Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club

Explore! Aotearoa - Children's book exploring the journey of 5 of Aotearoa’s greatest adventures - Bronwen Wall
2018-05-16 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
What do you do when you’ve just had the best experience in the hill s and you want to share it with … everyone? If you’re in the publishing business, you might just write a book about some of our most amazing adventurers. For Bronnie Wall and Jonathan Kennett, Explore! Aotearoa started as a call to young New Zealanders to be proud of our amazing outdoors heritage and to get out there and give it a go! But it soon became clear that the book would appeal to people of all ages interested in our outdoors. Over two years of research has resulted in a non-fiction chronicle of the incredible explorers of our past: from Kupe’s migration to Aotearoa to the tramping exploits of Thomas Brunner in the 1840s to the great mountaineering brothers Peter and Alex Graham of the 1900s, cavers such as Kieran Mckay and Neil Silverwood and divers Kelly Tarlton and Wade Doak.
Come along on 16 May to learn more about the fascinating process that led to Explore! Aotearoa.
Books will be available for purchase on the night.

Optimism and the West Coast - Ivan Andrews and company
2018-05-09 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Hear from members of the Victoria University Wellington Tramping Club who received a Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) Scholarship. The scholarship funded an adventure to the remove Ivory Lake Hut. Not everything went quite to plan. Come along to hear about their adventures and find out what it takes to apply for an FMC scholarship.

WTMC Peruvian Adventure and First Ascents 1968 - Ken McNatty, Paul Green, Allen Higgins and Bob McKerrow
2018-05-02 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Celebrate 50 years memory of a WTMC climbing expedition to the Peruvian Andes. For five young WTMC members [and three other climbers] it was the experience of a lifetime, exploring unmapped mountains, climbing virgin peaks and meeting people who had never met foreigners.
Main photo: Wellington based NZ team members, Clockwise from top left- Paul Green, Dick Cowan, Mac Riding, Allan Higgins, Ken McNatty and Peter Goodwin
Image credit: Bob Hoy; 5 WTMC members from the 1968 Expedition Clock wise from top left Allen Higgins, Mac Riding, Ken McNatty, Paul Green, Pete Goodwin.

WTMC Committee Meeting
2018-05-02 17:45 - 19:00, 2018-03-07 17:45 - 19:00, 2018-02-07 17:45 - 19:00, 2017-12-06 17:45 - 19:00 | 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.

ANZAC Holiday - no social night - gear pick up only
2018-04-25 19:00 - 19:30 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
There will be no social gathering this evening. Gear pick up and return only from the side door from 7pm to 7:30pm only.

WTMC Bake-off and foodie quiz
2018-04-18 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
That’s right, it’s the not-quite-annual Great WTMC Bake-off!
Bake your best tramping snack and enter the Great WTMC Bake-off and you might just win a prize. Or show up to sample an incredible selection of cakes, biscuits, muesli bars and the iconic Tararua Biscuit.
There will be prizes for the People’s Choice award and guest judges will identify winners in specific categories. In addition, there will be a special foodie quiz with prizes.
The not-so-official rules:

It must be baked.
You must bake it (you can get help from a friend, but that friend cannot be New World or the Pandora Bakery, for example).
It could be something you bake at home or on a tramp (but bring the already baked version to club).
Aim to bring 20-40 bite-size pieces so that plenty of people can have a taste.
Be creative, for example you might want to spread melted chocolate on your Tararua biscuit.
It’s totally acceptable and highly encouraged to bring baking that has won in previous years such as the lime cheesecake.

Bring your baking to club by 7:15 so it can be entered in the judging.

Inspiring Kiwi Kids to Explore and Discover Wild New Zealand - Presenters: Author Gillian Candler and Illustrator Ned Barraud
2018-04-11 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
The creators of the award-winning “Explore and Discover” series of children’s books about New Zealand nature, Gillian Candler and Ned Barraud, talk about writing and illustrating books to inspire the next generation. Find out what inspires them and how their favourite wild places influence their work.

Gillian and Ned were interviewed in the recent FMC Backcountry magazine.

Ned and Gillian will have copies of their books for cash sales and signing.

Up the River: NZ rivers, lakes and wetlands by Author Gillian Candler and Illustrator Ned Barraud

WTMC Annual General Meeting
2018-04-04 19:30 - 19:45 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Agenda
Annual Report
The AGM will be followed by a presentation on a recent Christmas Trip to Ivory Lake.

Double Header: Annual General Meeting & Varieties of Precarious on the way to Ivory Lake - Illona Keenan
2018-04-04 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
It’s a special night as we have a double header – two events in one night. The ultra quick Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place just before Illona takes through a 9 day adventure to reach the infamous ivory lake.
Agenda
Annual Report
The world famous chair at Ivory Lake

Learn about the NZ Geographic Board naming process - David Barnes
2018-03-28 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
David Barnes is the Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) representative on the NZ Geographic Board. Ever wonder what he does? David will talk about the place naming process and some of the interesting name debates he’s been involved in. For a recent example, check out the latest issue of FMC Backcountry Magazine to learn about the renaming of Rimutaka stream, range and forest park to Remutaka (see page 8).

Winter Is Coming ... Snowcraft and alpine adventures with the WTMC - Henry Fisher
2018-03-21 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Henry will talk about what you need to know and do for joining in on our awesome alpine trips this winter, including the Snowcraft 2018 Introduction to Alpine Movement course, and opportunities for progressing to more extreme adventures. Come along and get stuck in!
Check out this post from our newsletter archive from a past attendees experience on the course.

9 Days wandering the Tops of the Two Thumbs Range - Kevin Cole
2018-03-14 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Freshwater pests are more than just didymo - how much do you know? - Ashley Alberto
2018-03-07 19:00 | Google Hangouts, 4 Moncrieff Street, Mount Victoria, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
Hear from Greater Wellington Regional Council’s Clean, Check, Dry advocate about stopping the spread of freshwater pests.

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.
