Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club
Enjoying the great outdoors since 1947
In May 2022, two WTMC groups required helicopter evacuation from trips in the Ruahine Forest Park.
This post provides a brief overview of what happened and important reminders to manage emergencies and use PLBs on club trips.
In 2013, the club developed a policy for use of PLBs, including using PLBs on WTMC trips and using WTMC PLBs on personal trips. Visit the club’s website for the latest version of this policy.
As you are probably aware, the club recently purchased 3 locator beacons. At club night recently Steve Austin gave a presentation about these devices. A number of people asked questions about the use of these. There appears to be two main concerns about locator beacons. They are: That the use of locator beacons may encourage … Read more
Spring is in the air, and we have lots of people getting away on club trips, which is fantastic. It seems that trip sheets are filling up as fast as they go up on the board! There are still a few trips on the Spring Schedule which need leaders, if you would like to see … Read more