Photo credit: Roz Cox, Dolomites in Italy. Come and here Roz Cox talk about a mountaineering trip with her UK club to the Dolomites in Italy to check out the via ferrata. These are sections of protected climbing paths with iron lines and ladders that were placed during the first world war and have allowed ... Read more
Photo of Rasmus. Come and hear Rasmus speak about his experience riding the Simpson Desert Bike Challenge, a 500km bicycle race across the largest parallel sand dune desert in the world in 40+ degree heat.
The WTMC Environmental Sub-Committee presents: Fiona Millington on reducing your environmental impact! Come and here Fiona talk about topic slike the journey to going plastic/rubbish free, food choices/shopping, low impact travel, clothing options, community project ideas etc. Be inspired to make a small change in your own life to reduce your impact on the environment!
Our members Ian and Emily will talk about a 6 day crossing of the Kaweka and Kaimanawa Forest Parks in October 2019.
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.
Come and hear Richard House talk about his experience walking the South Island section of Te Araroa, and how he beat the lockdown! From Richard: "Over 73 days Jan-Mar 2020, I covered the 1,300 km of the South Island Te Araroa Trail. I got home a day before the covid level 4 lockdown started. In ... Read more
The WTMC Committee meet on the first Wednesday of the month. Please contact president@wtmc.org.nz in advance if you wish to attend.
Shaun Hendy will talk to the Club about what he learnt from a going a year without flights. "By avoiding planes for a year, I found that I had cut my carbon dioxide emissions from travel to just over 1 tonne. This was a reduction of 95 per cent from my 2017 carbon footprint from ... Read more
Please join us tonight, Wednesday 19 August, at 7:30pm for another virtual club talk. Tash will talk about the do's and don'ts of leading your first WTMC trip! You can attend the talk remotely via 'Google Hangouts'. This means you can join from your computer, your smartphone or even from your less smart phone. Computer or ... Read more
