This course will be run by two club members, Kathleen & Anton. We are not professional instructors, but I'd like to think we're alright teachers & we have experience running similar courses for other clubs. 

We will spend the weekend at Ruapehu, learning the basics of glacier travel & crevasse rescue including:

• How to set up & travel as a rope team
• How to probe out a campsite
• How to make safe decisions on glaciers
• How to build snow anchors
• How to do a basic crevasse rescue

This is just an introductory course that will give you the skills to travel across mild terrain in good conditions. There is still a lot more than we can fit in one weekend, so participants are encouraged to continue practicing & learning after the course. 

As there are only 8 learning spots, this trip will not be first come first served. Participants will be chosen based on:

• Proven commitment to the club
• Leadership or instructing experience
• Stoke - keen people are more likely to use these skills

This criteria is based on the idea that the participants will be able to pass this knowledge on to other club members in a future course of similar format. 
So if you do miss out on this one, hopefully there will be more opportunites coming soon.

Other than that, the minimum requirements are:

• You must have done snowcraft
• You must attend a pre-trip weeknight training session (https://www.vuwtc.org.nz/Event/14522 and/or https://www.vuwtc.org.nz/Event/14523)
• You may also be required to buy a small amount of personal gear, but we will keep this as minimal as possible. 

Regarding Sign-ups: Sign-ups will close on the 30th of Aug and we will let aim let people know who is coming by then.

This a class on navigation theory taught by two expert navigators, to be followed by an outisde practical application session on a later date.

Meet at AM103 for the presentation. 

Accessible to all levels of prior knowledge as we will start with basics and work our way towards more advanced decision-making. Emphasis on saftey and teaching skills that can be readily applied out on tramps! Woo!

Welcome to Wednesday Climbing Nights!

Want to try indoor climbing for the first time, or meet some like-minded climbers? Come along to our weekly climb nights! We climb at Hangdog (Bouldering & Top roping) in Lower Hutt, and Faultline (Bouldering) on Willis St.

This week, we'll be climbing at Faultline, which is a bouldering gym. This means no ropes/harnesses and no belaying. There are grades for every level of experience, so no matter how much climbing experience you have you’ll have plenty to get stuck into!

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME CLIMBING AT FAULTLINE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE (https://www.wellingtonclimbing.co.nz/first_visit_fl/) AND SIGN THE ONLINE WAIVER BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR THE GYM!

This week: Faultline

Schedule:

• Meet outside the VUWSA building at 5:00pm to walk down together or outside Faultline at 5:20 p.m.
• CLIMB!
• You can leave whenever you like (we usually finish up around 7:30-8:00 p.m) and return home independently.

Entry costs: $15 + $3 for shoes

This is not paid for through the club—there is no piking fee if you pull out. Pay at Faultline when we arrive.

To get the VUWTC entry price, just let the front desk know you are with VUWTC. Our discounted price is only from 5:30 pm onwards on Wednesdays.

See you there :)

An overnighter to Kapakapanui hut, featuring some stunning goblin forest bush!

Doc track information

Kapakapanui hut is a $15 ticket (no booking required) and sleeps 6 people. Trip is currently limited to one car (5 people) but if people are super keen and willing to sleep under flys i will consider opening it up to more people. 

This route requires multiple small river crossings at the very beginning, so you will be getting wet boots (unless you bring a dedicated second pair to wear for the beginning). Heavy rain has the potential to make the river crossings an issue, so we will be careful and decide whether this trip should go ahead based on the weather. If the river is too high on the return trip, we will wait at the hut (bring extra food) until the water goes down.

This is a short, relatively easy trip, but it requires a steep climb, so you will need some level of fitness for a steep muddy climb. We will take it super easy and have lots of breaks.

 It is about a 1-hour drive to the road-end; we will leave on Saturday morning and aim to return to campus by mid afternoon on sunday.

Please bring lunch, dinner, breakfast and snacks!!

Here is a link to the gear list - please bring plenty of warm clothing!! - if you need to borrow gear let me know.

Gear list

Walking times are:
Road end -> Kapakapanui hut (3-4hrs)
Kapakapanui summit return trip (optional) (2 hrs); we will aim to do this on Saturday afternoon.

Welcome to Wednesday Climbing Nights!

Want to try indoor climbing for the first time, or meet some like-minded climbers? Come along to our weekly climb nights! We climb at Hangdog (Bouldering & Top roping) in Lower Hutt, and Faultline (Bouldering) on Willis St.

This week, we'll be climbing at Faultline, which is a bouldering gym. This means no ropes/harnesses and no belaying. There are grades for every level of experience, so no matter how much climbing experience you have you’ll have plenty to get stuck into!

IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME CLIMBING AT FAULTLINE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE (https://www.wellingtonclimbing.co.nz/first_visit_fl/) AND SIGN THE ONLINE WAIVER BEFORE WE LEAVE FOR THE GYM!

This week: Faultline

Schedule:

• Meet outside the VUWSA building at 5:00pm to walk down together or outside Faultline at 5:20 p.m.
• CLIMB!
• You can leave whenever you like (we usually finish up around 7:30-8:00 p.m) and return home independently.

Entry costs: $15 + $3 for shoes

This is not paid for through the club—there is no piking fee if you pull out. Pay at Faultline when we arrive.

To get the VUWTC entry price, just let the front desk know you are with VUWTC. Our discounted price is only from 5:30 pm onwards on Wednesdays.

See you there :)