.
Author: Tony G.
Trampers: Illona, Karen, Uta, Kevin, Pete G, Tony G, Kate C, and Juan.

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Mitre Flats – tramping with science A hiking trip into Mitre Flats, Tararua Range, to use some simple experiments to explain everyday phenomena in the hills Wind chill (W) = 13.12 + (0.6215t) – (11.37k0.16) + (0.3965tk0.16) Have you ever wondered why a rainbow disappears when you view it through polarised sunglasses? Or why the rivers … Read more

WTMC – my first club tramp

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Date: March 2017.
Trip type: Tramp (EM).
Location: Mt Ruapehu.
Author: Toby.
Trampers: Toby, and 8 others.

My first tramp with the WTMC

My first club tramp My first club tram- – a weekend at the WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge by Toby Durnall As a city bloke through and through, who loves his cocktail bars and having a wealth of restaurants to dine at, I can’t quite put my finger on why I have a yearning to get … Read more

Lees Hellfire Circuit — The Bounds of Hades

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Date: December 2023.
Trip type: Tramp (MF).
Location: Raglan Range.
Author: Sarah Fisher.
Trampers: Tony G, Sarah.

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Lees Hellfire Circuit — The Bounds of Hades A 5 day hiking loop trip through spectacular mountain scenery of Lees Creek, Misery Stream and Hellfire Stream in the Raglan Range – an area once called The Bounds of Hades 😈 Reports of other WTMC trips in the Leatham Conservation Area:

Putangirua Pinnacles track open or closed? – it was open in 1948

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Date: April 1948.
Trip type: Tramp (Easy).
Location: Putangirua Pinnacles, Palliser Bay.
Author: Unknown.
Trampers: J Dawson, J Cooley, B Wilcox, I Baine, J Mc Davitt, H James, L Neilson, B O’Donnell, T Moore, R Milne, T Walsh, P Johnson, K Carbutt, B Rice, D Dement, G Hall, A Burns, A Turney, H Menzies, D Allison, P Mc Millan, I Bluck, E Slattery, I McIntyre, M Sinclair, J Burns, M Marshall, T Dodge, P Clime, G Bell.

A view of the Putangirua Valley showing the pinnacles from above

Putangirua Pinnacles track open or closed? – it was open in 1948 The Putangirua Pinnacles – the story of a WTMC trip to the Putangirua Pinnacles in 1948 with added photos taken in 2024. As at February 2024 the track from the campsite and carpark into the Putangirua Pinnacles is closed because of a dangerous … Read more

Round the Mountain Track – Tongariro National Park

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Date: 2-7 January 2024.
Trip type: Tramp(EM).
Location: Tongariro National Park.
Author: Tony.
Trampers:  Debbie (leader), Jo (Leader), Harry, Carolyn, Tony, Nicci, Wyatt, Archer, Toby .

Nine people signed up for the club’s New Year Round The Mountain – Ruapehu trip. The group featured a few people new to multi-day walks, a few new to the club, as well as some very experienced club members and trampers. The distance and demanding terrain mean that an excellent baseline fitness is a prerequisite, … Read more