https://wellington.gen.nz/wellington-tramping-and-mountainneering-club+art Items tagged with Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club and Art. https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/junior-bushcraft-course-2020/ Our family group lucked in to the most perfect weather to go bush as Wellington’s run of perfect weather weekends continued in March for the Bushcraft 1.0 lead by the inimitable Bazza C, a super-organised, patient, knowledgeable guide.  Our task was to i) pack, ii) get to the designated meeting point at iii) a particular ... Read more art design wellington business sport wcnhosted Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:30:19 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/junior-bushcraft-course-2020/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2020-06-25T09:30:19Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/baring-head-conservation-trip/ A club trip with a Saturday 9am start feels a bit decadent.  Grabbing some extra large almond croissants on the way to the meeting point, more so.  Even better though is the cause we are off to support – helping the Friends of Baring Head Trust in their work to restore the natural habit around ... Read more art conservation sport wcnhosted Wed, 27 May 2020 06:06:25 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/baring-head-conservation-trip/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2020-05-27T06:06:25Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/zealandia-boundary-fence/ We met at 8 am by the carpark opposite 31 Waiapu Road. Maj-Britt suggested an early start to avoid any overcrowding on the trail. Also, the weather forecast was not great and we hoped to get around the loop before the bad weather arrived. As it turned out we were only three so it was ... Read more art sanctuary conservation sport wcnhosted Tue, 26 May 2020 08:00:00 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/zealandia-boundary-fence/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2020-05-26T08:00:00Z -41.2917079 174.7521904 Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand https://wtmc.org.nz/uncategorized/nz-sub-antarctic-islands/ Aimee visited the Sub-Antarctic Islands and Antarctica in January 2020 and writes about the part of her journey that fascinated her the most – the wildlife. The hurricane force winds, towering waves and bitter cold of the Southern Ocean might lead one to think that the Sub-Antarctic Islands and Antarctica must be inhospitable and lifeless ... Read more art sport wcnhosted Tue, 12 May 2020 21:17:20 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/uncategorized/nz-sub-antarctic-islands/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2020-05-12T21:17:20Z https://wtmc.org.nz/uncategorized/photo-comp/ Given that Wed club nights are unlikely to start again soon the three organisers of the 2020 WTMC Photo Competition have decided that it should be planned to be conducted on-line. This also follows the recommendations of the FMC who run the NZ-wide competition. So – the plan at the moment is to have entries ... Read more art sport wcnhosted Wed, 06 May 2020 09:30:33 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/uncategorized/photo-comp/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2020-05-06T09:30:33Z https://wtmc.org.nz/ruapehu-lodge/lodge-update-our-maunga-may-2020/ The scheduled lodge committee meeting was held at the end of April. We discussed the usual subjects and in particular, the subject that we are all dealing with in our own way. At this stage we are all in agreement that we will not be able to open the lodge until we reach alert level ... Read more art sport wcnhosted Tue, 05 May 2020 20:56:47 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/ruapehu-lodge/lodge-update-our-maunga-may-2020/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2020-05-05T20:56:47Z https://wtmc.org.nz/ruapehu-lodge/from-our-maunga-autumn-update/ Well, we could expect wind, no snow, eruption or earthquake to disrupt our mountain activities but not a nasty hidden bug, no, I will call it a beast. Things have been going very well for our lodge and users with plenty of activity in the summer as well as the winter despite weather problems for ... Read more art earthquake snow sport wcnhosted Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:49:24 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/ruapehu-lodge/from-our-maunga-autumn-update/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2020-04-14T08:49:24Z https://wtmc.org.nz/president/from-the-president-in-february-2/ It’s almost the end of summer but hopefully we’ve got plenty of that lovely stable autumn weather to come. This is always the time of year I start to try and squeeze in all the tramping trips I planned for actual summer which never happened so I’m looking forward to a busy March in the ... Read more art sport wcnhosted Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:05:10 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/president/from-the-president-in-february-2/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2020-02-27T10:05:10Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/two-thumb-range/ As is a common occurrence, this trip started life as three days of perfect weather camping in the basin below the Dasler Pinnacles and attempting to climb one of the Pinnacles. Of course, the weather made us consider a few alternatives as there had been some significant rain during the week previous, which meant we ... Read more art sport wcnhosted Sun, 12 Jan 2020 01:28:04 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/two-thumb-range/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2020-01-12T01:28:04Z https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/hollyford-pyke-packraft/ Hollyford Pyke packraft The Hollyford Pyke circuit seems to defy gravity. You start at the Hollyford Road end and paddle down the Hollyford River, across Lake McKerrow, and down the estuary to the wild west coast at Martins Bay. You walk north around the coast to Big Bay and then inland for 3 hours on ... Read more art sport wcnhosted Sat, 11 Jan 2020 21:34:27 GMT https://wtmc.org.nz/trip-report/hollyford-pyke-packraft/ Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club 2020-01-11T21:34:27Z