10 events found.
WTMC Committee Meeting
TTC Hall - WTMC Gear room 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, Wellington, New ZealandWTMC Committee meets monthly. If club members wish to attend please contact the committee first.
Te Reo Māori pronunciation of place names (lead up to Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori) – Joan Costello
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandSure 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), ... Read more
Intro to mountain weather Part 2 – weather maps and more – Tony Gazley
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandGreenland and the Canadian High Arctic – Matt Conway
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandHow to get in to canyoning 101 – Lee Dan Haan
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandKiwicanyons 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 ... Read more
WTMC Committee Meeting
TTC Hall - WTMC Gear room 4 Moncrieff Street, Wellington, Wellington, New ZealandWTMC Committee meets monthly. If club members wish to attend please contact the committee first.
Taranaki and the Great White Shark Tooth – Nick Horrell
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandIn 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!
Home in no hurry – a bike ride from England to New Zealand – Reuben Ferguson
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandReuben 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 ... Read more
From Months to Minutes – Chris Kinzett of LINZ
Google Hangouts 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, New ZealandHear from Chris Kinzett of LINZ about the making of topographical maps and how this has changed over the last 50 years.