Ruapehu traverse by pictures
Ruapehu traverse by pictures A 2 day hiking loop trip from Tukino Village over Te Heu Heu peak on Mt Ruapehu
Pete Goodwin – Life Member
I mentioned to Pete one weekend at Ruapehu Lodge that I was doing some Life Member interviews and he promptly said ‘Right we’d better bloody get on with it then’. So he regaled me with decades of club adventures over coffee surrounded by kids playing and with stunning views of Taranaki out the window. When … Read more
Washpool Wanderings
We left Wellington on a sunny Saturday morning and after a caffeine boost in Martinborough arrived at the Putangirua road ready for our adventures. With boots and packs on we set off to find orcs amongst the Putangirua Pinnacles. Possibly it was too sunny for the orcs to be out so we had no success … Read more
WTMC Family tramp to Field Hut
Before you head away on a trip often there are a number of things for the trip leader to sort out. The group gear is divided up, the menu planned and dinner ingredients dished out, transport organised, the emergency contact person informed and the route planned. So when you find out that the road access … Read more
Over a Cuppa – October 2015
Remember, club now starts 30 minutes earlier with doors opening at 7pm and club talks starting at 7:30pm. Before I tell you about all the amazing things we have coming up, I wanted to invite you to join the exclusive WTMC social crew. I’m looking for 10 keen people who can occasionally be at Wednesday … Read more
Renata Ridge
There’s nothing like gale forecasts of 100 km/hr to lend the run-up to the weekend a slight nervous edge. But spirits were high in the minibus so I could only assume either the others hadn’t seen the forecast or that I was the mad one: that heading up to a ridge with that forecast was … Read more
Paua Hut
The morning was sodden, however, spirits were as high as the amount of rainfall, and in some cases higher than fitness levels when we met at Platform 9. We were one of three groups making our way to Paua Hut and one after the other we discovered we would not actually sleep inside the hut as the … Read more
Southern Crossing
The Southern Crossing is described by DoC as one of the “four classic tramps of the Tararua Range”, and is a trip that any Wellington-based tramper should tackle at least once. However, in the leadup to our trip the weather looked like it was going to spoil the plans, with gale winds forecast for the … Read more
Waitewaewae Hut
The tramp to Waitewaewae Hut on the Saturday took us approximately 8 ½ hours, and 6 ½ on the Sunday. We believe we walked about 15kms each way, and may have got to over 600 meters above sea level. The route We started from Otaki Forks at the swing bridge by the picnic area. We … Read more
Wellington Conservation Management Strategy
Recently Illona and I attended a DOC consultation session covering the new Wellington Conservation Management Strategy. This 10 year strategy covers some important areas that WTMC people regularly tramp in, so it’s great that DOC have involved us in the planning process. For more information about the Wellington CMS visit DOC’s website DOC will soon … Read more