Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club / July 2023
An outdoor adventure club in Wellington, New Zealand
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Across Rangipo Desert from the Lodge – and the history of Te roro o Taiteariki
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- Across Rangipo Desert from the Ruapehu Lodge – and the history of Te roro o Taiteariki There are a total of about 50 volcanic vents in the Tongariro National Park area including Te roro o Taiteariki at the far edge of the Rangipo ring plain. Some are currently active, but most are still quietly dozing after thousands ... Read more
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Winchcombe Biv – Tararua Forest Park
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- Fri – Waiohine Gorge car park to Cone HutWithin minutes of starting our journey to Cone Hut, in an attempt to avoid getting wet feet, I had somehow managed to fall (timber-like) sideways into the creek. I hit my knee, there was blood and a bruise-in-the-making, and I needed a minute to recover. Not a ... Read more
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From the President – July 2023
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- Kia ora, This article provides a brief update on club activities, including: WTMC July recap: Committee, trips and lodge updates Get involved with the review of the Club’s constitution Coming up in August If you have any questions, comments or ideas please get in touch. Ngā mihi Anne de Ferron president@wtmc.org.nz WTMC July recap Tutuwai and ... Read more
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Volunteering on Kapiti Island
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- Volunteering on Kapiti Island On Friday at 8am I was waiting with Anne, Jamie and nine other volunteers to jump in the boat and head across to Kapiti Island to volunteer for three days doing trapline work on the island. On arrival we headed straight to the biosecurity room to go through all our gear and ... Read more
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Kapiti Island, Kāpiti Coast District, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Maungahuka Hut and marshmallows in the rain – Tararua Forest Park
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- The forecast for the weekend was pretty uninviting – gale force winds on Saturday with increasing rain throughout Sunday. The low on Saturday night was forecast to be -3°C at Kime Hut. I figured there was no way we would be going ahead with our planned route along the tops. In fact I was so ... Read more
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Alexandra Road, Mount Victoria, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Tutuwai Hut and the Geographic Centre of NZ – Tararua Forest Park
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- We departed from Wellington Railway Station at about 7.30am for the drive over the Remutakas and past Greytown, to the Waiohine Gorge carpark entrance of Tararua Forest Park. It was a lovely sunny winter day. We started our walk at 9.20am – going straight across the Waiohine Gorge suspension bridge. There were great views up and down the ... Read more
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Mt Potts and Dogs Range – frozen boots and bobsleds
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- Mt Potts and Dogs Range – frozen boots and bobsleds ‘The good news is that we have found your luggage. The bad news is that it’s still in Wellington.’ Uh oh. I’m now at Christchurch Airport after a 6:30am flight trying to figure out where my gear has gone. I now have no alpine gear ... Read more
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Hakatere Conservation Park – Stumpy Stream
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- Hakatere Conservation Park – Stumpy Stream Since moving to Christchurch at the beginning of the year the Hakatere Conservation Park between the Rakaia and Rangitata Rivers has become one of my favourite tramping destinations. The peaks and open tussock lands provide plenty of options for great tramping in summer, as well as alpine activities (including snowshoeing) ... Read more
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The snows of Mt Titiroa 🏔 Fiordland National Park
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- The snows of Mt Titiroa We had just come off the South Coast Track after a trip into Westies Hut in Fiordland National Park, and after a quick stop in Tuatapere to restock we ended up in a caravan at a campground in Manapouri. The idea was to do a spontaneous trip up Mt Titiroa while the ... Read more
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Richmond Saddle Hut – Mount Richmond Forest Park
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- Disembarking from the Friday afternoon ferry to Picton, we drove to Onamalutu Scenic Reserve campsite along with the Medium group and had a cool, but peaceful, night’s sleep under the trees (campsite fee $10 cash per person). The Medium group had a much longer day ahead of them, so we packed up and left Onamalutu ... Read more
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Alpine review 2022-23
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- While no incident occurred, a report identifying issues and proposed recommendations was provided by a club member to the Committee late last year, which prompted WTMC to undertake a review of how we run club alpine trips and training. The review resulted in new club policies to formalise club processes and improve safety on alpine trips.
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