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Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand
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Winter Is Coming … Snowcraft and alpine adventures with the WTMC – Henry Fisher
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandHenry will talk about what you need to know and do for joining in on our awesome alpine trips this winter, including the Snowcraft 2018 Introduction to Alpine Movement course, and opportunities for progressing to more extreme adventures. Come along and get stuck in! Check out this post from our newsletter archive from a past ... Read more
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Learn about the NZ Geographic Board naming process – David Barnes
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandDavid Barnes is the Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) representative on the NZ Geographic Board. Ever wonder what he does? David will talk about the place naming process and some of the interesting name debates he's been involved in. For a recent example, check out the latest issue of FMC Backcountry Magazine to learn about the ... Read more
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Double Header: Annual General Meeting & Varieties of Precarious on the way to Ivory Lake – Illona Keenan
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandIt's a special night as we have a double header - two events in one night. The ultra quick Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place just before Illona takes through a 9 day adventure to reach the infamous ivory lake. Agenda Annual Report The world famous chair at Ivory Lake
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Inspiring Kiwi Kids to Explore and Discover Wild New Zealand – Presenters: Author Gillian Candler and Illustrator Ned Barraud
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandThe creators of the award-winning "Explore and Discover" series of children's books about New Zealand nature, Gillian Candler and Ned Barraud, talk about writing and illustrating books to inspire the next generation. Find out what inspires them and how their favourite wild places influence their work. Gillian and Ned were interviewed in the recent FMC Backcountry magazine. ... Read more
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WTMC Bake-off and foodie quiz
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandThat's right, it's the not-quite-annual Great WTMC Bake-off! Bake your best tramping snack and enter the Great WTMC Bake-off and you might just win a prize. Or show up to sample an incredible selection of cakes, biscuits, muesli bars and the iconic Tararua Biscuit. There will be prizes for the People's Choice award and guest ... Read more
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WTMC Peruvian Adventure and First Ascents 1968 – Ken McNatty, Paul Green, Allen Higgins and Bob McKerrow
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandCelebrate 50 years memory of a WTMC climbing expedition to the Peruvian Andes. For five young WTMC members it was the experience of a lifetime, exploring unmapped mountains, climbing virgin peaks and meeting people who had never met foreigners. Main photo: Wellington based NZ team members, Clockwise from top left- Paul Green, Dick Cowan, Mac Riding, ... Read more
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Optimism and the West Coast – Ivan Andrews and company
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandHear from members of the Victoria University Wellington Tramping Club who received a Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) Scholarship. The scholarship funded an adventure to the remove Ivory Lake Hut. Not everything went quite to plan. Come along to hear about their adventures and find out what it takes to apply for an FMC scholarship.
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Explore! Aotearoa – Children’s book exploring the journey of 5 of Aotearoa’s greatest adventures – Bronwen Wall
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandWhat do you do when you’ve just had the best experience in the hill s and you want to share it with … everyone? If you’re in the publishing business, you might just write a book about some of our most amazing adventurers. For Bronnie Wall and Jonathan Kennett, Explore! Aotearoa started as a call ... Read more
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Climbing high and low on the West Coast – Henry Fisher
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandAn end-of-summer series of adventures over 16 days, climbing near some of the highest peaks, in the valleys and down at sea level on the West Coast of the South Island.