Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club

Snowcraft Training A
2019-06-26 17:30 - 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
First training session for Snowcraft attendees in the main hall.

Introduction to understanding mountain weather - Tony Gazley
2019-06-26 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

TTC Centenary Celebration Day Tramp
2019-06-30 09:45 - 15:00
In October 1919 the newly formed Tararua Tramping Club ran its first trip from Johnston’s Hill in Karori, to Mt Kaukau in preparation for the first trips into the Tararuas. Not so straightforward back then, eight hours was allowed and two people went the wrong way in mist and ended up in the Ohariu valley.
As part of the TTC Centenary Celebrations they are re-running this trip, on Sunday the 30th of June, without losing anyone. WTMC Members are all invited to participate in this unique celebration.
Check out the TTC Centenary webpage for further details.

Snowcraft Training B
2019-07-03 17:30 - 19:00
Second training session for Snowcraft attendees in main hall and gear room.

Using web weather forecasts for trip planning - Tony Gazley
2019-07-03 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

WTMC Committee Meeting
2019-07-10 17:45 - 18:45, 2019-08-07 17:45 - 18:45, 2019-09-04 17:45 - 18:45, 2019-10-02 17:45 - 18:45 | TTC Hall – WTMC Gear room, 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
The WTMC Committee meet on the first Wednesday of the month.
Please contact president@wtmc.org.nz in advance if you wish to attend.

Tararua hut bagging for the less adventurous - Paul Christoffel
2019-07-10 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Snowcraft Training C
2019-07-17 17:30 - 19:00
Third training session for Snowcraft attendees in the gear room.

Alternate Club Trips - Snorkeling at the Poor Knights Island - Fiona Millington
2019-07-17 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Hypothermia: know your facts - Jenny Visser
2019-07-24 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Lodge subcommittee monthly meeting
2019-07-31 17:30 - 18:45, 2019-08-28 17:30 - 18:45, 2019-09-25 17:30 - 18:45 | TTC Hall – WTMC Gear room, 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
The WTMC Lodge subcommittee meets monthly on the last Wednesday of the month.
Meeting are held in the gear room. Entrance is by the side door of the TTC Hall.
If you are interested attending, please contact the Lodge Convenor first at lodgeconvenor@gmail.com.

Everything you need to know about orienteering in Wellington, from your first event to organising one - Aimee Paterson
2019-07-31 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

2019 National Tour of NZ Mountain Film Festival – Kiwi Made (Part 1)
2019-08-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Victoria University Memorial Theatre, Memorial Theatre Victoria University, Kelburn, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand
The best of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival National Tour is coming back to Wellington with a double feature!
Part 1: Kiwi Made
Award winning films either made in NZ or films made by New Zealanders include discovering the Dasler Pinnacles in the Hopkins Valley, exploring caves and couloirs in the North Routeburn Valley, an 11-day loop of the second largest national park in NZ by bike and boat, portrait of freediver Kathryn Nevatt the former World Champion and current New Zealand record holder in all freediving disciplines, crossing the Southern Alps over the Main Divide from East to West starting at the Liebigs, a journey into Morocco’s Atlas Mountains and a self-supported sea kayak expedition in Antarctica.
Doors open at 6pm, films start at 6:30pm
Tickets available online
$20 general admission
$15 WTMC, VUWTC and TTC club members
$10 student with ID

Follow the Facebook event page for updates
Don’t forget to check out Part 2: Best of the 2019 NZ Mountain Film Festival – Best of the Festival

A trip into the world of honey bees - Elodie Urlacher
2019-08-07 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

2019 National Tour of NZ Mountain Film Festival – Best of the Festival (Part 2)
2019-08-12 18:30 - 21:00 | Victoria University Memorial Theatre, Memorial Theatre Victoria University, Kelburn, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand
The best of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival National Tour is coming back to Wellington with a double feature!
Part 2: Best of the NZ Mountain Film Festival
The Best of the Festival films include biking through the Himalaya, a first ascent of a new climb on Cerro Kishtwar in the Kashmir mountains, French extreme skiing in the heart of the Alps, and the epic tale of Wanaka local Mark Sedon, Leo Houlding (UK) and Jean Burgun’s (France) 2000km journey to reach the summit of the most remote mountain on Earth – The Spectre in Antarctica.
Doors open at 6pm, films start at 6:30pm
Tickets available online
$20 general admission
$15 WTMC, VUWTC and TTC club members
$10 student with ID

Follow the Facebook event page for updates
Don’t forget to check out Part 1: 2019 National Tour of NZ Mountain Film Festival – Kiwi Made

Visiting all the Tararua Forest Park spot heights, how and why!? - Andrew Bichan
2019-08-14 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Lodge Leader Training
2019-08-21 17:45 - 19:00 | TTC Hall – WTMC Gear room, 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
In order to increase the number of lodge leader / operators and to share the load, the lodge committee will hold a lodge leader training session at the Tararua Club rooms gear room. If you are a member of our club and interested in being able to operate the lodge or need a refresher on the workings then this is for you.
Please notify lodgeconvenor@wtmc.org.nz if you plan to attend.
Access will be via the side door down the path to the right of the building.

Fools and Dreamers documentary film screening
2019-08-21 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
We’re hosting a screening of the documentary Fools and Dreamers: Regenerating A Native Forest from the team at Happen Films.
Fools & Dreamers is a 30-minute documentary telling the story of Hinewai Nature Reserve, on Canterbury’s Banks Peninsula, and its kaitiaki/manager of 32 years, renowned botanist Hugh Wilson.
Learn about the work of Hugh and the Maurice White Native Forest Trust to regenerate marginal, hilly farmland into native forest, using a minimal interference method that allows nature to do the work, giving life to over 1500 hectares of native forest, waterways, and the creatures that live within them.

2019 Annual WTMC Photo Competition Judging - Grant Newton
2019-08-28 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
See the newsletter for details about the competition and how to enter.

Native Snails are Going Extinct: Why it Matters - Bronwen Shepherd
2019-09-04 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Bronwen Shepherd of Te Ahumairangi Hill Ecological Restoration will talk about Wellington’s very own snail species, Potamopyrgus oppidanus who lives in Te Ahumairangi Hill (Tinakori Hill). This guy is found nowhere else in the world and it’s smaller than a grain of rice.
Learn about the species, invertebrate biodiversity issues and what we can do to ensure conservation and outdoor activities like mountain biking and tramping work together.

A big day out - solo ascent of the Torres Tasman Traverse - James Warren
2019-09-11 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

That's no moon...Byron Camp
2019-09-18 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
A non-technical introduction to what you’re looking at when the stars are out, with some astrophotography tips suitable for total amateurs

PLBs and Emergency Communication devices - what you need to know - Pete Gent
2019-09-25 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

The Gentle Art of Tubing - Harry Smith
2019-10-02 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Flying High – the photography of Lloyd Homer - Simon Nathan
2019-10-09 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Lloyd Homer is one of the leading photographers of New Zealand’s natural environment. Working for the Geological Survey (now GNS Science) for over 35 years, he was at hand to record the impact of events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and landslides. In the later part of his career Lloyd specialized in aerial photography, creating spectacular panoramas from high altitude. Simon Nathan has worked with Lloyd for many years, and has recently published a book on his photographic career. For this illustrated talk, Simon has chosen a selection of his favourite images from the book (with some extra images around the Wellington region as a bonus).
