Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club

NZ Mountain Film Festival 2025 - Award Night
2025-09-25 18:30 - 21:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Victoria University Memorial Theatre, Memorial Theatre Victoria University, Kelburn, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand
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
Footprints on Katmai (22 mins) Max Romey, USA. Following his grandmother’s footsteps to oneof the most remote and bear-strewn beaches in Alaska, painter Max Romey discovers that anocean of problems is closer to home than he could have imagined. BEST FILM ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Alone Across Gola (20 mins) Jude Kriwald, UK, NZ Premiere. Stranded in Liberia’s Golarainforest, filmmaker Jude Kriwald faces hunger, isolation, robbery and disappearing trails. A rawtale of one man’s solo, self-filmed journey chasing a childhood dream. With only a bike and atent, Jude pushes the limits of survival and self-discovery. BEST ADVENTUROUS SPORTS & LIFESTYLES
Zahir (36 mins) Julien Nadiras, Switzerland, subtitles. Katherine and Eline take on an iconic rockroute, accessing it by bike. Their all-eco ascent tests endurance, nerve, and friendship, with longrunouts and tiny holds pushing them to the edge.
Body of a Line (10 mins) Henna Taylor, subtitles, USA. A cleverly animated short film thatmorphs into real life as Madaleine undertakes an intimate and creative journey to climb a difficultrock route, with original music and poetry. BEST SHORT FILM

Trango (46 mins) Leo Hoorn, USA. After a two-year attempt, ski mountaineers ski the firstdescent of the Great Trango Glacier. They navigate risk, grapple with grief, and face physicaldanger as they push the limits of human experience. Unspoken trust and support within theirexpedition team allows them to face the unimaginable together. GRAND PRIZE FILM

Total running time: 120 minutes + 15 minute intermission.

WTMC Pub night
2025-10-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Fork and Brewer, 14-20 Bond St, Wellington
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.

Packs and snacks | WTMC Club night
2025-10-22 18:30 - 20:30 | TTC Hall, 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, 6011
New to tramping? Don’t know what to pack or how to snack? This is the night for you! Come learn about gear from the club hive-mind, just in time for the gear buy night on 6 November!

Doors open 6:30pm, talk beginning at 7:00pm.

WTMC Pub night
2025-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Fork & Brewer

The Great Welly Gear Trade
2025-11-06 18:00 - 20:00 | TTC Hall, 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, 6011
The New Zealand Alpine Club, The Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club and Victoria University of Wellington Tramping Club proudly present… The Great Welly Gear Trade!
Sponsored by Bivouac Outdoors

Clear out your cupboards, gear up for new adventures!

The Welly Clubs Dream Team is back in action to bring you our inaugural inter-club Great Welly Gear Trade. Join us at 4 Moncrieff Street (Tararua Tramping Club) on Thursday 6th November for a fun evening of bargains, swapping, buying and selling. Sellers bring along your second-hand outdoor gear between 6pm and 6:30pm, and enjoy some pizza while we get set up. The main event will kick off at 6:30pm – we encourage you to bring cash to make sales easier. Donations welcome, all proceeds from donations will go towards hut cleaning supplies.

If you’ve got gear to sell or give away, please RSVP via the [Google Form](https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfWrBSzgkzbbH…/viewform) for your chance to win a spot prize from our generous sponsors, Bivouac Outdoors!

Don’t miss this great opportunity to spring clean, refresh your kit, and connect with other outdoorsy folk!
Note: Pizza will only be provided to sellers so sign up quick!

A Search and Rescue retrospective | WTMC Club night
2025-11-19 18:30 - 20:30 | TTC Hall, 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, 6011
Long time member Kevin Thompson will be giving a presentation on Search and Rescue the way it used to be. Kevin was involved in search and rescue from the 1970s till the 1990s, a time of dramatic transition in technology and techniques. Buckle up for short shorts, home-made stretchers and a few good stories.
Doors open 6:30pm, talk beginning at 7:15pm.
