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Via Totara Flats and return via Cone Ridge. Tramping club was finally back after the long break due to COVID-19 and I had a rare weekend off work so I was super keen to lead a trip to ensure I got out tramping … We were straight into winter tramping – cold and rainy – … Read more
Walking from Powell Hut to Jumbo Hut in winter [Aimee] Tony said it was time for another trip. We all agreed. Outside of working hours, the best weather window was between Friday evening and Saturday mid-morning. Because of this, Tony suggested we go for a day walk, but at night. Recalling the last time we … Read more
Now that COVID-19 alert level 2 has been extended in Wellington and across most of the country, we’re aware that you want to know what this means for the club. We’ve been working to keep members engaged in tramping and mountaineering. Club trips – Overnight trips won’t run at alert level 2, but we may … Read more
It’s so good to be able to tramp again and to be able to focus on the new normal as a club. Last weekend we had five overnight trips running, very exciting after months of no trips and then only day trips! I was fortunate to go on one (Aorangi Crossing) – and have also … Read more
Hemi Matenga has been on my walking list for some time, with Covid-19 Level 2 seeming like the perfect time to do this as an urban tramp. Jane and I met at Wellington station with 10+ kg tramping packs weighted with water and books, keen to explore some different local tracks. We had an … Read more
The best of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival National Tour is once again coming back to Wellington with a double feature! The festival started in 2002 and is internationally recognised as one of the world’s premier mountain film festival events. It’s NZ’s original mountain film festival with an international adventure film maker’s competition, as … Read more
So the snow is falling and topping up unwanted slots, rocks and crevices. Pretty much on cue as it tends to fall during the first week of the school holidays. LiftsRAL, the lift operator, has advised which lifts will and will not be operating this season. There will be limited lifts operating due to many … Read more
The Club is trialling a new approach to some of our alpine trips this year. We want to avoid the work that goes into organising an alpine trip that is cancelled due to weather, and to give enthusiastic participants their best chance at getting some time on the snow. Alongside our normal fixed schedule (which … Read more
Mt Matthews from Corner Creek – Remutaka Forest Park A 2 day hiking loop trip through some adventurous terrain on the eastern side of the Remutaka Range passing over the summit of Mt Matthews With Covid-19 still limiting the club to day trips, and some of us desperate to sleep in a tent again, Tony … Read more
Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club Recipe Book A promotion for the WTMC recipe book. The books has many recipes for easily prepared food for camping trips into the backcountry. Can be downloaded as a printable PDF.