Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
Enjoying the great outdoors since 1947
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Want to lead a trip but that little voice of doubt is putting you off? Our one-day leadership course gives you all the tools you need to lead a trip, and the confidence to get out there and give it a go. Leading lets you give back to the club – and is also much … Read more
With daylight saving ending and snow beginning in the South Island Summer has taken the hint and moved on. Check out the Winter trip schedule that Amanda is currently putting together to see what trips are coming up. It was fantastic to see a few new trip leaders come forward for the Summer schedule, hopefully … Read more
Three years ago I became chief guide, and I’m pleased to be on the verge of relinquishing this title to Mike Phethean. Not pleased because I’m sick of it or have stopped enjoyed it, but because I believe that roles need to turn over in clubs like ours to avoid institutionalism. New eyes tackle things … Read more
Please find the Ruapehu Lodge Information sheet for 2013/2014 included in this newsletter. If you plan to use the lodge this season it is important that you familiarise yourself with the sheet or the online information as there are a number of changes compared to the previous years. The first change is with the opening … Read more
Barrie Noyce and Lindsay Cuthbertson have been active, valuable local members of the Club for 50 years. Congratulations to you both on reaching this fantastic milestone! Thank you for your long standing support (and the suggestion of an anniversary certificate – we’ll look into that). Also congratulations to four new Senior members: this month we … Read more
There are many exciting and interesting talks coming up in the next few weeks at club: 17 April: Favourite bit of tramping kit (Mike Gilbert). If you have a favourite bit of tramping kit, and would like to contribute to this talk, contact 24 April: Gear only 1 May: African safari (Richard Young) 8 … Read more
The Club’s photo competition was very competitive this year. The judge Grant Newton noted that the standard was higher than in previous years and found it difficult to choose a winner in a number of categories. Despite this the results were dominated by Tony Gazley and Spencer Clubb. Tony won three of the categories with … Read more
‘Shelter From The Storm: The story of New Zealand’s backcountry huts’ Written by Shaun Barnett, Rob Brown and Geoff Spearpoint. One of the defining and unique features of the New Zealand outdoors is the backcountry hut. New Zealand has a remarkably diverse network of these huts, unparalleled anywhere else in the world, and for those … Read more
The morning of Saturday 9th March dawned colder and wetter than had been predicted by both Amanda and the Meteorologists so I was glad I had packed a raincoat. From the house it was clear to see that it would be wet over in the Rimutaka ranges. Perfect conditions for an NZ bush-craft course. Seeing … Read more
Lots of space in the van with eight people on the trip, best kebabs at Bulls and luxury camping (with hot showers) just past Whanganui, and that was just the Friday night… this was going to be a great tramp. After an early start on Saturday morning, thanks to the 5am wake-up call from the … Read more