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 ... Read more
Hear from Chris Kinzett of LINZ about the making of topographical maps and how this has changed over the last 50 years.
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 ... Read more
An instructional session for your first tramping trip with the club.
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. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
WTMC Committee meets monthly. If club members wish to attend please contact the committee first.
For details contact promotions@wtmc.org.nz.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more