WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge

NZ’s sacred summits. Please don’t stand on my head – a guide for climbers

Climbers stopped just short of the summit of Taranaki

NZ’s sacred summits. Please don’t stand on my head – a guide for climbers. The summits of many NZ mountains are sacred to Māori. The Māori proverb, ‘If I should bow my head let it be to a high mountain’, sums this up. This story outlines why climbers should stop short of a summit = … Read more

WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – what goes on when you’re not watching 😆

Date: 7-9 June 2024.
Trip type: Tramp (E+).
Location: WTMC Lodge Iwikau Village Mt Ruapehu.
Author: Roger B.
Trampers: Nicci (chef extraordinaire); Rene and Jo (food provedoring, windows); Sam (sanding, painting, varnishing); Josh (windows, food provedoring), Geoff (speakers, cladding), AJ (smart door lock, tech assistance, fixing things), Miles (Booking systems, Lodge systems), Roger (Lodge Leaders Manual, general dogsbody) .

WTMC Ruapehu Lodge Working Party June 2023

WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – what goes on when you’re not watching 😆 A report on the WTMC Lodge at Mt Ruapehu working party June 2024 that attended to the outstanding maintenance issues before opening for the 2024 ski season. WTMC RuapehuLodge Webpage

WTMC – my first club tramp

Date: March 2017.
Trip type: Tramp (EM).
Location: Mt Ruapehu.
Author: Toby.
Trampers: Toby, and 8 others.

My first tramp with the WTMC

My first WTMC tramp My first hike with the Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club – a weekend at the WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge by Toby Durnall As a city bloke through and through, who loves his cocktail bars and having a wealth of restaurants to dine at, I can’t quite put my finger on why … Read more