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The Winter’s Tale – a snowy wander in Nelson Lakes National Park ❄
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- The Winter’s Tale – a snowy wander in Nelson Lakes National Park An 8 day hiking loop trip through spectacular mountain scenery in Nelson Lakes National Park visiting Cupola Hut, and Angelus Hut via the Cascade Route up Hukere Stream. Once upon a time two WTMC trampers, Sarah and Batt, set out on an adventure ... Read more
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Mt McKerrow – Remutaka Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- This was an easy day tramp to Mt McKerrow. The weather was chilly when we left the Catchpool carpark, but after a few minutes we had warmed up enough for most people to remove some layers. The first 20 minutes or so along the Five Mile Loop track is pretty flat, but the track up ... Read more
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Unicorns, rainbows and halos: A cruisy Howletts – Daphne dash
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- After a recent trip into Kahurangi National Park, when we all donned party hats during a successful summit of Kakapo Peak, a theme of tramping unicorns seemed to emerge! https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/kakapo-peak-with-no-unicorns-or-doughnuts-left-behind/. This time we decided we would go all out and find proper unicorn themed apparel to wear during our weekend trip into the Ruahines. This ... Read more
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Cascade Hut via Hinemaiaia Track – Kaimanawa Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Snow on Ruapehu!Our journey began with a scenic drive on Desert Road – with a radiant full moon and snow was glittering on the peaks of Mount Ngauruhoe and Mount Ruapehu. Being the shortest day of the year (June 21), not many people were out tramping. After a skilled late-night drive through winding roads and ... Read more
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Mackintosh Hut – Kaweka Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- A club trip to Lewis Pass in Canterbury was initially scheduled for Matariki Weekend. That changed on 21 June, when the ferry, Aratere, ran aground – so our sailing to Picton was cancelled and we were unable to secure another booking at a suitable time. We scouted around for other trip ideas for the weekend ... Read more
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Inland Track (Tōtaranui to Marahau) – Abel Tasman National Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- This tramp brought us a rainbow of fungi, challenging short days, warm starry nights in two huts, and a long drop with arguably the best views in New Zealand. After a delayed Friday night ferry and late drive from Picton, we had a comfortable overnight stay at Old Macs campground in Marahau, before setting off ... Read more
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From the President – June 2024
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Kia ora, This article provides general club updates including: Ngā mihi Anne president@wtmc.org.nz The Easy/Medium trip to Cascade Hut over the weekend of 21-23 June was the club’s first to that Hut via the Hinemaiaia track. Overall, the group found it a very pleasing and scenic track with stunningly clear streams and rivers. The “cascades” near ... Read more
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Panatewaewae – Tararua Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- I wanted to lead this trip because there was a big empty space on the Tararua Forest Park map on my dining room wall, where I haven’t yet stepped foot. It was going to be a navigation challenge with few marked tracks in the area. Four keen beans signed up. I like to reflect on ... Read more
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Boo Boo Hut – the Toaroha and Diedrichs Range bear hunt
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Boo Boo Hut the Toaroha and Diedrichs Range bear hunt A 9 day hiking loop trip through the spectacular mountain scenery in the Toaroha and Diedrichs Range area of the West Coast of South Island. #BearHunt Clue: A sleepover at the home of Yogi Bear’s friend. Back in April 2020 during lockdown, some naughty teddy ... Read more
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Kākāpō Peak – with no unicorns or doughnuts left behind
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Kākāpō Peak – with no unicorns or doughnuts left behind A 4 day hiking trip up the Cobb Valley and climbing Kākāpō Peak in Kahurangi National Park ‘Where are the Kākāpō? Where are the kea?’ Suddenly I am surrounded by a blessing of five unicorns sitting next to me on the summit of Kākāpō Peak. Well ... Read more
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Roaring Stag Hut – Tararua Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Nei te mihi maioha ki ngā kaitiaki o Tararua maunga. Arā, ko Rangitāne o Tāmaki nui-ā-Rua, ko Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, ko Muaūpoko, ko Ngāti Toa Rangatira, ko ngā iwi o taua wāhi katoa hoki. Tēnā koutou katoa. A warm thanks to the guardians of the Tararua range. Namely, Rangitāne o Tāmaki nui-ā-Rua, Ngāti Kahungunu ... Read more
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WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – what goes on when you’re not watching
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – what goes on when you’re not watching 😆 A report on the WTMC Lodge at Mt Ruapehu working party June 2023 that attended to the outstanding maintenance issues before opening for the 2024 ski season.
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Is Sayer Hut in the oldest hut in the Tararua Range?
