Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club / May 2023
An outdoor adventure club in Wellington, New Zealand
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Barney’s Whare – Remutaka Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Route: Return trip from Orongorongo carpark to Barney’s Whare.Weather: Fine, no windGroup Time: 3.5 hrs + 45 mins A beautiful autumn day greeted us as we departed platform 9 at Wellington Railway Station. The Harbour was a millpond and as we crested the Wainuiomata Hill we disappeared into the thin layer of fog which enveloped ... Read more
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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From the President – May 2023
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- Kia ora, This article provides a brief update on club activities, including: WTMC May recap: Committee, trips and lodge updates Coming up in June If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne de Ferronpresident@wtmc.org.nz (left) Fiery sunset and hot pink trousers on the ridge to Mt Fell Hut ... Read more
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Mount Richmond with penguins and snails – Mt Richmond Forest Park
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- Mt Richmond is on my aging list of ‘50 Best Tramping Peaks’ from the Wilderness magazine, way back, hence why I suggested it for the WTMC trip schedule. And on this weekend, it did indeed turn out to be a spectacular tramping peak. There were six of us, plus three from the EM group, on ... Read more
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A Fairytale climb of Gloriana Peak – Spenser Mountains
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- I almost pulled the pin on this trip. By the Thursday evening before we were due to leave, the weather forecast had changed daily, if not hourly, for the past few days. And the Interislander had already bumped our outbound sail to a less convenient time for everyone. I was weighing up whether it was ... Read more
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Whanganui River Journey – with 2 Awa (River) navigators from Unique Whanganui River Adventures
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- Friday 17 March We left Wellington at 3.45pm in the club van and arrived at Ōhākune Top 10 Holiday Park at around 9pm. Day 1 (Ōhākune and Raetihi) Our plan was to enter the river at Ōhinepane, but Unique Whanganui (UW) said the river was too high and swift for us to start that day. ... Read more
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Ups and downs to Arete Forks Hut – Tararua Forest Park
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- After months of amping each other up about Carkeek Hut, the time was finally here. Carkeek or bust! In my bundle of excitement I composed a spotify playlist to capture the vital essence of Carkeek and to keep the momentum up. However, as the week wore on, I watched in horror as the weather radars ... Read more
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Thunderstorms and dehy meals: Travers-Sabine Easter adventures
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- We started our long weekend adventure on Thursday afternoon, catching the Interislander to Picton. Thankfully, the recent technical issues plaguing both the Interislander and Bluebridge ferries (and recent cyclones!) were not an issue, and it was a perfectly smooth sailing. We drove to St Arnaud and pitched our tents at the DOC campground at Kerr Bay ($20). Great ... Read more
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Dodging lazy trees on Waiau Pass
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- Summary Day 1: Boyle Village – Magdalen Hut Day 2: To Waiau Hut via Boyle Flat, Rokeby, Anne and Lake Guyon Huts (side trip) Day 3: To Blue Lake Hut Day 4: To Upper Travers Hut via West Sabine Hut Day 5: To Cupola Hut Day 6: To Coldwater Hut via John Tait & Hopeless ... Read more
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Around the Mountain Circuit – Egmont National Park
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- Timings Dawson falls to Waiaua Gorge Hut: 3 hours 50 minutes Waiaua Gorge Hut to Kahui Hut: 3 hours 15 minutes Kahui Hut to Holly Hut: 3 hours 40 minutes Holly Hut to Dawson Falls: 5 hours Day one We spent Friday night at Konini Lodge, by Dawson Falls. MetService had been warning of “severe ... Read more
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South Saddle via Goat Stream – Remutaka Forest Park
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- Six of us left the Catchpool carpark just after 9 am in slightly cool conditions. We were soon in the Orongorongo Valley and headed upstream to Goat Stream. At Goat Stream Hut we had morning tea. We didn’t see the person staying at Goat Stream Hut, but the door was unlocked and there were signs of habitation in ... Read more
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The Fight for Survival: Volunteering with the Takahē Recovery Programme
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- April 2023 Ka tū te moho, kia ora ake anō. The takahē stands, in order to live again. Suddenly a royal blue head pops up in front of me while I’m walking along checking a trapline. I stop and stand still, so I don’t startle the pair of noisy takahē that have just wandered out ... Read more
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D’Urville Valley – Nelson Lakes National Park
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- Day 1: D’Urville Hut to George Lyon Hut – Weather: Sunny, no wind, 16 degrees CDOC travel time: 8 hrs/ Group travel time: 9.45 hrs /Pace: Slow – medium After arriving at Lake Rotoroa campsite at about 10pm Thursday night, we slept fitfully amid the roar of stags from the local deer farm. Prior to ... Read more
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