Mountain Bike

A Summer Weekend at the WTMC Lodge

Date: 26-28 January 2018.
Trip type: Tramp, MTB.
Location: WTMC Lodge, Tongariro National Park.
Author: Emily, Byron.
Trampers: Emily (Tramp Leader), Mark, Natasha, Tony, Jan, Byron, Bryce, Mark, Jamie, Michael (MTB Leader).

Journey prep at the station after work on Friday involved us fitting five bikes, eight people and eight packs into and onto the van. The jigsaw came together well with people generally strapped in seats and bikes generally strapped to the bike rack so we had a comfortable if slow journey up to the lodge … Read more

Old Ghost Road

Date: 20-23 October 2017.
Trip type: Mountain Bike.
Location: West Coast, Lyell to Seddonvile.
Author: Henry.
Trampers: Nick (leader), Kristy, Sean, Henry.

INTRODUCTION This adventure strangely and quite accidentally ended up being a joint venture, with two WTMC members and two Tararua Tramping Club members. I’m not sure if there is a history of rivalry between the clubs, but I would like to at least try to start some rivalry here by pointing out that the WTMC … Read more