Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club / September 2023
An outdoor adventure club in Wellington, New Zealand
October 2023 | August 2023-
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Te Matawai Hut – Tararua Forest Park
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- This was my first club trip in a couple of years. I loved some of the changes and enjoyed how some things stayed the same. One change was I had never been on a trip before where on Saturday morning we stopped for baked goods and coffee – the goat curry pie was a winner. ... Read more
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Waiohine Gorge – Mid Waiohine to Totara Flats
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- Waiohine Gorge – Mid Waiohine to Totara Flats A tramping trip down the Waiohine Gorge from Mid Waiohine Hut to Totora Flats in a day. Wellington Anniversary weekend was fast approaching and the weather forecast was good. I needed to make some adventure plans! I put out the call to Marie and Tony who I suspected were ... Read more
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Howletts Hut – Ruahine Forest Park
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- Saturday After camping overnight at ANZAC Park, Norsewood, on the Friday night, we drove down Kashmir Road to the Moorcock carpark (via coffee and breakfast treats at the excellent Café Norsewood – highly recommended!). The road sign isn’t kidding when it says steep gradient, and it took a couple of goes to get the car ... Read more
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The Three Kings – Tararua Forest Park
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- I am not a fan of the Barra Track. It is my least favourite part of the Tararuas. So as we started off from The Pines, I was wondering why I had planned a trip to visit The Three Kings. I still don’t really know the answer, but I’m happy I did because it made ... Read more
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‘Puggy-licious’ Waiopehu – Tararua Forest Park
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- We gathered at platform 9 on Saturday morning at 8 am and headed out to Poads Road end via a coffee stop at Paekākāriki. Our tramp began at 10 am and we spent the first 15 minutes or so trudging through very muddy paddocks to the start of the actual track. We took the most ... Read more
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Dorset Ridge – not even close
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- Dorset Ridge Not even close (Note: This trip report was posted pro tempore 3 years ago) With the Ruahine Crossing cancelled due to COVID level 2 restrictions, I managed to persuade a number of club members to come out on a private trip with me that had the goal of having a fun weekend out ... Read more
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🛀 Taking a Princess Bath: Transformation of the Sarahsaurus into a Princess
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- Mt Princess – a climb to the Princess Bath 🛀 Taking a Princess Bath Soft snow on the way to the Princess Bath Transformation of the Sarahsaurus into a princess. Tony told me he knew of a mountain that could transform a rebel Sarahsaurus dinosaur into a princess and all she had to do was ... Read more
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Sarah goes Tararua hut bagging – to Dorset, Tarn and Arete Forks Huts
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- Tararua hut bagging. Dorset Ridge Hut, Tarn Ridge Hut, and Arete Forks Hut. In mid to late summer the Tararuas are at their vibrant best. Flowers brighten the higher-level slopes—there are meadows of edelweiss particularly about Brockett and Table Ridge—and there are many more juicy snowberries to be picked than anyone could possibly eat. Butterflies ... Read more
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WTMC Photo Competition 2023
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- Winners and runners-up in the 2023 WTMC Photo Competition judged by Lissa from Lissa Photography. Over 80 photos have been entered in the photo competition this year. The entry categories of the competition followed those of the FMC national photo competition. Club winning photos, and the runners-up, in each category are forwarded to the national ... Read more
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A Sparkly September Trip to Maniniaro / Angelus Peak – Nelson Lakes National Park
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- ThursdayWith the weather forecast and avalanche advisory aligning, we met to check in for the Interislander mid-Thursday afternoon sailing from Wellington to Picton. When aboard the almost empty ferry, we quickly got stuck in to maximising our chances to win the on-board prize draws that the Interislander staff were putting on to farewell their Supervisor. ... Read more
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Kiritaki Hut, Ruahine Forest Park
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- “It’ll be easy.” Famous last words when we were trying to find a route around a gorge in Oruakeretaki Stream… On Saturday we left Kumeti campsite and started up Mangapuaka Stream for about 20 minutes before we came to the track on the true right. It was straight into a fairly steep climb. We ... Read more
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