Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club / February 2025
An outdoor adventure club in Wellington, New Zealand
March 2025 | January 2025-
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Developing WTMC’s capability to lead trips – Intermediate Bushcraft Course
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- The Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club (WTMC) aims to facilitate interesting and adventurous trips for outdoor enthusiasts of all levels. With over 500 active members and at least two tramping/alpine trips most weekends, the club needs a pool of confident and competent trip leaders who can safely manage risk in the outdoors. As part of ... Read more
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McGregor Biv – Tararua Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- As many a good trip began, our group assembled at Wellington Train Station at 4.30 pm on Friday, along with the group of 3 people who planned to head up Mitre Peak on Saturday. Our plan was to head into Atiwhakatu Hut on Friday night. On Saturday we would make our way onto the tops ... Read more
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Oamaru-Tussock Loop – Kaimanawa Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Thursday 6th Feb Making the most of a 4-day weekend, we set off early from Wellington and enjoyed a scenic drive up to Helisika (Poronui Station) on Taharua Rd, off SH5. This location is in Hawke’s Bay, near Taupo. With the Desert Road closed for maintenance, we made detoured through Tongariro National Park and enjoyed the ... Read more
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Hot pools and Hills: Waitangi Weekend 2025 at Kaweka Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Day One: Travel Day – Wellington to Mangatutu Hot Springs campsite Day Two: Makahu Road to Ballard Hut Day 3: Ballard Hut to Te Puia Hut and hot springs Day 4: Te Puia Hut to Wellington
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Paua Hut – Remutaka Forest Park (new club members trip)
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- This was billed as a new members tramp, but featured six enthusiastic non-members sampling some of what the club has to offer. Our destination was Paua Hut, the WTMC’s hut in the Orongorongo Valley, accessed from the Catchpool carpark (a 45 minute drive from Wellington Train Station via Wainuiomata). Given the walk to Paua Hut ... Read more
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Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand/Aotearoa (OpenStreetMap)
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Northern Crossing with a difference – Tararua Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Carkeek Hut, in the middle of the Tararuas, had long been on the minds of Mon and I. Surrounded by other Tararua landmarks (as noted below), we took the opportunity to craft a more ambitious long weekend plan when only the two of us signed up for the trip – we swapped out two nights ... Read more
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Big Weekend at the Lodge – Tongariro National Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Fri 17 Jan – Travel to WTMC Club Lodge at Mt Ruapehu We all met at Wellington Train Station after work on Friday and loaded into the club van, excited at the prospect of an adventurous long weekend for Wellington Anniversary – doing a variety of day trips, based at the club’s lodge near the ... Read more
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Travers-Sabine and Blue Lake – Nelson Lakes National Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Fri 3 Jan – Ferry and camping at West Bay (Jetty Campsite) It was with anticipation that the four of us met at Wellington train station at 11.15 am. I’d been waiting to get a 5-day window for a while to attempt this tramp and duly put it on the trip schedule. We were to ... Read more
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Stanfield Hut Trip – aka ‘Buried in the Bush’
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- Drive + Tamaki West DOC Campsite Trampers for this supposedly Easy-Medium trip met their fearless leader Elizabeth (Liz) and intrepid Medium/Medium Fit-ish group members: James (leader) and Ashley at Wellington Train Station carpark at 5pm on Friday to jump in the swanky WTMC van. Trusty James was our driver. Tasty foods were eaten during a ... Read more
- Accepted from WTMC news 2020 by feedreader
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- wcn-hosted
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