Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
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We set off to Hawkes Bay via a takeaway stop at Carterton, where we scattered in about five different directions to explore the smorgasbord of culinary options there. We eventually got to the road end, at around 10pm. After a splash through the river, and taking a wrong turn, the GPS was consulted and we … Read more
New Zealand is a new country geographically speaking. The Southern Alps grow every year, and Aoraki has a go at shrinking every year. For a NZ rock climber, the primary goal is to find “good rock”. Not to seek out nice “starred” routes with lovely outlooks and beautiful sequences. No, the goal is to find … Read more
It was going to be a great weekend with light winds and sun shine for Weimen’s trip to Tarn Ridge hut. I had been in that area many times, so I asked Weimen what he had planned and I gave him the times I thought the different options would take. After he had studied the … Read more
It had been five years since I’d last been to Maungahuka, so I signed up to lead the southern main range, a physically demanding trip which takes you across the tops between Bridge peak and Crawford. Friday night: Tramped to Field hut. Saturday: We arose with some hunters at 5:30 am and were away by … Read more
With only one punter signed up (Alyn) for the official WTMC trip to Snowy Hut, the trip became an unofficial WTMC fit trip with a party of two, later to become three punters on a 24 hour jaunt into the hills. I was the only person in the party not to have visited the hut … Read more
We met at the club hall in Moncrieff Street at 9am, and then travelled in two cars to the Wind Turbine car park above Brooklyn. After a short briefing about the walk, we set off. The walk goes through the Te Kopahou reserve, following the metalled track past the radome on Hawkins Hill to the … Read more
Time for the second reminder or notice that the WTMC AGM is coming up. Hopefully you have Wednesday April 9, 7.30pm for an 8pm start marked in your diary. The venue is our usual meeting place in Moncrieff Street, Mt Victoria. The Annual Report will be circulated ahead of the meeting. I had hoped to … Read more
New members After a very well attended New Members night (well done David H and Mike G in particular) we will see a lot of new faces both on the tramp and also on trips over the next month. As long / short time members of the club we all have a responsibility to make … Read more
Over the last month we’ve had wonderful presentations that have taken us around the globe. Thank you to the folk who have taken the time to put these together and come and talk to us. We also had a very successful New Members Night on the 19th February and it was marvellous to see lots … Read more
New members This month we welcome Emily Stretch, Kirsty van Reenen and Joe Harbridge as new senior members to the club. Membership subs Thank you to about two thirds of you who have renewed your subs. However there are still a few people yet to pay up. If you are one of those people please … Read more