A taste of Tahurangi (formerly the Whakapapa-Tūroa Traverse)
It was daybreak at Tūroa Base and we were surrounded by cloud. Dolly Parton’s peppy “Nine-to-five” as it pumped through the sound system, …
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Trip Reports
Adventures from the New Zealand Alpine Club Wellington Section — two decades of climbs, traverses, and epics.
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No Country For Old Men - Mount Travers July 2026
The forecast wasn’t great but our flights were booked. We were going. Thursday Flight to Blenheim, rental car to St Arnaud, water taxi …
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Femmes and Thems 2025
7-9 November 2025. A summit trip on Ruapehu that turned into a night evacuation during a forest fire. The Femmes and Thems trip started as …
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Spring Turns at Tukino
Late October. The fields are closed. The lifts are silent. But the mountain still calls. And we — well, we still answer. Five of us from the …
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Taranaki East Ridge — Winter Ascent
Trip leaders: Emily Shrosbree & Tiffany Shih Participants: Emily Shrosbree, Tiffany Shih, Nye Williams Renouf, Mathew Denys, Stuart …
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Tongariro Full Moon
We planned an Alpine Club Trip to do the Tongariro Crossing under the full moon. A few years before we managed to score a perfect clear …
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Of Mice and Mounts
The road from Wellington stretched out beneath us, winding its way through the late afternoon light, the Outlander smelling new and humming …
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Ruapehu: Girdlestone Peak / Peretini
10–11 August 2024. Tom Firth, Tiffany Shih, Dave Chowdhury, Owen Lynch, Stuart Meiklejohn, Martin Sedy. Our group of six met at our Ohakune …
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Mount Ruapehu and Tongariro: Snowcraft to Summit
9–11 August 2024. Eleven participants, just two weeks after completing Snowcraft 1. Eager and ready, and just two weeks after completing …
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Alp 2 Trip: Te Heu Heu and the Pinnacles
Whakapapa weekend, July 26–28 2024. A big weekend for Wellington Section, with three separate trips and a snowcraft course all based in …
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Taranaki Maunga Alp 1 — October 2023
NZAC Wellington Alp 1 trip, 28–29 October 2023. Like almost all winter alpine trips, this one took a few attempts to get off the ground and …
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Temple Basin 2023 Trip Report
Nineteen club members spent a week at Temple Basin Ski Lodge exploring the surrounding peaks and basins. We had pretty average weather …
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