Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club / January 2020
An outdoor adventure club in Wellington, New Zealand
February 2020 | September 2010-
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From the President…in January
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Happy New Year! I hope you have all had good weather to facilitate your summer holiday tramping adventures. Things are gradually getting back into routine at WTMC, although club nights often feel a bit quieter than usual in January. Paua Hut is now a brighter shade of green This past weekend a group of six ... Read more
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Rangitikei River packrafting
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- The middle section of the Rangitikei River offers some scenic paddling with a few rapids up to Grade 2. These rapids are mostly straightforward fun in a packraft and the views on the way down river are quite spectacular especially where the river flows between high cliffs. Three of us paddled the 35 km from ... Read more
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Not the Aorangi Crossing but a sweet as Kiwi Kawakawa Experience
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- After three dead cows along the river, lots of river walking and a gust or two we made it to Mangatoetoe hut, about an hour in from the van. The night before, we’d driven to the campsite with the Easy group (in the other van), all stopping at Lake Ferry Hotel Restaurant for dinner. We ... Read more
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Kaweka Kaimanawa Traverse
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- Are we on the right track? Our journey began with a traffic jam at Kaimanawa Road end. Being Labour Weekend, every man and his dog (literally – we were joined by a gorgeous kelpie) was out tramping. After a skillful 100 point turn, our shuttle driver deposited us at the beginning of the Umukarikari track. ... Read more
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Two Thumb Range
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- 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
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New members night – 26 February 2020
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- Summer is here! And that means more time to explore the great New Zealand outdoors! Want to find out how? The Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club (WTMC) is hosting a new members night on the evening of Wednesday 26 February 2020 at the Tararua Tramping Club hall on 4 Moncrieff Street, and all are welcome. ... Read more
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Hollyford Pyke
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- 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
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