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Welcome to 2015! I’m pleased to say that there is a super range of presentations lined up for you: This coming Wednesday we have Shaun Barnett and Chris Maclean talking about their book “Tramping, A New Zealand History.” This is bound to be a fantastic presentation so come along. 11th Feb is our new trampers night. The … Read more
The next WTMC New Trampers Night is 11 Feb – at the usual time (from 7:30pm) and the usual place (Tararua Hall, Moncrieff St, Mt Vic). We need you to come along – it doesn’t matter if you are new to the club, if you have only been with us a short while, or if you are … Read more
Feeling lonely? Resolved to get out more this year? Looking to meet some new people to go tramping with? ……You need the ‘lodge social weekend’! We’ll be heading up to the club lodge at Whakapapa on the 6th-8th March. There will be a number of Saturday and Sunday activities running over the weekend and you will be able to sign … Read more
Summer’s in full swing and the snowboard, skis and crampons are buried somewhere in the back of the loft. But the Lodge remains the place to go to enjoy everything Tongariro National Park has to offer. We had a great Open Lodge this year – the lodge was open for casual drop-ins from 26 December … Read more
The Club has sent condolences to Dennis Gazley, Michael and Scott on the loss of Frances after a period of illness. Frances had a great love for wilderness places and especially our native bird life. She volunteered at Zealandia since the early days and was involved in other conservation projects. Friends will remember her in … Read more
Despite the protestations of a certain long haired club member, oft quoted as saying “I’ve retired”, the Mountain House Hut was demolished by a Club work party ca. 2001. In its place, a pragmatic structure now stands known as Mountain House Shelter. This shelter was built off-site by club members under the close supervision of Gerard Galvin, before … Read more
Up the hill we went in the dark – not an inky dark, lit by a huge oculus-moon highlighting the jagged terrain amid fragmenting cloud. Not a breath of wind and a landscape bathed in ivory light made for a glorious hour up to Longview Hut for the night. Jessie’s headlamp threatened to add to … Read more
An endless summer holiday period about to come to a close. Warmth and a lack of precipitation forecast. The remaining question was where to take a full van of EM punters. Our trip was originally scheduled for Waitaewaewae, but Sarah, Rachel, Dan & I had tramped that route recently due to route adjustment when trips sharing … Read more
After a dismal forecast predicted for the weekend, our trip was changed to plan B which avoided swims in the Eastern Hutt river that had been part of plan A. Saturday saw a 7am start for the drive to Otaki Forks. From here we walked up the Pukeatua track with Emily setting a good pace. … Read more
Last year, rumors started to surface at Fergs that a new crag had been bolted near Waikanae, which was shortly followed by the whinges of seasoned climbers, ‘yeah right, a big long bush bash for crumbling greywacke.’ But then Christmas arrived and Santa delivered a guide to the Wellington Rock Climbing facebook group. See Waikanae … Read more