Completing a traverse of the Tararua mountain range within a weekend was a challenge first dreamed up by members of our local tramping clubs in the early 1960s. Known as the SK for the roadends Schormann (no longer accessible) to Kaitoke via the main range. For decades among trampers, the challenge remained to complete the ... Read more
Come along to the club's regular 4-weekly pub night at the Fork and Brewer to talk trips, meet other members and enjoy something hoppy.
Dust off your finest formal wear and get ready for a weekend of mountain adventures and elegant celebrations at the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge! Join us for the 2025 Ruapehu Solstice Ball, a night of dancing, good company, and mountain cheer. The plan is to drive up on Friday after work, spend Saturday doing some walks ... Read more
Recent WTMC Scholarship recipients Emily Shrosbree and Mathew Denys will share their respective experiences of getting into mountaineering, from beginner snowcraft skills through to learning pitching and glacier travel rope techniques to reach high alpine peaks. They will highlight particular trips that have helped build their experience along the way. If you’re thinking about taking ... Read more
Come along to the club's regular 4-weekly pub night at the Fork and Brewer to talk trips, meet other members and enjoy something hoppy.
Long time member Noel Thomas will use photo slides to recount his epic 3-week Christmas trip in 1968 to remote edges of Mt Aspiring National Park. Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7.15pm start.
Come along to the club's regular 4-weekly pub night at the Fork and Brewer to talk trips, meet other members and enjoy something hoppy.
The 2025 WTMC photo competition is live! It’s time to dig out your tramping snaps – or better yet, take a camera (or even your phone) on your next club trip. We have over $600 worth of prizes to give away thanks to Bivouac, Coffee Outdoors and the Wilderness Magazine. This year, the categories are ... Read more
Come along to the club's regular 4-weekly pub night at the Fork and Brewer to talk trips, meet other members and enjoy something hoppy.
A collection of New Zealand-made mountain films - brought to you by the Vic Uni Tramping Club, Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club, and of course the New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival! Tickets available here: New Zealand Mountain Film Festival | VUWTC Pedals To Powder (28 mins) Nick Kowalski, NZ. Two women cycle ... Read more