Taranaki falls

Big Weekend at the Lodge – Tongariro National Park

Date: 17 - 20 January 2025.
Trip type: Tramp(EM) and Tramp(M).
Location: Tongariro National Park.
Author: Various.
Trampers: Sara H (overall leader), David B (sub-group leader), Maj-Britt E (Sub-group leader), Marie-Pascal D, Saskia M, Julia C, Valentina D, Chryssoula (Chrys) P, Rayan R, Edd L, Deborah S, Amrita N.

Fri 17 Jan – Travel to WTMC Club Lodge at Mt Ruapehu We all met at Wellington Train Station after work on Friday and loaded into the club van, excited at the prospect of an adventurous long weekend for Wellington Anniversary – doing a variety of day trips, based at the club’s lodge near the … Read more

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

Stunning views at Tongariro National Park

Date: 26 – 27 September 2015.
Trip type: Easy tramp.
Location: Tongariro National Park.
Author: Angelique Lefevre.
Trampers: Caryl Ramos (leader), Matt Conway (co-leader), Jane Latchem, David Harris, Mena Ioane, David Barker, Angelique Lefevre.

If you have never done the Tongariro Crossing or if you have never done any tramp in the Tongariro National Park, it is time to get your boots ready! The views of the volcanos, lakes, craters and tussock are just stunning; and you will wish you have been there earlier. Because we were an easy … Read more