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A week at Tasman Saddle

What’s better than going up a mountain without having to walk to its foot? Yes correct – going up lots of mountains without horizontal walking. And that was basically the entire plan for this trip.     We flew down to Christchurch on a Saturday morning, hopped into a rental car and drove down to Ashburton to … Read more

Mt Footstool (2767m)

  “Footstool? You really wanna climb a mountain with such a name?” – that was pretty much the reply I got from my boss when asking for a day off late October. I usually don’t care too much about mountain names, but I had to admit that it is a weird name, probably originating from … Read more

Weather Windows

The wind had subsided in downtown Wellington and the sun was making an attempt to peek through the clouds. ‘Maybe this bad run of weather is finally on the way out,’ we optimistically hoped as we made a plan B C and D due to yet another poor weather forecast. Plan A had been ruled … Read more

Angelus Eventually!

After the trip was postponed, rescheduled and the ferry was delayed, we squeezed into the hire car and arrived at Nelson Lakes camping area very late on Thursday night. The morning dawned bright and clear with a few sandflies finding my legs tasty. After breakfast we met up with John, a mate of Tony’s from … Read more

Paua Hut on Guy Fawkes’ Weekend

This was my first tramp with the club and arriving at the railway station on Saturday morning, I was not exactly sure what I was getting myself into. Was I in for an easy walk through the bush or something a little more challenging? The answer was a little bit of both. As people showed … Read more

The Nature of Things – Nov 2013

It’s time to get organised for summer. If you want to help shape the summer trip schedule mark Wednesday 6 November and come to the clubrooms at 6pm with your trip ideas. The Club Journal for 2013 is largely complete and we hope to send it out to members in time for Christmas. If you … Read more

The Great WTMC Bake-off

At the club social night on 23 October we had the First Annual Great WTMC Bake-Off where punters presented their best baked tramping snack for taste-testing. All this fun was to help highlight the launch of the second edition of the WTMC Cookbook – now online and including the award winning recipes from the bake-off. … Read more

Track Talk – Nov 2013

In the last news letter I asked for ideas about where people would like to go over summer – there is still time to send me your ideas. If you have a specific trip you would like to lead, go on then, let me know and even the dates you would like it to be. … Read more

Over a Cuppa – November 2013

Our Wednesday night events and presentations are going well and attendance numbers are good. I’m so pleased this is happening. Our speakers for the rest of the year: 30 October – Pete Gent takes us on his recent trip to Svalbard – wrap up warm for this presentation 6 November – Adventures in Scotland on … Read more

Membership Update – November 2013

Re-joining members This month we welcome back Murray MacRae and Julie Catchpole who first joined WTMC in the 60s /70s. They are still very active trampers so no doubt we will see them out in the hills sometime. 2014-2015 membership renewal It’s almost that time of the year again…to renew your subscription (subs). The good … Read more