Trips currently away
Organiser:
Jackson Brown
Either an Waiotauru-Elder-Kime loop or longer traverse up main range (less likely) over the long weekend, still tbc. More info to come in the next few weeks. Will likely be a mediumish trip, but quite long. If Elder loop will be limited to 4 or 5 people due to Hut size.
3 people attending this trip.
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Participants
Jackson Brown
Vic Roberts
Nick Maguire
Organiser:
Jim Den Uyl
Trip Description: Driving up to Taupo and hiking/camping in Kawakawa bay and on Friday night. Climbing/swimming/hanging out Saturday and Sunday morning. Either hiking out and driving home Sunday evening or Monday morning. There are plenty of climbs available but no top-rope climbs so climbers should at least know how to lead-belay if not lead-climb.
Intended Difficulty: Intermediate climbers
I have one car that is already full but would be happy to coordinate with another car full of people to camp/climb together.
2 people attending this trip.
Sign ups
Participants
Jim Den Uyl
Seth St. Pierre
Upcoming trips
Organiser:
Justin Atkinson
VUWTC partners with Sustainable Coastlines to clear rubbish from Opau Bay near Mākara. We then count it all up to help scientists and governments. Along the way there'll be plenty of yarns and fun.
Plan:
1. We'll meet at the Hunter carpark at Kelburn campus at 9am.
We'll sort out our car groups and split up survey gear.
2. Drive to Mākara Beach carpark (leave by 9:30am, arrive there about 10am)
At the moment there's 3 drivers, drivers will be reimbursed for their fuel costs.
3. Walking time!
Here, we have two choices...
a. Trek over Mākara hill down to Opau Bay (1hr). This is an easy-medium walk, with a short steep bit at the beginning, and then a meander downhill to the beach. We'll pass old military bunkers, windmills, and great views of the ocean. If we get a clear day, the South Island will be visible which is always cool.
b. Walk along the beach to the survey site at Opau bay.
4. We pick up rubbish!! (about 12pm)
We will set up a 100mx20m area and collect all the rubbish inside. Equipment provided: gloves and sacks. There'll be a health and safety briefing, and we'll then comb the survey area for 1-2 hours.
5. We walk back to the cars via the coast!
We'll walk around the beach to get back to Mākara if we don't want to climb back up the hill // vice versa. We'll then head back to Kelburn campus.
6. Return to uni for sorting! (about 3pm)
The thing that sets this collection apart from regular beach cleanups is that it has a scientific purpose.
We'll sort, count, and log all the rubbish. This goes into an online database to help build a picture of plastic pollution and its impacts on NZ's environment. This might sound a bit boring, but it's actually really fun and goes quickly. We should be done by 5pm.
What to bring:
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Lunch and snacks for yourself
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A big drink bottle (full please!!!)
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Warm and windproof layers
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Closed toed and sturdy footwear, as we'll WALK OVER LOTS OF DRIFTWOOD AND LOGS TO COLLECT THE RUBBISH (PLEASE NO sandals/jandals etc)
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Sun smart gear, like sunscreen/hat/sunglasses, though we'll have some sunscreen
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Hand sanitiser
We'll provide you with gloves and funky pink fluro at the beach. But please bring your own if you have them.
More info on Sustainable Coastlines
Mākara walk info: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/wellington-kapiti/places/makara-beach-area/things-to-do/makara-walkway/
16 people attending this trip.
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Participants
Freya Diggle
Ben Chittle
Seth St. Pierre
Julian Muller
Mark's car
Participants
Justin Atkinson
Mark Bishop
Robin Roberts
Edwin David
Tram Chau
Likith's car
Participants
Sofie Claridge
Likith Pilli
Finlay Main
Ziwei's car
Participants
Jay Kenyon
lucia Adams
Nathan Falkner
Ziwei Wang
Organiser:
Justin Atkinson
Arson - "the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property."
e.g. "police are treating the fire as arson"
Come join me as I test out the different meanings of "arson" at Burn Hut, the northernmost hut in the Tararuas. The hut has 6 bunks so I'm limiting signups to that many people.
