Trip intentions

This year we've decided to put together a team to take part in Relay for Life on the 5th/6th of April at the cake tin (Sky Stadium). 

For those who don't know. Relay For Life is a yearly event run by the Cancer Society across the country to raise money for those in our community suffering from cancer and also for the Cancer Society’s support services, health promotion programs, and cancer research. It's a great way to help give back and remember all our loved ones who have been affected by cancer.

Pricing: Tickets are priced at $25. Late sign-ups are $30, so sign up quickly! - MAKE SURE TO SIGN UP ON THE RELAY FOR LIFE WEBSITE!! 

To Fundraise: Reach out to your family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and anyone else to sponsor you and support our team!! You could even promise to do a number of laps for however much you raise. 

The event runs all night and your team members take turns holding a baton while they run, walk, dance, or jog around the field competing for the most laps (or not!). HOWEVER, if you don't feel like pulling an all-nighter you can stay for a couple hours or come back to join us in the morning! 

Join our team at - https://relayforlife.org.nz/t/vic-uni-tramping-club-vuwtc

Please check out Relay for lifes FAQs here: https://relayforlife.org.nz/faqs

If you have any other questions or want to help, feel free to email me at maxhoniss@gmail.com

Kawakawa Bay Sport Climbing Trip 

Hello everyone! We are going to Kawakawa Bay off of Lake Taupo to do some outdoor climbing. You need to have experience with top roping. Lead experience is recommended. It is absolutely required that you know how to conduct yourself safely when climbing outdoors.

We are currently taking 1 car, but if there is enough interest, we can take 2. Trip priority will be given to drivers.

Where: Kawakawa Bay by Lake Taupo

Plan: 

Friday:

- Meet at Hunter Carpark on Friday at 11:00am

- We will drive the 5 hours to the multi-day public Kinloch carpark

- We will walk ~2 hours to the campsite on a clearly marked trail

- We will setup tents and chillax

Saturday:

- climbing! Sport climbing and can set up top ropes too. We camping really close to crag, so spend the second night in the same spot

Sunday:

- Up to the group on whether we want to climb in the morning. If we leave at noon, we will return around 8pm

Gear:

- Normal Camping Gear

❏     Pack + Pack liner/drybags

❏     Raincoat

❏     Headtorch + spare batteries

❏     Boots + socks

❏     Shorts + teeshirt not cotton

❏     Fleece/wool jumper not cotton

❏     Thermal top and bottom

❏     Warm hat, gloves and neck gaiter

❏     Sunhat + sunscreen

❏     1L+ water bottle

❏     Personal first aid kit

❏     Toilet paper + hand sanitizer

❏     Sleeping bag

❏     Sleeping mat

❏     Toothbrush + toiletries

❏     Bowl, mug and cutlery

- Climbing 

❏     Harness

❏     Climbing Shoes

Food:

- Bring food!!

- Friday/Saturday Dinner

- Saturday/Sunday Breakfast

- Saturday/Sunday Lunch

- Snacks

Total Cost: $60

-Payment for fuel: $60

-Food: however much you want to spend

Sorry postponed until later date...

Yo YO 

Planning a sunrise walk to the Brooklyn wind tubine. 

This is dependent on weather so date is not confirmed....! 

Sunrise is currently around 7:30, so to get up there by then we will meet at 6:15 at Kelburn shops, hopefully back in time for 1oam lectures.

Trip: We will be walking to papatahi hut (which sleeps 10) and back on the 6th-7th of April.

Vibe: It is an easy mostly flat walk with a focus on fun. We will go past a bridge and some swimming holes (river crossings), stop for lunch along the way (probably play with a frisbee), and get to the hut for dinner. At the hut we'll drop our bags, go for a swim (bring togs!), explore, and play some board games. 

Getting there (from the doc website): Papatahi Hut is a 3 hr 30 min walk from the Catchpool car park via the Ōrongorongo and Big Bend Tracks. 

From the end of the Ōrongorongo Track follow the marked Big Bend Track for approximately 1 hour to its junction with the Whakanui Track. At this point you enter the riverbed and follow the Ōrongorongo River upstream.

The route contains approximately four crossings of the Ōrongorongo River but this can vary as the river is constantly rerouting in floods. As you move up the riverbed note the Matthews Stream fan and Mount Matthews Track on the true left, and a large slip face on the true left.

Gear requirements - Sleeping bag, head torch, plate and cutlery, warm clothes, rain coat, good walking shoes (they will get wet), togs and towel, not cotton clothing. Optional games/activities. 

Food requirements: Each person coming on this tramp must sort out there own lunch and dinner for the first day and breakfast and lunch for the second day and lots of snacks. Please also being at least 1.5L of water. The hut has water that we can treat/boil for the second day. 
It is smart to pack food for an extra day incase we get stuck in the bush (unlikely as this is an easier trail but still a possibility). 

