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2018 WTMC Photo Competion

The annual WTMC photo competition was held at the club-rooms on 8 August. The photos were judged by Grant Newton, and the prizes for the winners of each category were provided with a generous donation from life-member Ron Fayle. Grant’s comments were well received by all competitors and visitors. He particularly noted that although many … Read more

A bunch of tramps in the Tararuas

Date: 3 - 5 August 2018.
Trip type: Wet.
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Leo.
Trampers: Leo, Maj-Britt, Ellie, Tereza (leader).

Soon after fuelling ourselves at a Turkish restaurant on our way to the Tararua Forest Park we arrived at the beginning of our trail and set off. The four of us had a wet two hour tramp through the darkness, lighting the trail with our head torches to our first shelter, Herepai Hut. We managed … Read more

From the President…in July

Snowcraft has characterised July for me. We’ve had twenty keen members learning how to travel on snow with and without sharp metal tools (ice axes and crampons) for two of the four July weekends. Thanks to the WTMC Lodge for hosting us and to everyone involved with organising or participating in this course. I’m looking … Read more

Harnessing the wind on the way to Dorset Ridge

Date: 8-10 June 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Dorset Ridge, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Tracey .
Trampers: Maj-Britt (leader), Kevin (co-leader), James, Matt C, Jessie and Tracey.

On the Friday night at 5.30pm, six of us set off in the club van making our way slowly but surely to the Pines to start our walk and making a quick dinner pit stop in Carterton. We arrived at the start of our walk after 8pm and started walking to Mitre Flats hut at … Read more

Mid-Waiohine Hut (transformed into High Ridge Adventures)

Date: 15-17 June 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: High Ridge, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Tony S.
Trampers: Matt (co-leader), Maj-Britt (co-leader), Tony S and Yenfei.

I had last visited Mid Waiohine hut many years ago and I’ve been keen to go back there for a while. So I signed up for Matt and Maj-Britt’s trip there. We met at Wellington station on the Friday evening and departed for the Wairarapa. As we were driving we were already discussing other options … Read more

Ruapehu Lodge – winter solstice

Sunset reflected in the window at the WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge

WTMC Ruapehu Lodge winter solstice 2018 A wonderfully social weekend at the WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge at Whakapapa Skifield celebrating winter solstice with many different activities If you were one of the forty-two people at Platform 9 on the evening of Friday 22 June figuring out your ride in one of the four vans heading … Read more

Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk

Date: 31 May - 3 June 2018 (Queens Birthday Weekend).
Trip type: Tramp (EM).
Location: Te Urewera.
Author: Richard.
Trampers: Richard (leader), Karen, Dan, Ken, Rohan, Viola, Megan, Ian, Jane, David.

It had been three years since the last club trip on this Great Walk. As huts had to be booked months in advance to secure accommodation over a holiday weekend, it was a long time in the planning, but there were sufficient numbers of people interested to ensure we could fill a van. In the … Read more

From the President….in June

Winter has rolled around but no one at WTMC seems to be hibernating. We’ve had great turn outs for Wednesday night club talks recently, and plenty of trips still heading out every weekend.   All About Alpine Winter means the alpine-inclined amongst us start to get into action. During July Henry is running a sold-out … Read more