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You can read more later in this newsletter about the changes we’re looking at around membership. Thanks for your feedback on the membership categories – we’ve made some minor tweaks in response. We would also like your views around the requirements to join the club, particularly the two-trips requirement. Feel free to drop me an … Read more
Thanks a lot for your contributions and ideas to the membership categories ideas – those of you that talked to committee members, emailed us, and posted comments. It was really appreciated and has helped us a great deal to firm up the categories proposal. Membership Categories – thanks for your feedback We received many comments … Read more
We’ll be holding our next New Members’ Night on Wednesday, 29 October from 7:30pm. We’ve started hosting these nights twice a year to reach out to those who are keen to join the club, or just to get out in the great New Zealand outdoors for the first time. In the past years we’ve seen more then … Read more
Recently we’ve had a number of weekends when both club vans have been in use and we’ve needed to hire vehicles. To cover these situations, WTMC has signed a contact with Thrifty Rentals to supply rental vehicles when both club vans are in use. In these situations, it is now club policy to use Thrifty … Read more
Volunteering A few weekends ago I was signed up to go and empty some stoat traps in the Ruahines on a trip led by Illona Keenan. Unfortunately there was too much snow on the access road and the trip has now been postponed to September. The trapping of stoats was targeted to an area of … Read more
Sue returns today from her adventures and while she was away, I’m shocked to report that no one took up my offer of a chocolate bar in return for a club talk. So just in case you missed it, I’ll offer a second chance…sign-up to give a club talk in the month of October and … Read more
After a bit of a shaky start – I was up there the weekend of the tragic rainstorm about 6 weeks ago! The snow season is going gangbusters with a 2m+ base, and lodge bookings are going gangbusters as well. Weekends are steadily filling up about 3-4 weeks out, and unfortunately we’re needing to turn … Read more
World Wildlife Fund NZ – Launches Conservation Awards WWF – NZ has launched the first ever New Zealand Conservation Innovation Awards to identify new ideas that will help protect the amazing species and spaces in New Zealand. If you’re a backyard tinkerer, laboratory genius, or anything in between, if you have ideas to help communities to … Read more
First of all here’s the stats from Richard’s GPS: Sat 23 Aug 14 09:55 – 16:30 hrs From Holdsworth Road End to Powell Hut and top excursion. Distance: 11.1km Average Speed: 2.3 km/h Min Elevation 300m Max Elevation: 1425m Height climbed 1500m Height Descended: 630m Sun 24 Aug 14 08:05 – 14:00 hrs Mt Holdsworth … Read more
There’s a steadily growing group of rock climbers in the club. Most often you can find us in Fergs or Hangdog trying to keep our skills up, but there’s nothing like being out on real rock. Winter isn’t exactly the best time to be climbing outside, it’s tough going when you’re cold, especially if the rock … Read more