Transport and Meeting: We will meet at 10am on Sunday the 6th of April at the Hunter car park/gear shed. We've got one car to drive up so far and will need one more car and person with a full license. If no one else with a full licence signs up we will figure out how to public transport some people closer to the trail head and then do two loads of driving people. The drive is an hour so we'll arrive by 11ish at the car park and start walking getting to the hut between 2 and 5 depending on our pace :)

Come explore Wellington on VUWTC's 2025 weekly evening walks. This week is a chill tour of our scenic Botanic Gardens, located near Kelburn campus and shops.

This will be a super social time. We'll walk a 1.5-2hr loop around the gardens. There are pretty flowers, an awesome playground, great views of town, our special Cable Car, and ducks 🌷🛝🦆.

Meet at the Hunter carpark at Kelburn campus at 7pm. Bring good walking shoes, a raincoat, a water bottle and a torch :)

This walkie is free, unless you need to travel via public transport to reach the gardens/home.

Meet up at the Hunter Carpark at 4:45pm Friday (to leave at 5), then we will take a 5-6 hour drive up to the Kaweka Forest Park where we camp out friday night.

Saturday is a 4-5ish hour medium hike into the bush, where we will camp for the evening, and relax at the hotpools.

Sunday we Hike and drive out.

Cost will likely be around $60ish for fuel there and back depending on how full cars are. Currently planning on own dinners, but depends on what others are feeling like and dietary requirements.

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Currently we are limited on car space. If you are interested in coming, please join the wait list even if the cars are full just in case we have people drop out once spots are assigned after the meeting on the 25th. Priority will be given to anyone who is bringing a car, and then will be filling spaces based on first come first serve as more cars are available.

Welcome to Wednesday Climbing Nights!

We bounce between Hangdog Adventures in Lower Hutt and Faultline Climbing on Willis St!

There are grades for everyone: people who prefer to test out the basic climbs to those who love a good challenge, so come along! No matter how much climbing experience you've had, you are welcome.

This week: Faultline 

Schedule:

• Sign up! 

• Please meet at the Hunter Carpark at 5:45 p.m. We will head down on the dot (6 p.m.).
• Travel to the Climbing Gym by foot. 
• CLIMB!
• You can leave whenever you like (We usually finish up around 8:30 p.m), return to your flats and halls by bus or walk from the gym.

Entry costs $15 + $3 for shoes 

This is not paid for through the club—there is no piking fee if you pull out. Let me know if you cannot make it on the night !!!

To get the VUWTC entry price, you have to be with the group or let me know if you are arriving late. Our discounted price is only from 6 pm onwards on Wednesdays.

Weekly meeting

6pm Tuesday in AM103! We'll hear from Jack about his epic adventure in the Kahurangi ranges, and then Rewa will lead an activity to practice trip planning. 
 

Tacos!

It's a VUWTC tradition that after each meeting, we go to someone's flat for a taco potluck. This week, Kate has offered to host - she's in Newtown so bring a car if you can to carpool, otherwise it's very accessible by bus.

Bring along $5 worth of taco ingredients (wraps, beans, cheese, vegetables, sour cream, avocados, etc...). 

We are running an evening canyoning trip this Wednesday with Craig Scott(ex VUWTC). It's suitable for complete beginners to the sport who are keen to learn, as long as your comfortable tramping down a stream.

Arrive at the Hunter Carpark by the gear shed at 5.30pm (latest 5.45), for sorting equipment you'll need. Departure at 6pm

We will drive out to Dry Creek, near Haywards interchange in the Hutt. We'll follow a walking track for about 1 hour until we reach the stream, at which point we'll kit up and follow the stream back to the carpark in the dark, going past some interesting features including a waterfall!

What YOU need to bring:

• CLOTHING TO KEEP YOU WARM WHILE YOU'RE WET AND COLD. Ideally a wetsuit (your old Warehouse one will do), otherwise bring multiple layers of thermal tops and bottoms, and raincoat and overtrousers, thick woolen socks (or neoprene socks are even better). Gloves and a beanie might be nice too
• HEADTORCH - most of the river travel will be in the dark. You need your hands free for abseilling and scrambling. Phone lights are NOT SUITABLE. You can get one for $20ish from the supermarket, hardware store, ect.
• Suitable footwear - trail shoes or tramping boots
• Water bottle
• Snacks
• Extra emergency layers plus clothing for the walk in
• Drybags and snaplocks for anything you don't want to get wet
• A backpack to carry your drybag on the walk in. If it has holes in the bottom this is ideal for water drainage.
• Maybe a towel and change of clothes to leave in the car (you never know if your drybag will stay dry...)

What the club can provide (but please bring your own if you have them!)

• Climbing helmet
• Harness
• Abseil device (Figure 8/ Canyon specific descender/ ATC)
• Locking carabiners, Accessory cord, sling

Let us know if you can bring a car, this trip is limited by cars and drivers