Sky Waka – Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club

Lodge Update – Our Maunga – March 2021

12 Apr 202226 Mar 2021

The mountain is continuing to provide good weather and the gondola is now operating again after a short maintenance break. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts are completing work on the lifts so here is hoping all is up and running for winter this season. At our last meeting we decided that we would not increase our accommodation … Read more

The Lodge Custodian’s Day Off

28 Jun 202120 Feb 2020

Date: 12 February 2020.
Trip type: Easy tramp.
Location: Mt Ruapehu.
Author: Tony G.
Trampers: Me.

The life of the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge custodian in summer is unfortunately one of making unending and excruciatingly stressful decisions. Especially if the twenty guests are Year 13 college students staying for a week. It all comes about because the students have been instructed by their school teachers to do without argument exactly as told … Read more