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April 2021
Galapagos of the Southern Ocean
In January Sarah travelled to the Subantarctic Islands with Heritage Expeditions as a recipient of their True Young Explorer Scholarship Programme. The Subantarctic Islands are one of three World Heritage Areas New Zealand has, yet many people do not know about their existence. Sarah will talk about her time on the 13 day expedition exploring ... Read more
Find out more »Tramping in Europe. Ukraine versus Italy. Some tips for planning your post-COVID overseas adventure!
Come and hear Lawrie Stewart talk about his adventures tramping in Europe!
Find out more »May 2021
Source to Sea: 280km on the Clarence River
Come and hear Niels and Thomas talk about their adventure packrafting the Clarence River!
Find out more »Two MYSTERY Huts
Speaker: Harry Smith I am going to talk about two little-known huts that I visited with Kevin Cole on our way back to Wellington at the end of our Christmas trip in the Canterbury High Country in 2018. The club has occasionally run Mystery Trips where the participants don't know in advance where they are going; ... Read more
Find out more »Meeting Papa: A Journey on Te Araroa
Come along to hear Michelle Campbell speak about her experience on Te Araroa with her partner Jack and how she wrote and self published a book on the experience.
Find out more »June 2021
Ruahine: First Blood
I will talk about a 7 day tramp in the Ruahine range after Christmas 2020. This was a traverse from the North to the South East of the Ruahine Forest Park.
Find out more »May 2022
WTMC talks: New Zealand’s Remotest Huts – The Subantarctic Islands
New Zealand's five subantactic islands are a taonga that few New Zealanders ever see. They harbour precious seabirds, awe-inspiring landscapes and, of course, our remotest huts. Come along and hear WTMC Club member Sam give a presentation on his experience visiting the islands on a 12 day expedition in January this year as part of ... Read more
Find out more »June 2022
WTMC Talks: Getting kids outdoors – WTMC Families group
Take an easy tramping track, add a splash of kids, and what do you get? The WTMC Families Group! Our families group are keen outdoors people who love taking their kids on adventures with them. Come along and hear about some of their recent outings from club member Amelia White. *WTMC social nights are open ... Read more
Find out more »WTMC Talks: Tour Aotearoa – the 2022 edition with Pete Gent
Tour Aotearoa is a 3,000 km bikepacking event from Cape Reinga to Bluff- following a combination of cycle trails, tracks, paths and lanes connected by country roads. Come and listen to Pete talk about his Tour Aotearoa ride from earlier in the year: 1 broken wheel 5 ferries 6 WTMC members 25 ginger beers 26 ... Read more
Find out more »July 2022
CANCELLED – WTMC Talks: All about rogaines – one way to improve your navigation
Unfortunately this event has been CANCELLED. WTMC member Irina will go over the basics of rogaines including what they are, how to get started, how they are different from orienteering and why they will improve your navigation. This will be a great session if you've been thinking about trying the Wellington Afterwork Rogaines that run ... Read more
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