President’s desk Kia ora koutou current and prospective members. I hope that all our members enjoyed some relaxing time off over the Christmas and New Year period. I certainly did, with some very easy outdoor rock-climbing: very much enjoying others tie into the sharp end of the rope for a change, and plenty of time spent on the beach, in the moana and awa paddling and swimming. If anyone is looking for a beautiful climbing spot with some tree cover, plenty of birds, insects and some challenging routes on solid rock in line with those on our own maunga, I […]

President’s Desk Kia ora Taranaki dwellers, Just a short one from me this month as I am busy organising Open Climb which is only TWO MONTHS away! Luckily/unluckily, I have a minor injury, so this coincides with getting the admin work smashed out ASAP. If you’re free on Saturday 10th February to give us a hand getting up to 120 members of the public up the hill, let myself or the club secretary know ASAP. For those of you who haven’t helped out before, if you missed the induction at November club night we can still send you the presentation […]

President’s desk Kia ora prospective and Taranaki Alpine Club members, My condolences go out to those members booked on cancelled trips of late, and thank you to trip leaders for making the calls to cancel when conditions were far from ideal. You may have noticed a bit of media attention on recent alpine incidents around New Zealand which ended in fatalities. This is a reminder that our chosen sport requires respect for the mountain and is a team sport through and through, to make sure participants get themselves and others home to their whanau at the end of the day. […]

President’s Desk Kia ora Taranaki Alpine Club and Prospective New members, Well October has come out of nowhere, with warm spring conditions prevailing, its all full swing planning for the Annual Club event the Open Climb. So if you have helped in the Past, and we can rely on your support to get up to 120 Punters (technical name for members of the public) to the top or as near as we can of Taranaki Maunga save this date: Saturday the 10th February 2024. Also try to make it to our 2nd November Club night for a general and specific […]

President’s Desk Kia Ora TAC Members, Thanks heaps to those members who have had their input on lodge insurance options, especially Alec Heilbron who has put a great tool together to support this and future TAC committees. This tool lists and ranks the risks to the club and some promising solutions to keep the club going day to day if they were to occur. Well winter is at its end, but with plenty of snow up high on the mountain so begins a promising spring season. The last of Level One snow crafts is due to be completed this weekend […]