Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
Enjoying the great outdoors since 1947
Check out the latest news and trips reports below or view the archives using the menu on the left. If you want to know more about the newsletter including submitting stories, see Newsletter>Publication Details. To learn more about the club, check the top menu. Some links will take you to the old website, but content will eventually move to this site.
On June 11th and 12th the FMC celebrated its 80th anniversary with a two day conference at Te Papa. The Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ (FMC) is an organisation which operates at a national level, representing 82 tramping & mountaineering clubs (including the WTMC) and through these a total of more than 15,000 members that … Read more
We hear that snow is finally falling on the mountain. We’re very pleased to hear that as a suggestion has been made that we need a working party to produce snow. As you know the school holidays are not too far off. The week 17 -19 July has 19 spaces available as at 20 June. … Read more
Kia Ora Hard to believe July is almost upon us! This is the time of year to be positive about the months ahead. Winter tramping trips can be very spectacular and well worth the effort of getting out there. Even when the trip was not as you either planned or imagined (refer to the Lake … Read more
Wow… another bumper newsletter this month. I couldn’t do it without you! Thank you so much for all your contributions this month; they make a great read. I have to admit that some of the tales that are told of tramping trips do leave me somewhat envious and longing to get out again and onto … Read more
Sometimes trips aren’t as tough as you anticipate. In late May, I made my third attempt on the Maungahuka circuit. This involves going from Holdsworth Road end over Holdsworth Peak and Isabelle, down to Mid Waiohine Hut, up that punishing climb to Aokapanui, along to Maungahuka, down past Concertina Knob to Neill Forks Hut, up … Read more
The committee was so busy we forgot to meet this month. There is a great deal going on administration wise and out in the field. The highlights are recorded in this newsletter. Thanks to everyone who has obliged us by writing trip reports. I’m sure I’m not the only person who looks forward to reading … Read more
Last month I said I’d be reporting back on any special projects to be undertaken this financial year. At this stage we are putting a bit of extra energy into three areas: Membership acquisition Lifting usage of the club Lodge Improving the club website These three areas are interrelated. Ideally we want to replace departing … Read more
My trusty MSR cooker must have boiled thousands of litres. A brush with immolation in 2006 meant it sported a slightly melted pump handle but I viewed this as a useful theft deterrent rather than a disability. Annual servicing maintained its reliability, as well as giving me the ability to reassemble its impressive array of … Read more
Thank you very much to all of you who provided feedback about the WTMC newsletter. What was said was extremely constructive. Many of you provided some really good ideas on how we can improve this publication such as: be consistent in font, improving the layout; include more trip reports, provide more context about future trips, … Read more
Kia Ora Winter is upon us and it’s good to see all the faces on a Wednesday night despite the inclement weather at times. We’ve had some very informative and entertaining presentations recently. It was great to remind ourselves of safe methods to cross rivers and to remember the answer to the question “Do we … Read more