Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club / December 2024
An outdoor adventure club in Wellington, New Zealand
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Sunrise Hut – Ruahine Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- On Friday evening the five of us met at the traditional WTMC meet up point at Wellington Train Station for a weekend getaway to Ruahine Forest Park, located in Hawke’s Bay. We were joined by the Medium-Fit group, who were travelling in the van with us. Our group was a mix of new and more ... Read more
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Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Te Atuaoparapara peak – Ruahine Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- It was timely that the Wilderness magazine had an article on negotiating scree, given that our descent from Te Atuaoparapara peak involved just that! We left Wellington train station at 5.30 pm on Friday and arrived at the road end (North Block road) at around 9.30 pm. It was then a 10 min walk to ... Read more
- Accepted from WTMC news 2020 by feedreader
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Mangahao Flats Hut – Tararua Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- We met at Wellington Train Station at 6:30 am on a sunny Saturday and piled into the club van. After dropping off the Medium group at Poads Road, we carried on up to the Managahao Top No 1 Reservoir dam. I was a bit nervous about driving the van, but had been reassured by others ... Read more
- Accepted from WTMC news 2020 by feedreader
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WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – its survival may depend on your help
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- WTMC Ruapehu Lodge – its survival may depend on your help Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) who have run the skifield at Whakapapa for 60 years is in Liquidation and Receivership. If no buyer can be found before the 2025 ski season it is very likely that all skifield infrastructure will be removed from the mountain and ... Read more
- Accepted from WTMC news 2020 by feedreader
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A tale of two Aorangi Crossings – Aorangi Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- We had an extraordinary number of sign-ups for the Aorangi Crossing trip, originally graded Medium, which was very encouraging to see. We were keen to accommodate as many trampers as possible, as the club had signed up to support the Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) ‘Love our Huts’ campaign (unbeknown to those who had signed up). ... Read more
- Accepted from WTMC news 2020 by feedreader
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Ōtaki Forks temporary walking access
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Ōtaki Forks temporary walking access A guide to DOC’s Emergency Access Track that provides a walking track to Ōtaki Forks bypassing the slip at Blue Bluff that has closed the road, and notes that the road will be reopened sometime in 2025. Note: (updated 18 December 2024) As of 21 December 2020 DOC has opened ... Read more
- Accepted from WTMC news 2020 by feedreader
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WTMC Ruapehu Summer Lodge – and the remarkable Unnamed Glacier
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- WTMC Ruapehu Summer Lodge – and the remarkable Unnamed Glacier The smallest glacier on Mt Ruapehu is the most unusual – it is possibly the only glacier in New Zealand not melting away. And it is relatively easy to get to from the WTMC Ruapehu Lodge. There are nine named glaciers on Mt Ruapehu, including ... Read more
- Accepted from WTMC news 2020 by feedreader
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Mt Ruapehu accommodation – the WTMC lodge at Whakapapa
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Mt Ruapehu accommodation –the WTMC lodge at Whakapapa The Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering club owns and runs a lodge at the Whakapapa Skifield that will be open for public accommodation during 29 December 2024 to 12 January 2025. More people visit Tongariro in summer than in winter. Summer visitors use the many opportunities offered by the ... Read more
- Accepted from WTMC news 2020 by feedreader
- Automatically tagged as:
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- wcn-hosted
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