It's an easy-medium 3-4 hour walk to Burn hut from Mangahao Dam No. 2. The first hour involves river travel, before ascending into the hills. It's a pretty nice hut and we can chill there for the rest of the day. On day 2 we can either backtrack the way we came, or continue round the loop track to the southern Mangahao Dam No. 1. The latter would also be 3-4 hours, but would also involve another hour's trek up the road back to the car.
Just a warning about a potential deal-breaker: according to DOC, the "toilet at Burn Hut has blown over and is unusable." You COULD hold on for 2 days, but you could also ditch the hygiene conveniences of modern society for a bit. I'm hoping this scares off potential bunk stealers at the hut, but we'll take tents just in case.
DOC info: https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/wellington-kapiti/places/tararua-forest-park/things-to-do/huts/burn-hut/
7 people attending this trip.
David's car
Participants
Justin Atkinson
Eder Lee
David Veldmeijer
Charles's car
Participants
Iliya Shulin
Jasmine Philip
Tal Shiri
charles savage
Recent trips
Organisers:
Ira Griffen
Lilly Merrall
WHAT: Tramps Tramps Tramps is our annual tramp (NB: there is no hiking involved) to a flat in Central Wellington where we party, we boogie, we drunkenly plan our next great mission into the bush.
WHO: You! Dressed as your interpretation of the word ‘Tramp’ or ‘Tramper’. In years gone by, costumes have included Donald Tramp, a trampoline, lady and the tramp, a 1940s lady of the night, or even just your lovely bush dwelling tramper.
WHERE: A flat located 5-mins walk from Kelburn campus and very accessible by bus. The address will be emailed to attendees on the day so please make sure you sign up below to get the deets!
HOW MUCH: This is an absolutely free event. If you aren’t already a member you will need to sign up to the club so we can email you the party address on the day. Drinks will not be provided so please bring your own.
If you don't recieve the email containing the address on the day, please text Lilly on 0274760033
97 people attending this trip.
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Participants
Nathan Cobbald
Cameron Thiele
Jack Huygens
Chris Russell
Lilly Merrall
Ira Griffen
Will Buffaloe
Zita Keller
Pebbels Heatley
Vic Roberts
Arlen Bandy
Justin Atkinson
Jackson Brown
Iliya Shulin
Finlay Main
Hollie Anderson
Stella Pratt
Grace Rotherham
Henry Claridge
Zade Viggers
Hannah Ellis-Ducobu
Anika Park
Tru Russell
Bryn Thompson
felicity wills
Annika Thornton
Talisa Weisswange
Julia Carcagno
Michelle Alves
Edwin David
Charlee Poole
Kaelin Spence
Euan McDowall
Wyatt Hart
Natalie Stewart
Marta Craviotto
Laura Takacs
Justina Yamoah
Frankie Rae
Elliot Schreurs
Grace Harman
Nick Maguire
Hannah Murphy
Julian Muller
Arabella Tries
Charlotte Nielsen
Hazel Murray
Sam Whitaker
Lewis Thomson
Di Fang
Rewa Walker
Tuscany King
lochlainn kent
Brisa Kane
Charlie Shirreffs
Olivia Smith
henry murdoch
Penny Noble
Zheyuan Zheng
Dalia Wang
Jasper Rynhart
Sophie Hayden
William Coffin
Katie-Belle Hewson
Gregoire Bis
Kieran D'Souza
Alannah Jefferys
Sammy Harrison
billie hawke
Jasper Fischer
Charlotte Heath
Patrick Hayes
Michael Squires
David Veldmeijer
Nic Samson
Alice Reid
Lauren Britton
Melanie Kimble
Ellie Bennett
Alicia Montenegro Raubo
Emily Whineray
Mir Nathan
Hugo Blair
Anthony Baker
Amelia Ford
Dawid Warenczuk
Leopold Duschek
Abby Brownsword
Lucia Wallace
Jacob Cuttler
Pierson Palmer
Luka Licul
celia nelson
holly Marquet
Mia Baigent
Alesandra Cardella
Orlando Pedraza Jr.
