Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club

WTMC Committee Meeting
2018-03-07 17:45 - 19:00, 2018-02-07 17:45 - 19:00, 2017-12-06 17:45 - 19:00, 2017-11-08 17:45 - 19:00, 2017-10-04 17:45 - 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | TTC Hall – WTMC Gear room, 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
WTMC Committee meets monthly. If club members wish to attend please contact the committee first.

Arthurs Pass Christmas wander - Uta Benecke
2018-02-28 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Hear from a GNS seismologist - how earthquakes affect the places we tramp - Anna Kaiser
2018-02-21 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

The Whanganui River Journey - Richard House
2018-02-14 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Exploring Tararua Canyons with Phillip's Stream and No. 1 - Fiona Elliot
2018-02-07 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Come along to hear one of our members, Fiona talk about adventures in two of the Tararua Forest Park’s friendliest canyons. Learn more about these trips in our newsletter, see the No. 1 Canyon Trip report and a video from Phillips steam.

Surface elevation changes in Antarctic outlet glaciers through time - Ross Whitmore
2018-01-31 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Ross will have just returned from his latest research visit to the Ross Sea sector of Antarctica looking at changes to outlet glaciers over the last several thousand years.

Early Tourism in the Southern Alps - Cindy Jemmett
2018-01-24 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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 of mountain tourism and its promotion.

7 Huts in a weekend - A Kaweka exploration - Megan Sety
2018-01-17 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Gear room only - first gear room of 2018
2018-01-10 19:00 - 19:30 | TTC Hall – WTMC Gear room, 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
No social meeting. Gear room ONLY from 7pm to 7:30pm. Entry through side door.

Gear Room ONLY - last gear room for 2017
2017-12-20 19:00 - 19:30 | TTC Hall – WTMC Gear room, 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
No social meeting. Gear room will be open ONLY 7pm – 7:30pm. Entry through side door.

WTMC Christmas Social Night
2017-12-13 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Mountaineering… wet, cold, tired and loving it! - Nick Horrell
2017-12-06 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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.

William Smart - Pioneer Gold Prospector and West Coast Adventurer - From Author Hilary Low
2017-11-29 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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 the early Canterbury settler, William Smart, and his story. In 1863 he too crossed to the West Coast, and later produced a brilliant written and illustrated account of his life there before the gold rushes, his search for a gold field and his close association with local Māori. Trampers will appreciate William’s colourful descriptions of long distance treks with his Māori friends. From them he learned their ways of bush travel and survival on the Coast.
Hilary’s first book, Pushing his Luck: Report of the Expedition and Death of Henry Whitcombe by Jakob Lauper (2010), was about Whitcombe and Lauper’s harrowing journey across the Southern Alps to the West Coast in 1863.

The Old Ghost Road - a West Coast riding or tramping delight! - Henry Fisher
2017-11-22 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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 nearly as tricky as he thought it might be – intermediate mountain bikers and Medium level trampers can apply!

Summer Rock - your ticket to safe independent outdoor climbing - Henry Fisher
2017-11-15 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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 included in the course, what you’ll be able to do on completion and what other adventures these great skills can lead you to.

If you’re not sure climbing is for you, Summer Rock is a very affordable way to give it a real go in a supportive environment, and is great fun whether you take it further or not.

WTMC 70th Anniversary Preliminary Social Night
2017-11-08 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
For details contact promotions@wtmc.org.nz.

Snowshoeing through the Eyre Mountains - Tony, Ian, Megan, Illona
2017-11-01 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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.

Jumpstart Tramping
2017-11-01 17:45 - 18:55 | TTC Hall – WTMC Gear room, 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
An instructional session for your first tramping trip with the club.

Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club (WTMC) New Members Night
2017-10-25 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Come along to our new members night, meet our members and find out what the club is all about.
At 7pm, we’ll give you a quick run down of how the club works, how to sign up for trips, the amazing places we go and how to get involved. Afterwards, there will be time for drinks and nibbles, and lots of keen members who can answer all your questions. If you are interested in joining an upcoming trip, we encourage you to sign up for an ‘Easy’ or ‘Easy-Medium’ grade trip to find out what tramping with the club is like, and where you sit on our grading system.
We love tramping and are always looking for new people to join our community. We organise more than 200 trips a year that include tramping and alpine, as well as kayaking, mountain biking, rock climbing and more. We also organise volunteer projects, support our members to develop their outdoor skills and offer plenty of opportunities for you to get involved with our community – whether it’s organising trips and social events, educating other members, participating in volunteer conservation projects, entering our photo competition and much more.
At our new members night, you can meet members, ask questions about how we organise our trips and find out what trips you might want to go on. Not to mention there will be plenty of biscuits and cake!
Whether you’re a seasoned tramper, new to tramping or even just curious about tramping – come along.

From Months to Minutes - Chris Kinzett of LINZ
2017-10-18 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Hear from Chris Kinzett of LINZ about the making of topographical maps and how this has changed over the last 50 years.

Home in no hurry – a bike ride from England to New Zealand - Reuben Ferguson
2017-10-11 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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 local people.

Taranaki and the Great White Shark Tooth - Nick Horrell
2017-10-04 19:30 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
In early August, a WTMC trip scaled the East Ridge of Mount Taranaki – come along and hear all about how they made it to the top of the mighty Shark Tooth in an alpine climbing epic!

How to get in to canyoning 101 - Lee Dan Haan
2017-09-27 19:30 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Kiwicanyons says “Canyoning is the practise of descending rivers and streams, using any combination of walking, climbing, abseiling (rappelling), swimming, jumping and sliding. Canyoning is kind of like a Hydroslide theme park, carved into stone and located in the wilderness. Anyone who loves sliding, jumping and playing in water, exploring, abseiling and technical problem solving will love going Canyoning.”
Come along to hear from canyoning guide and instructor Lee Dan Haan on how to get in to canyoning if you’re keen.

Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic - Matt Conway
2017-09-20 19:30 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Intro to mountain weather Part 2 - weather maps and more - Tony Gazley
2017-09-13 19:30 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Te Reo Māori pronunciation of place names (lead up to Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori) - Joan Costello
2017-09-06 19:30 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Sure you’ve heard of Aoraki or Tititea. But do you know how to pronounce these words? What about the places closer to our Wellington home – how do you really pronounce Tararua or Aorangi or Atiwhakatu?
In the lead up to Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori or Te Reo Māori Language week (11-17 September 2017), Joan will give us a crash course in how to say place names in te reo māori (you might even learn flora and fauna – that’d be plants and animals just in case Greek isn’t your thing).
Joan’s an expert te reo māori teacher who’s approach is all about having fun while learning te reo and tikanga. She uses the stories which have been shared with her over the years to show how words and phrases embody tikanga, spirituality and whakapapa.
Using the names of places we visit, she’ll teach us 6 tips to master pronunciation so we can have greater confidence to pronounce place names, people’s names, plant names and basic phrases.
Be prepared to have fun, laugh and learn.
