Month: August 2016

Club Trips

Taranaki Weekend Day Hikes September & October 2016

These Saturday or Sunday day hikes are aimed to provide regular opportunities to improve your snow craft skills and meet other club members. The hikes are adhoc and will be announced approx mid-week via our facebook page and via email to club members, pending weather and Trip Leader availability. Apologies that July day hikes didn’t happen folks – I’m hoping to ramp it up a bit for August. A bit like ‘pot luck’ weekend hikes  – watch this space! When: A couple of Saturdays or Sundays per month Where: Taranaki Trip Leaders: various Level of Difficulty: Beginner / Intermediate Proposed Accommodation: […]

Club Trips

Tongariro Summit Weekend 2016

Following on from the success of our Mt Ngauruhoe winter summit last year, this time we will be aiming to summit Mt Tongariro! When: 16 – 18 September (reserve weekend 23 – 25 September) Where: Tongariro National Park Trip Leader: Scott Chamberlain Level of Difficulty: Beginner / Intermediate Proposed Accommodation: tbc, National Park Basic itinerary: (See Facebook for updates…) Fri – drive to National Park Sat – full day beginner-intermediate hike to Tongariro Summit from Mangatepopo car park & return Sun – free day to do ‘whatever’ pending energy levels etc – then drive home Options: Trip Leader & route for […]

HiTAC

HiTAC August 2016

President’s Desk If you haven’t seen them already, do take a look at the photos on the club’s Facebook page of the huge avalanche that swept down through Hongis last Saturday night; certainly generating a lot of comment! The only Level Two Snowcraft Course has now been held and Chris tells me both Level One courses are fully booked. The Caving trip has also proved popular and is also now fully booked, thanks Alec, Greg and Sophie. Don’t forget to contact Sophie if you are interested in heading over to Central Plateau during the weekend of 16-18 September, also filling up fast. Sophie […]