Organiser:
Justin Atkinson
The VUWTC playground crawl started back in the yesteryear of 2023 with two high-stakes, high-action rankings of different suburbs' playgrounds. Join us for its grand return in 2024 with a tour of the best, worst and most average play areas of a trio of Eastern suburbs: Seatoun, Strathmore, and Miramar.
The best part is you get to help me decide on the ranking! So please come along with your ideas of great, terrible and mediocre playground design. We'll meet at the Welsh Dragon pub, before catching the 2 bus to Seatoun. We'll finish off in Miramar, to get back to town from there we'll be very close to the 2 and 18 buses. Scheduled stops include:
- Seatoun Park Play Area
- Churchill Park Play Area
- Wilberforce Street Play Area
- Kahurangi School playground
- Monorgan Park Play Area
- Nuku Street Play Area (yes I know VUW students...)
- Taiaroa Street Play Area
- Kekerenga Street Play Area
- Crawford Green Park Play Area
- Chelsea Street Play Area
- Miramar Central School playground
11 people attending this trip.
Sign ups
Participants
Justin Atkinson
Henry Claridge
Iliya Shulin
Johan Irion
Seth St. Pierre
Di Fang
Zoe Allen
Finlay Main
Max Honiss
Pebbels Heatley
Melanie Kimble
Organiser:
Béatrice Desy
Meet at Riverbank Cafe in Otaki at 10 am. Depending on the flow of the river on that day we decide where to put out/leave a car for shuttle (either at the suspension bridge if the flow is below 20 cumecs, or at SH1 otherwise). This will either be a 1.5-2h paddle or 3.5-4h depending on that choice. Either way, the Otaki is a grade II so a perfect river for beginner packrafters with the possibility to portage harder rapids, so anyone is welcome. The trip will be lead by an experienced packrafter who has done this run numerous times.
You need a warm wetsuit too! Or a drysuit! I personally will go with a wetsuit, a windproof layer, neoprene socks and confortable good-fitting shoes that will get wet, as well as gloves that will also get wet.
In terms of safety, you don't need previous paddling experience, but being a good swimmer is a must. We will go through satefy stuff before heading down, and there will be at least 3 people able to perform river safety in the very unlikely case that we need to.
2 people attending this trip.
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Participants
Béatrice Desy
Asmaa Fakhreddine
Organiser:
Tuscany King
Welcome to Wednesday Climbing Nights!
Every week, there will be an opportunity to climb at one of three climbing gyms!
Depending on how many people sign up for Belay lessons, we will randomly alternate between Hangdog and Faultline.
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.
Entry costs $17, excluding shoes. We also have a small supply of climbing shoes you can borrow, but our supplies are limited (ask if you would like to borrow them at the club meetings or on Wednesday //first in—first-serve style). Shoes can also be hired at Hangdog for a couple of bucks.
For this week, we will travel to Hangdog!
So bring your cars! OR a gold coin for your driver OOORRRR your Snapper cards. :)
Schedule:
- Sign up! ( So I have time to sort out transport).
This week, we will travel to Faultline Climbing from the University to the climbing gym. We will be walking down.
- Meet at the Hunter Carpark (Same area as the Club Gear-shed) BEFORE 6 pm. We will be leaving the carpark around 6:10 pm.
- Travel to the Climbing Gym by car (FIRST IN FIRST SERVED - Those who don't get a car seat will take a bus or train if the train systems work.
- CLIMB! Until 9 pm/closing, return to the University carpark - unless discussed with your driver.
If you find out or decide you cannot make it and you have a seat in a car, please withdraw from the event and let me know BEFORE 4 PM on Wednesday. x
Thanks, ya'll!
If you have any questions, find me at the Tuesday meetings or DM me on Messenger!
5 people attending this trip.
Car 1
The first four signed up get a seat
Participants
Tuscany King
Marta Craviotto
Alan Ye
Coby Maybrook
Charlee Poole