President’s Desk Presidents report – Feb 2020 The last one for this term folks – next week is our AGM, so I need to rattle off a big list of thanks you to everyone who has helped out this year, got involved and made for another successful year for the TAC. There’s been a bunch of highlights, and I’m probably doing a disservice to many by not mentioning them all but let’s start with what I actually joined up to this club to do about what feels like a million years ago, and that is the getting out there, up […]

President’s Desk Hiya folks, Happy new year, hope you all had pleasant summer break, but it feels like summer is only just getting started in Taranaki, so let’s hope that the sun keeps shining on our maunga for a few months yet… Firstly, our congratulations to George Mason for being named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in this years New Years Honours list, for his service to conservation, philanthropy and his community. George is a life member of the Taranaki Alpine Club and his service to our club has been amazing and this a thoroughly […]

President’s Desk Kia ora folks, Last one of these for the year or me. Boom 2019, you’re over. That’s right it’s December already. November disappeared in a bang, literally, and all that’s left is a shimmering haze, can’t tell if it’s Aussie bush fires or electrical smoke from Tahurangi, but we’re cooking now, summer is here. To recap… November was a bit crap in so many ways. Slush summit was cancelled due to bad weather on that weekend (who’d have thought?) , however pleased to see a few of the snow crafties getting out there under their own steam and […]

President’s Desk Hi folks, Spring weather means predictable unpredictability in our mountain weather, but those who have managed to find the weather windows have been rewarded with nice crampon conditions in the early morning and softening descents by lunchtime. Good conditions now for those that participated in the snow craft courses to get amongst it. The skiers have been making the most of it as well, with a number of successful descents from the summit. Good work if you can get it! With more snow falling as I write there is no immediate end to the spring season in sight, […]

President’s Desk Hi everyone, Well social media tells me it’s been a good month for the TAC community, fb pages are loaded with gloating images of happy climbers on rimey summits, icy sunrises, and tales of springs first ski descents from the crater. Presidential tenure however seems to guarantee almost none of the above, mine coinciding somehow with a decline in appearances on the maunga this month, however happy for all of you.. really… So let’s remedy that. Make this “take your president climbing” month, starting with the (delayed) club trip to Syme Hut (now) on the 6th of October […]