Trip intentions

Inspired by the VUW 'Four peaks, four weeks' challenge - the aim is to summit Mt Kaukau, Te Ahumairangi, the Brooklyn Turbine, and Mt Vic in one day (on foot). 

Meet at Wellington station at 8:45am to take the 9:02am train on the JVL line, it's $5 for a one way ticket. If you live in another direction or bussing is easier, meet at the Simla Crescent station at 9:15am.

At a fairly loose guess, the walk will take about six hours at a medium pace - but could be more or less. 

Bring all the usual stuff - lunch, snacks, water, sunscreen, a raincoat and jersey.  

I may postpone if the weather is looking particularly yucky, but fingers crossed!

Current plan is to leave Wellington around 5am on the Sunday then ski/snowboard/summit? make snowmen/women? ~whatever peeps wanna do~ all day Sunday followed by a chill evening at the hut with some mean kai & bevs. Muck around in the snow again for most of Monday & be back in Welly around 8pm. Number of people depends on how many can bring cars, but it is a "school night" so not expecting a huge uptake.

We will be staying at the Tararua Tramping Club Lodge on the mountain, it's a very cool to be able to ski right out the door- same place we are staying for Snowcraft. 

Accomodation cost varies for age:
$37 - If you are under 25
$55 - if you are over 25

 

This project is about intelligence, or more specifically, informing the New Zealand government's intelligence.

Beach litter clean-ups are not a sustainable solution to the problem of plastic waste contaminating the ocean, we need to eliminate the sources. The data we submit about the deposits will help the government to identify these sources and take the right measures to control them. 

The recent announcement to outlaw all single use plastics by 2025 is an example of how this works. 

VUWTC are collaborating with VUWCB & Plastic Diet to manage a beach site for surveillance in Makara. Equipped with training from Sustainable Coastlines we are ready to do our bit to help shape environmental legislation to be as watertight as possible.

This project will be long-term, as we need to re-survey the site and submit new data in quarterly annual increments, in order for it to be credible.

Let this be our ongoing contribution to the environment!

We will drive to Makara and then walk around the cliffs to the site, it's about a 40min walk. No real tramping involved, but awesome views from the cliffs. 

The collection won't take long, probs half an hour with a good turnout, then we'll walk back an get an ice cream at that cafe in the car park. 

The analysis of the deposits and the submission of the data will occur at the university at a later time tbc.

In May 2021, VUWTC joined Conservation Volunteers in the restoration of a local bush reserve in Island Bay. We cleared so much non-native flora and unearthed some bizzare artifacts (e.g. toy elephants, creepy dolls, teapots) that were deposited here many years ago, when it was formally a rubbish dump. 

CV has asked us to be involved again (we obviously did an awesome job), this time the activity might be planting more tree or clearing weeds. So if you want to help out this local ecosystem and try some amateur archeology, come join! 

No cost to this trip except a bit of elbow grease,  tea / coffee will be provided, so bring a mug, also bring packed lunch.

Wear tramping boots / gum boots, and expect to get dirty. Gloves and gear will be provided.

If you were on the list to go on snowcraft in June sign up again here and your attendance will be prioritised - if you weren't on the list, sign up anyway as spaces may become avaliable as people's plans change. 

(Due to high demand on this trip, participation this trip will be on the basis of club involvement, rather than first come, first served. Please fill in the sign up form provided and trip participants will be confirmed closer to the trip. There will be more snowcraft courses later in the year.)

Learn some of the basics of mountaineering and winter tramping! We will teach you how to travel on snow using ice axes and crampons, a bit about alpine weather and how to keep your wits about you in an alpine environment. 

Trip will leave from the Hunter carpark at 5pm on the friday - be there any time after 4:30 to sort out gear (helmets, crampons, iceaxes). 

As always on Wednesday, we go to Hangdog out in Petone to go bouldering and climbing. We meet at 6 pm at hunter carpark. No skill or equipment needed. Bring $16 for your entry and a few coins for your drivers.

Paying a gold coin to the driver is important as they need to pay for gas otherwise they will just stop offering and we all lose.

Spaces are limited, so quick, get amongst. if it is full, sign up anyways, there might be some more spots becoming available during the day.

If you are able to provide a car please do, as the more the merrier and we can only carpool if we have cars, otherwise, trains are $11 each

Here is a map of the kelburn campus to help you find the Hunter Carpark. Map reference 24h.

https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/students/new-students/start/finding-your-way-around/kelburn-campus-map.pdf