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October 2017
Home in no hurry – a bike ride from England to New Zealand – Reuben Ferguson
Reuben will talk about a bike trip he made between England and New Zealand over 13 months of 2011-2012. He will focus on the diverse landscapes and cultures of the Eurasian continent, as witnessed from a cyclist’s perspective, to give a sense of the unique ways in which bikes facilitate exploration and allow interaction with ... Read more
Find out more »From Months to Minutes – Chris Kinzett of LINZ
Hear from Chris Kinzett of LINZ about the making of topographical maps and how this has changed over the last 50 years.
Find out more »November 2017
Snowshoeing through the Eyre Mountains – Tony, Ian, Megan, Illona
Find out what 4 WTMC members got up to in the Eyre Mountain Range in the middle of winter including snowshoes, camping on snow and a bit of frostbite. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
Find out more »WTMC 70th Anniversary Preliminary Social Night
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Find out more »Summer Rock – your ticket to safe independent outdoor climbing – Henry Fisher
The NZAC Summer Rock course in Wellington gives you the skills to go from 'zero-to-hero' in outdoor sport rock climbing, whether you want to take the leap from indoors to outdoors, clean up your bad habits and dispel technique myths, work towards Alp2 trips, or meet like-minded safe climbing chums. Henry will talk about what's ... Read more
Find out more »The Old Ghost Road – a West Coast riding or tramping delight! – Henry Fisher
The Old Ghost Road is a stunning route through some wild and untamed West Coast terrain. Whether you plan to cycle it or tramp it, Henry will talk about how easily accessible it is, how well-serviced it is, what the best way round to do it is, how wonderful it is and how it's not ... Read more
Find out more »William Smart – Pioneer Gold Prospector and West Coast Adventurer – From Author Hilary Low
Hilary Low will talk with us about her most recent book, Pay Dirt: The Westland Goldfields, from the diary of William Smart (2016), tells the story of how English settler William Smart left Christchurch in 1862 to prospect for gold in the uncharted wilderness of the West Coast. While researching her first book, Hilary discovered ... Read more
Find out more »December 2017
Mountaineering… wet, cold, tired and loving it! – Nick Horrell
Nick will share some of the biggest lessons he's learned so far and why he can’t get enough of this type-2 fun. An evening of humorous stories from a first year of mountaineering.
Find out more »January 2018
Early Tourism in the Southern Alps – Cindy Jemmett
New Zealand in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was an intrepid destination that promised adventure and unclimbed peaks. Hear about some of the colourful personalities attracted by this challenge, and the development of the mountaineering scene in NZ. Cindy will talk about research she has been doing for a book about the history ... Read more
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