Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club / October 2022
An outdoor adventure club in Wellington, New Zealand
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Ruapehu Lodge Update – October 2022
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- With the demise of RAL there must be something to talk about with a positive theme. I’ll try the weather. When there is little snow on the mountain there tends to be better weather. When there is plenty of snow on the mountain there is less skiing. After returning from two weeks on the mountain ... Read more
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WTMC 75th Anniversary – Banquet, Paua Hut Trip and Catchpool BBQ/Picnic
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Join us in celebrating 75 years of Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club on the 4th – 6th November. Come gather, share adventures of the outdoors and have some fun. We have three events for you to choose from: Banquet at Little India Blair Street Friday 4th November Paua Hut Trip Saturday 5th to Sunday 6th ... Read more
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Ruapehu: Te Heuheu – Tukino Peak – Whakapapa
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- Seven keen alpinists departed the railway station on Friday, chasing a stunning forecast promising bluebird conditions on Ruapehu. After a cosy night in the well-appointed WTMC lodge, the group made early progress up the hut ridge in the golden light of dawn. Wispy cloud and rays of light played about Ngauruhoe and surrounds. Some truly ... Read more
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Aorangi Crossing: A tramper’s tramp
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- – “Not all fun is created equal: – Type 1 fun is enjoyable while it’s happening. Also known as, simply, fun. – Type 2 fun is miserable while it’s happening, but fun in retrospect. – Type 3 fun is not fun at all. Not even in retrospect.” – After the trip was canceled once, and ... Read more
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Hauhungatahi: Off the beaten track
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- The idea for this trip came up as I was looking for off the beaten track options to put on the trip schedule. I remembered seeing this video of Sarah adventuring through the Hauhungatahi Wilderness Area, and found this old trip report on the website. Good enough to hatch a plan. While I was confident ... Read more
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Timber Trail
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- There were 6 of us on the trip to do the timber trail. It was approximately a 5 hour drive to Ongarue. We met at the Wellington railway station and left at 4pm on Friday. We arrived at Bennet Rd campsite at 10pm and camped there using our own tents. It was not too cold ... Read more
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President’s Column – October 2022
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Another very successful month for the Club with 14 trips that went ahead. We had 120 people participating (with some people going on more than one trip). One weekend, we had four trips taking place : Natasha took a group mountain biking on the Timber Trail; Anne led a navigational tramp to the Hauhungatahi Wilderness ... Read more
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