Kia ora koutou!

Ever wanted to escape Faultline and breathe some fresh air while climbing? Ever wanted to learn a few tips and tricks on how to climb rocks? Nau mai haere mai ki ētahi haerenga. 

This trip is one of the missions out to the Wairarapa Coast. Here, you will learn how to spot someone while climbing, use bouldering mats, and progress your climbing skills. If you have gone to a few climb nights, but haven't climbed outdoors yet, this trip is for you. Heoi ano, if you have experience outdoor climbing, please sign up as well as it would be great to have some people with experience.

The number of people we can take on the trip will depend on how many cars sign up.

What do you need to know?

Where will we be going? Baring Head, a famous Welly bouldering spot, about a 50 minute drive from Vic Uni.

What's the plan? 

- Meet at 8:45am on Saturday the 12th of September at Hunter Carpark

- Drive to Baring Head (50 mins)

- Walk to the climbing spots (50 mins)

- CLIMB! (and enjoy the view)

- Leave the climbing spots by 3pm to get back to uni by 5pm.

What should I bring? 

- Walking shoes

- Climbing shoes and chalk

- Warm layers (including raincoat - it gets very windy)

- Kai for snacks and lunch

- At least 1.5 litres of water

- Torch (just in case)

How experienced should I be to go? Baring Head has lots of different grades, but in general this trip will have more variety of climbs for people that can climb 3-4+ at Faultline. Even if you're a bit below that feel free to come along and give it a go. The coastline is beautiful as well if you want to sit and watch the sea + take lots of breaks. 

Here is a link to the climbs at Baring Head! https://climbnz.org.nz/nz/ni/wellington/baring-head

This overnight tramp is for anyone wishing to complete the Jumbo Circuit and stay at an awesome alpine hut.

The days walking on this trip will be 6-8 hours, and anyone signing up should have a medium level of tramping experience. 

On Saturday: We will meet at Hunter Carpark at 7.45 to leave at 8, so that we can make the most of the daylight on our walk (6hrs).

We will then tramp along the valley to Atiwhakatu hut and then straight up to Jumbo, to stay the night. 

I will organise dinner to cook as a group, it will be traditional, delectable and celebratory. It will be nachos. 

On Sunday: Fuelled or propelled by beans we will walk up to the Summit of Jumbo and then along the ridge to Holdsworth

before descending past Powell Hut down many, many stairs and the lovely Gentle Annie track, back to where we started (8hrs). 

Cost: Hut tickets at $25 each, petrol for carpooling and $6 per person for dinner will all be included in the trip cost. 

Pease bring: Breakfast and lunch for two days, a functioning headtorch with spare batteries, sturdy boots and all your other tramping essentials, 

see our quick gear list here: https://www.vuwtc.org.nz/resources/gear-list  

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

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 Hangdog, which is a top-roping and bouldering gym. This means some climbs will require ropes, harnesses & 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! 

This week: Hangdog (bring cars!)

Schedule:

• Sign up! (Even if you are meeting us there - they need to know numbers ahead of time)

• Meet at Hunter carpark at 5 pm, leave for the gym at 5:10 pm on the dot.

• CLIMB!

• You can leave whenever you like - but drivers need to have the same number of people in their cars that they brought out. (Drivers - make sure the people you drove out know when you want to leave!)

• PAY YOUR DRIVERS 

Costs: $15 entry + $3 for shoes + $3 for your driver

This is not paid for through the club so there is no piking fee if you pull out. Pay at the gym when we arrive/to your driver directly.

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.