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Is Sayer Hut in the oldest hut in the Tararua Range? Sayer Hut at Totara Flats in the Tararua Range is the oldest hut in the Tararua Forest Park and it has an interesting history. Yes, Sayer Hut is the oldest tramping hut in the Tararua Range and has a fascinating story to tell. In ... Read more
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Waiopehu Hut – Tararua Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- We met on Saturday morning at 9am at Wellington Train Station – thanks to Debbie who was our driver for the trip. It was a small group – just the four of us (myself, Tony, Debbie & Jamie). It was Jamie’s first hike with the tramping club. When we arrived at the start of the ... Read more
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Ruahine Corner – Ruahine Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- As the sun rose over Wellington on ANZAC Day morning, four trampers hurtled through Transmission Gully, bound for Mangleton Road and Ruahine Forest Park. Google was telling us that the difference in travel time between the SH1 or SH2 from Wellington and Woodville was negligible. The closure of Kereru Road, near Kereru itself, due to ... Read more
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Te Matawai Hut – Tararua Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Summary:• Mud, mud and more mud!!!• Approximately 40 km over 2 days, including a side trip towards Pukematawai on the Tararua main range to get some views!• Te Matawai Hut is an 18 bunk non-bookable hut in the north part of Tararua Forest Park. Saturday 25 May 2024: 17.9 km As there were just two ... Read more
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Awatere Hut – Ruahine Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- On Friday evening, eight of us met at the traditional WTMC meet up point at Platform 9 at Wellington Train Station for a weekend getaway to Ruahine Forest Park, located in the Hawke’s Bay. We were joined by three other members in the club van, who were attempting a medium trip. Several of the group ... Read more
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Totara Flats – a brief history
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Totara Flats – a brief history Totara Flats are a delight – but the story behind their formation is one of destructive geological movements along the Wellington earthquake fault-line. One of the nicest places in the Tararua Forest Park for an easy tramp is Totara Flats. There are a number of good tracks to take ... Read more
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Mitre Flats – a little gem
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Mitre Flats – a little gem A guide to hikers wanting to visit Mitre Flats in the Tararua – with descriptions of the track and hut. Some people don’t like the track into Mitre Flats. It’s named on maps as the Barra Track after the bushman that first cut it and it does seem to ... Read more
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From the President – May 2024
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Kia ora, This article provides general club updates including: If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne president@wtmc.org.nz Favourite photos from the Dorset Ridge MF trip. Highlights include Emily putting her hair into a Princess Leia style for May the 4th, how the EM, M, and MF WTMC trips ... Read more
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Snowy crossing, goblin sunsets and a once in a lifetime Aurora
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- You would be forgiven for thinking this is simply a well-trodden run-of-the-mill loop in the Tararuas – the usual open tops, goblin bush and cute huts. This loop is fantastic and has a bit of everything, but this weekend it was spectacular. There was a dusting of snow on the tops, which made going over ... Read more
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Mitre Flats Hut/ Mitre Peak – Tararua Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- We met our crew of 9 trampers at Wellington Train Station on a beautiful morning and Jeremy drove us in the club van over the Remutuka Range, into the Wairarapa. Lovely to see some Autumn leaves and the morning mist rising over the water. We stopped at Clareville Bakery in Carterton for the most amazing ... Read more
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Another enjoyable Kepler Great Walk – Fiordland National Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Getting to Te Anau Our flight arrived at Queenstown Airport at 12.20pm. We took a local bus into Queenstown, using a Bee Card for the group, to get lower bus fares (you can buy a Bee Card at Paper Plus at the Airport, but the card must then be registered online to get discounted fares). ... Read more
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Tarn Ridge Hut Loop – Tararua Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- The forecast was for a weekend of light winds and sun as we left Welly Railway Station at 4pm Friday. Following a dinner stop in Masterton, it was a further 15 minute drive to The Pines carpark on Upper Waingawa Road. Arriving at 6 pm, the waning crescent moon provided no light as we followed ... Read more
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WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – the aurora and the honey mead
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – the aurora and the honey mead At the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge the Teddy Bears Tramping Club enjoyed viewing the aurora and then also the tasty honey mead Today was an exciting time for us teddy bears at the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge. First there was an activation of the lahar warning system ... Read more
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Ruapehu Lodge and the solitary wilding pine 🌲
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Ruapehu Lodge – and the solitary wilding pine 🌲 The wilding pine on the Whakapapa slopes of My Ruapehu needed to be removed – so Sarah and her teddy bear set out to do the job Some time ago while passing across the western slopes of Mt Ruapehu towards the WTMC Lodge Sarah Saurus noticed a ... Read more
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Punga Hut and North Managaho Biv – Tararua Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- The six of us met at Wellington Train Station at 7.30 am, with the intention of bagging a few huts that weekend: Te Whare o Moturimu, Punga Hut, and North Mangahao Biv. I had come to the area less than a year before with the same plan, but had yet to bag the Biv. On ... Read more
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Mt Owen – and some thoughts on trundling*
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Mt Owen – and some thoughts on trundling* A 3 day hike to the summit of Mt Owen via Bulmer Lake in Kahurangi National Park. *Ref “The Art, History And Ethics Of Trundling” Below me, Tony jumped as a rock went whizzing past him at head height, missing him by a few inches. He looked up ... Read more
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From the President – April 2024
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Kia ora, This article provides general club updates including: If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne president@wtmc.org.nz Pouakai Circuit (EM) A few highlights included (from Sara): great to see a bunch of new club members along for their first tramp with the club! Everyone was incredibly enthusiastic, and ... Read more
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Maitland Pass – with a llama and bananas
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Maitland Pass –with a llama and bananas A 4 day hiking loop trip crossing over Maitland Pass in the Ruataniwha Conservation Park passing a llama and bananas Listen: “We thought the llama would be carrying your packs!” I laughed at what seemed like a good joke from some mountain bikers we had bumped into in the ... Read more
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