Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club / August 2025
An outdoor adventure club in Wellington, New Zealand
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Benmore Hut and Sugarloaf Summit Loop – Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park
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- Benmore Hut and Sugarloaf Summit Loop –Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park The story of a day hike to Benmore Hut in the Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park and then on to the summit of Sugarloaf, including a route map. I had driven past Benmore Station a number of times and had also stumbled across a CTC trip report to ... Read more
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Basic Snowcraft course – Mount Ruapehu
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- With Alpine trips on the horizon, a basic snowcraft course was scheduled and Tiffany and Mike kindly stepped up to lead it. The course was highly oversubscribed, with only 8 spaces, so those of us who were selected were extremely appreciative. We all met at the club gear room on a Wednesday evening to cover ... Read more
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Mount Hector day walk – Tararua Forest Park
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- Nearly two years on from my last tramp, I thought it would be a great idea to get back into the bush — with an 11-hour trek up Mt Hector. No, this isn’t a tale of regret and sore muscles, but one of feeling reinvigorated through reuniting with tree roots and the rugged tops of the ... Read more
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Avalanche-Lyell-Bealey Loop – The ‘Triple Crown’
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- Avalanche-Lyell-Bealey Loop The ‘Triple Crown’ in Arthur’s Pass National Park The story of a winter traverse along the Avalanche Peak Mt Bealey Ridge in Arthur’s Pass, including a route map. The Avalanche-Lyell-Bealey Loop had been something I had wanted to do for ages and there had once even been a race over Avalanche Peak but ... Read more
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The Broken Axe Pinnacles Loop in the Tararua Range
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- The Broken Axe Pinnacles Loop in the Tararua Range A two=day hike around the Broken Axe Pinnacles Loop in the Tararua Forest Park including a map of the route. The Broken Axe Pinnacles Loop is a fun trip in the Tararua Range. It is usually completed as a faster day trip, but sometimes as a slower ... Read more
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Washpool Hut – Aorangi Forest Park
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- Day 1 It was a still and overcast morning when we arrived at the Putangirua Pinnacles car park at 9.30am. We had the option of walking up the river or heading up the track to a high view point. There were ominous red flood warning signs and significant signs of flooding where trees had been ... Read more
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Blyth Hut – Tongariro National Park
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- FridayThe weather leading up to the weekend had been sketchy, with persistent rain and more forecast. Our original plan was to head into the Kaimanawa Forest Park – camping at the road end on Friday and making the 7-hr trip to Waipakihi Hut on Saturday. However, with heavy rainfall in the area leading up to ... Read more
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Holding on to your pantaloons on the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track
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- Holding on to your pantaloons on the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track A hike around the Cass-Lagoon Saddle Track in Craigieburn Forest Park in early winter conditions and including a map of the route. Hold on to your pantaloons Tony and I found this written on a DOC track marker at a steeper and frozen section of ... Read more
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Navigation 101 – Orongorongo and Cattle Ridge Track Loop
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- Eight of us signed up for a day of navigation training, to learn some navigation basics pitched at those with no previous knowledge. Sara forwarded the group links to two videos and a written exercise so they could complete some theory ahead of the trip. Our day began with learning some theory and going over ... Read more
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From the President – August 2025
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- Kia ora, We have had a lot of events in the past few weeks, and I have really enjoyed meeting more members and getting a better understanding of what you think makes the club tick. This month read on to find out about: As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. Please feel free to ... Read more
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