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Lake Monowai Circuit – Fiordland National Park A 4 day tramp/ packraft circuit including Green Lake and Lake Monowai in Fiordland National Park We declared this trip to be one of New Zealand’s ’11 Great Packrafts’ (like the Great Walks). The trip started with my dad dropping us off at the road end by Borland Bivy … Read more
Lake Manapouri – Hope Arm packraft A 2 day tramp/ packraft at Hope Arm, Lake Manamouri, including a climb to the top of the Monument. For a Mt Lake Monowai packraft story go to The Monowai Circuit. For a Mt Titiroa story go to The snows of Titiroa.
Kia ora, There is a lot to cover this month! Changes on the Committee, Membership renewal, new members night, and more: WTMC December and January recap: Committee, trips and lodge updates Volunteers needed! Paua and Lodge bookings, New members night Coming up in February If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in … Read more
Ball Pass – Aoraki/ Mt Cook National Park A transalpine crossing from the Hooker Valley to the Tasman Valley via Ball Pass For another alpine tramping trip go to Cameron to Ashburton Circuit – an alpine tramping trip For a further alpine tramping trip go to Stumpy Stream
WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club (WTMC) has a lodge on Mt Ruapehu Security footage shows that the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge is beginning to display increasingly erratic behaviour. It appears to be the result of summer boredom brought on by a lack of fun-loving guests. Is anyone interested in visiting the lodge … Read more
A group of 5 trampers did the Queen Charlotte Track to ring in the new year. As we were on our summer break, we decided to take the easy option and have a sea shuttle transport our overnight packs (with tents) to the campsite we’d be staying at each day – and we just walked … Read more
Friday (Road end to Powell Hut – 2h 45min) As we hopped into the van with the EM group on Friday, the vision for the trip was clear: there would be pizzas. How we would justify it as a club trip and what the tramping would actually involve was not as clear, however… The trip … Read more
Kia ora Unfortunately our Chief Guide, Monique, has had to step down from her role on the Committee. We are looking for a bit of help to keep things running in the coming months: Help with the new Trip Schedule The new schedule is due for publication in March. Jamie (Assistant Chief Guide) kindly offered … Read more
As has been communicated to members via email, we are in the process of updating the Club’s Constitution to meet new legal requirements. This is also a chance to refresh some of the content in the constitution. All club members are invited to review the current Constitution now and provide their views on what needs … Read more
Pouakai Circuit – a day walk A nighttime hiking loop trip around the Pouakai Circuit, Egmont National Park