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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
The ski season officially kicks off from 2 July. To ensure you get the skiing and or mountain experience you want, make sure you get your booking in and a deposit paid to guarantee you a bed in the lodge. Bookings for the school holidays are open now. The new lodge rates have been confirmed … Read more
First of all, we want to say, “Congratulations to Allen Higgins, Doreen Quirke and Dianne Aitken on their 50 years membership of WTMC … they have been with the club since 1961.” Secondly, look out for your 2011/12 FMC card and June FMC bulletin arriving in your letterbox, you should receive them by middle of … Read more
Federated Mountain Clubs conference The 80th conference for the Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) is taking place on the weekend of 11 and 12 June at Te Papa, Wellington. What will the future for public conservation land look like? How do we protect what we value? Do go along and be part of debate and dialogue … Read more
By Aunty Rata Kia ora fellow trampers Snacks are very important on tramps and when engaging in other outdoor activities where shops are not close at hand. Nobody gets very far on an empty stomach. There are a few obvious things to take into account when choosing tramping snacks. Snacks need to be tasty, nutritious, … Read more
By llona Keenan and Megan Banks Jane started tramping when she was eleven, after being invited by her friend Dianne Tipene’s family to do the Milford Track. She must have been hooked, as a couple of days after finishing the Milford, she did the Hollyford. Many adventures followed, including in 1984 when her Dunedin flatmates … Read more
Transitions…from CBD to backcountry within a few hours, from a toasty van into the pleasantly cool evening air, from road end car park onto a rooty track, and then into an overly toasty Atiwhakatu hut with windows wide open. Changing from a horizontal mattress to breakfast, to a vertical position while going up a steep … Read more