Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
Enjoying the great outdoors since 1947
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So, we have snow at Whakapapa and hopefully by the time this reaches press the ski field will be up and running. The ski field operator, RAL, have approval to remove three T bars: the valley T bar, the Knoll ridge T bar and the waterfall T bar and replace them with one chairlift running … Read more
I could not have turned the newsletter around without so many of you bowing to my demands and regularly sending stories of your tramping times for inclusion in the newsletter. Every month I was amazed by the number of varied and interesting stories that arrived in my inbox … and this month is no exception. … Read more
On the back of a smooth Cook Strait crossing, our only challenge on arriving in Picton was getting our compact rental van boot closed over our packs, filled to the brim for a long weekend camping adventure. Happy Apple Backpackers in Motueka was a great place to crash overnight and we set off to Marahau … Read more
A group of eight members and non-members set off from the Railway Station under the guidance of trip leader Tony Gazley. It was my first trip with the club, but I knew a couple of people on it. After enjoying a beer on the windswept Interislander deck, in an attempt to avoid sea-sickness, we arrived … Read more
HI I am Ella and I’m 10 years old. I went on a tramp to the Big Bend campsite in the Orongorongo river valley with Dad (Barry), Ollie my brother aged 7, Hamish who is 8 and his dad Richard. It was quite a simple walk. It was Ollie’s first tramp with the club. At … Read more
David’s plan for this EM nav trip was to investigate rumours of an alternative route into the YTYY hut. This route was purported to depart from the track somewhere in the vicinity of a large slip, which has already forced a short re-routing of the original track, and ascend towards the summit marked with a … Read more
A small contingent from WTMC family group made the climb up to field hut on Saturday night (18 May). The party consisted of four 10-year olds and a rag tag assortment of five adults. The weather was overcast and dry – as dry as walking through the clouds can be. The tramp included five families … Read more
We are a very lucky Club. Last weekend four of our life members braved a freezing southerly to patch the roof of the Club Lodge thereby fixing the lounge leak. Life members are worth their weight in gold particularly when it comes to looking after our Lodge. They are also an inspiration in terms of … Read more
This is Debbie Buck the Assistant Chief Guide, filling in for Mike, who is off mountaineering in Alaska. This makes me think of two short and sweet topics to write about whilst I fill in for him this month: navigation and enjoying the cold outdoors. 1) Navigation There are a few day and weekend navigation … Read more