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The most exciting reading all year has just arrived to your inbox – the Wellington Tramping & Mountaineering Club 2016 Annual Report! Read more about our record membership numbers, our trapping work to protect the whio, and peruse some of our favourite member photos. 2016 AGM If you have any questions or suggestions, come along … Read more
Lost tramper found by a tree A tramper reported missing in the Tararua Range was fortunately found by a tree . It has been reported that the search for a missing tramper ended happily. Police were called by the mother of a middle-aged man overdue on a day-walk in the Tararua Forest Park when he … Read more
Recently Chris Swallow set a new record for the Main Range Schormann – Kaitoke of 19 hours and 20 minutes – taking over 2 hours off the previous best time of 21 hours and 33 minutes set in 2104 by Matt Bixley and Grant Guise. You can now read his story here.
The tramp began at 8.35 pm on Friday evening at the end of Mt Holdsworth Road, reached via Carterton. Although we set out for Atiwhakatu Hut when it was still light, it quickly turned dark while we were walking and we had to get the head torches out. The gravel track is in good … Read more
WTMC Social nights are in full swing with a range of members talking about trips around New Zealand, along with a wide range of guest speakers. Don’t forget you can always check the club’s website for the latest club night schedule (and often see what’s scheduled months in advance!). 17 Feb 2016 Jamie Stewart from … Read more
It had to happen – it was the next big thing for the S-K – to complete the trip in under 20 hours. Well now it really has happened. Chris Swallow last weekend recorded 19 hours 20 minutes to cut a staggering 2 hours 13 minutes off the previous record. What a wonderful summer of S-Ks … Read more
From the 21st anniversary WTMC Journal, “Impressions of a Tramping Club”. It took two weeks of interminable wrangling, four customs agents and dozens of rubber stamps and signatures to clear the two tons of expedition gear and food through customs in Lima – a very depressing time. Ken and I had stayed in Lima for … Read more
One of the committee’s aims this year was to look at how we run the club and to review if there was any way of managing things better. We ran a survey focussing on what people do to help the club operate. Our analysis of the results was published on the website in Nov (see … Read more
The final date for entries to be submitted to the organiser is 24 February 2016 so you are now running short of time to collect your best photos from the last 12 months and sent them electronically to the newsletter editor, or give a USB or CD copy to any club committee member on Wednesday club nights. The … Read more
The tramp to Rangiwahia Hut on the Saturday took us 2 hours with quite a few stops. The return trip on Sunday was quicker at 1½ hours and fewer stops. We walked about 4.4 kms each way, and climbed approximately 500 meters to reach the hut at 1,327 metres above sea level. The route This … Read more