Alpine training

Paratetaitonga…. nearly! Mt Ruapehu – Tongariro National Park

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Date: 11-13 Aug 2023.
Trip type: Alp1(MF).
Location: Mt Ruapehu - Tongariro National Park.
Author: Lynsey.
Trampers: Leaders: Anne (WTMC) and Tom (NZAC). Trampers: Anne and Lynsey (from WTMC) and Aly, Gracie, Meisha, Matt, Tom, Jen (from NZAC).

*Editor’s note: Paratetaitonga (2535m) is a mountain peak located on the edge of Mt Ruapehu’s Crater Lake. It’s always nice when you are lucky enough to have a Friday off work for early travel to your weekend’s destination! It’s even better when you know there’ll be no soggy camping at the road end on a … Read more

Alpine training courses with NZAC

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Date: Winter 2023.
Trip type: WTMC scholarship: Alpine training.
Location: Mt Ruapehu.
Author: All.
Trampers: Jon, Mathew, Anne.

Thanks to WTMC scholarships that helped to cover some of the cost, Mathew and Anne signed up for a backcountry avalanche course and an intermediate snowcraft course with the New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC). Jon had already utilised a WTMC scholarship to attend a summer rock course earlier in the year, but signed up anyway … Read more