Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club / August 2023
An outdoor adventure club in Wellington, New Zealand
September 2023 | July 2023-
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Kaweka Kaleidoscope – exploring Manson Country
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- Kaweka Kaleidoscope – exploring Manson Country Kaweka Range – Kaweka Forest Park It nearly makes the squatters weep, It takes five acres to a sheep, And each year sees these smaller flocks, For sheep don’t thrive on snow and rocks. (An anonymous poet on the difficulty of mustering in the remote Manson Country) I have ... Read more
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‘Take Action for Nature’ – Conservation Week 2023
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- You’ve planted a ‘Penguin Forest.’ This was a comment from one of my work colleagues after she heard about the volunteer work I had done over the weekend in the Catlins. Every year DoC, in partnership with Forest & Bird, organise a tree planting weekend in the Catlins and I saw this advertised on the ... Read more
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Paratetaitonga…. nearly! Mt Ruapehu – Tongariro National Park
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- *Editor’s note: Paratetaitonga (2535m) is a mountain peak located on the edge of Mt Ruapehu’s Crater Lake. It’s always nice when you are lucky enough to have a Friday off work for early travel to your weekend’s destination! It’s even better when you know there’ll be no soggy camping at the road end on a ... Read more
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Eastern Hills (Hutt Valley) to Days Bay
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- We met at Woburn Station and set off on a clear, but chilly, morning for Te Whiti Park and the Te Whiti Riser track – with our ultimate destination being Days Bay. The conditions were ideal for a day walk. The Te Whiti Riser track climbs at a gentle incline up to the Electricity Corporation ... Read more
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Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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From the President – August 2023
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- Kia ora, This article provides a brief update on club activities, including: WTMC August recap: Committee, trips and lodge updates Tech officer vacancy: we need you! Coming up in September If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne de Ferron president@wtmc.org.nz WTMC August recap EM trip to Zekes Hut ... Read more
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Westies Hut – with chocolate streams and marshmallows
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- Westies Hut (with chocolate streams and marshmallows) It started with Tony, Jamie and I jumping into a helicopter to fly to Westies Hut as a bit of a treat. We had decided to make it a bit more epic by flying in and then just walking out since the track was an out and back ... Read more
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FMC Expedition Scholarships: Apply now
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- Applications for FMC expedition scholarships are open now and close on Friday 15th September. There are two types of scholarship available – the Youth Expedition Scholarship for applicants under 30, and the Simon Bell Memorial Scholarship, which is open to all ages. As a member club of the FMC, all WTMC members are eligible to ... Read more
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Alpine training courses with NZAC
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- Thanks to WTMC scholarships that helped to cover some of the cost, Mathew and Anne signed up for a backcountry avalanche course and an intermediate snowcraft course with the New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC). Jon had already utilised a WTMC scholarship to attend a summer rock course earlier in the year, but signed up anyway ... Read more
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Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River packrafting
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- We had a great group of five for a Sunday morning beginners packraft paddle. The river had a great flow at 17 cubic metres, but the water was pretty cold! After a fairly smooth car shuttle ride, we had a briefing at the confluence of the Akatarawa and Upper Hutt Rivers and then jumped in. ... Read more
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Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, 5218, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Zekes Hut – Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary
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- This was my first overnight trip with the club, and first overnight trip in general since 2014, so I was excited to re-acquaint myself with hut life! Saturday We met at Wellington train station on Saturday morning and, after a lunch stop at the Brown Sugar cafe in Taihape, parked up as close to the ... Read more
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Arete Forks Hut – Tararua Forest Park
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- Day 1: Friday Tash, Nate, Richard, and I met at Wellington Train Station and started driving north, stopping in Masterton for sneaky kebabs. With our stomachs (very) satisfied, we continued to the trailhead at Kiriwhakapapa Campsite. As darkness settled in, we donned our tramping gear and headlamps and set off towards Blue Range Hut. The ... Read more
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Burn Hut – Tararua Forest Park
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- Day 1: Mangahao Lower No 2 Reservoir to Burn Hut Weather: Dry and warmDOC travel time: 3-4 hrs Group Time: 4 hrs Departing Wellington at 9am, it was a 1 1/2hr drive to Shannon, where we had morning tea. After this, there was a 45 minute drive up a narrow gravel road to Mangahao No ... Read more
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Tapokopoko to South Saddle – with aliens on the eastern skyline
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- Tapokopoko to South Saddle ‘Where is the Tapokopoko scree slope? The map shows it is right here.’ ‘The map lies. I reckon the cheeky aliens stole it out from under us and planted a whole forest of trees instead!’ Tony and I were standing on the edge of the supposed ‘scree slope’ that was marked ... Read more
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2023 Best of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival National Tour coming to Wellington
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- The best of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival National Tour is once again coming back to Wellington with a double feature! We’ll be screening the best of the festival including NZ made and international films AND we’ve also arranged a special screening of the Tararua SK movie. The festival started in 2002 and is ... Read more
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