WTMC Ruapehu Lodge

A WTMC ski trip to Mt Ruapehu Labour Weekend 1948

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Date: Labour Weekend 1948.
Trip type: Skiing.
Location: Mt Ruapehu.
Author: Ione McIntyre.
Trampers: Ian Bain, Inez Bluck, Allan, Den Collins, Dave Cracknell, Ruth Dixon, Horry Dixon, Nancy, Eric, Brian Heath, Ione McIntyre, Max Martin, Mike Reddington, Muriel Sinclair, Ellen Slattery, Bob Williams, Trevor, Stan Kinder, Dennis O’Neal, Colin Horne, Noeline Lowe, Bill Campbell, Kathleen Tunnell, Allan King, Adele, and one unknown.

The fantastical flying bed bus

A WTMC ski trip to Mt Ruapehu Labour Weekend 1948 An entertaining account of a 1948 ski trip to Mt Ruapehu in a broken-down bus, stormy weather, and very little skiing

Mt Tongariro – and the lava lake

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Date: 8-9 March 2023.
Trip type: Tramp (M).
Location: Tongariro National Park.
Author: Tony G.
Trampers: Sarah F, Tony G.

The Red Crater Mt Tongariro - Mt Ngāuruhoe behind

Mt Tongariro and the ancient molten lava lake at North Crater A 2 day hiking loop trip over Mt Tongariro and past the once molten lava lake that occupied the North Crater before cooling and solidifying.     When the warrior gods Tongariro and Taranaki fought over the lovely Pihanga flames lit up the sky, … Read more

❗ WTMC Ruapehu Lodge is behaving strangely

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WTMC Ruapehu Lodge behaving strangely

WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club (WTMC) has a lodge on Mt Ruapehu Security footage shows that the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge is beginning to display increasingly erratic behaviour. It appears to be the result of summer boredom brought on by a lack of fun-loving guests. Is anyone interested in visiting the lodge … Read more

Rangipo Desert from the WTMC Lodge – and the story of Te roro o Taiteariki

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Date: April 2022.
Trip type: MF tramp.
Location: Tongariro National Park and Ruapehu Lodge.
Author: Tony G.
Trampers: Sarah Fisher, Tony Gazley.

Rangipo Desert – hiking to the small volcano named Te roro o Taiteariki A 2 day hiking loop trip across the Rangipo Desert to Te roro o Taiteariki – named after an unfortunate warrior who died after his brain (roro) was seriously damaged in a land related skirmish. Across Rangipo Desert from the WTMC Ruapehu … Read more

Ruapehu Crater Lake

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Date: 15 Jan 2022.
Trip type: Tramp: Medium.
Location: Ruapehu lodge.
Author: Matt C.
Trampers: Matt, Dan, Lillian.

Tahurangi

We had a great drive up to the WTMC lodge on Friday night, discussing our favourite tramping trips, travel destinations, and Bluey episodes (definitely Dance Mode). On arrival we met lodge leader Murray, who entertained us throughout the weekend with his stories of how tramping used to be in the good old days. In short: … Read more

Ruapehu Summit and Tama Lakes

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Date: 26-28 February 2021.
Trip type: Medium Tramp.
Location: Tongariro National Park.
Author: Several authors.
Trampers: Meredith S, Nikita, Rebecca, Natasha, Maarten (leader), Michael and Tyler.

Mt Ruapehu

At 7.45 am seven bright-eyed and eager trampers stepped out of the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge and set off up Mt Ruapehu. It was a great day for a climb—blue skies with barely a breath of wind. It didn’t take long before we left the road and stepped our way across shingle and large rocks, tinged with … Read more

Ruapehu Lodge – winter solstice

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Sunset reflected in the window at the WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge

WTMC Ruapehu Lodge winter solstice 2018 A wonderfully social weekend at the WTMC Mt Ruapehu Lodge at Whakapapa Skifield celebrating winter solstice with many different activities If you were one of the forty-two people at Platform 9 on the evening of Friday 22 June figuring out your ride in one of the four vans heading … Read more