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July 2008
| July 4-6 Ski Mt Ruapehu |
| 4-5 | Ski weekend | Ski | See Notice Board in Club Rooms | |
| 6-12 | Ski week (School Hols first week) | Ski | Neil Johnstone | 971 9622 |
| Sat 5 | AIC Rock | Inst | Alistair Betts | 384 5715 |
| Sun 6 | Dobsons-Tauherenikau | E/M | Mary Inglis | 838-6562 |
| Wed 9 | Otari | R | Dorothy Douglass | 472 8558 |
| Wed 9 | Local walk | M | Bruce Popplewell | 479 2144 |
| July 11-13 Day trips |
| 13-17 | Ski week (School Hols second week) | Ski | Jenny Jackson | 235-8204 |
| Sat 12 | Otaki Forks-Table Top | M | Brian Landymore | 478-0169 |
| Sun PM | Butterfly Creek | E | Rodney Pfeffer | 934 3756 |
| Sun 13 | Waerenga Hut & Browns Stream | E | Patrick Cuming | 475 9970 |
| Wed 16 | Cattle Ridge | E | Diana Barnes | 479-2947 |
| July 18-20 Day trips |
| 18-19 | AIC Snow 1 (if space - Ski weekend) | Inst | Alistair Betts | 384 5715 |
| 20-24 | Ski week | Ski | See Notice Board in Club Rooms |
| Sat 19 | Sledge Track-Whakanui Track-Sunny Grove | M | Michael Bartlett | 565-0624 |
| Sun 20 | Titahi Bay-Whitireia Peninsula | E | Lesley Smith | 972 6167 |
| Wed 23 | Southern Walkway - City to Sea | E/M | Stuart Hudson | 389-2270 |
| Wed 23 | Jubilee Park via Hutt River | BBB | Dave Currie | 589 1902 |
| July 25-27 Tararua Range |
| 25-27 | Field Hut Dinner Party | E | Vicki Wogan | 938-8937 |
| 25-26 | Ski Week End | Ski | Helen Zandis | 971 3105 |
| 27-31 | Ski week | Ski | See Notice Board in Club Rooms |
| Sat 26 | Tunnel Gully-614-792-Climie Rd | M | Syd Moore | 589-1919 |
| Sun 27 | Mountain House-Atiwhakatu | E | Pip Newton | 233 8779 |
| Sun 27 | Hutt River kids biking | Y/Fam | Robyn Wilson | 970-6979 |
| Wed 30 | Wainuiomata roads and paths | Cycle | Michele Dickson | 972 2350 |
| Wed 30 | Cone in the snow | M | Bill Wheeler | 479 5666 |
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August 2008
| August 1-3 Day Trips |
| 1-3 | Avalanche Awareness (if space Ski w/end ) | Inst | Alistair Betts | 384 5715 |
| 3-7. | Ski Week | Ski | David Castle | 934 3855 |
| Sat 2 | Kaitoke-805-Burnt Spur-Rimutaka Summit | M | Lynne Pomare | 934-1187 |
| Sun 3 | Berhampore-Island Bay-Southern Walkway | E/M | Colleen Davey | 972 8189 |
| Sun 3 | Skyline walkway | Y/Fam | Anne Dowden | 380-6868 |
| Sun 3 | Paremata Area (easy) | Cycle | Anne Morrison | 233-1056 |
| Wed 6 | Whites Line East - Haywards Res Goldmine | E/M | Syd Moore | 589-1919 |
| Wed 6 | Colonial Knob area | M | David Olgivie | 479 3035 |
| August 8-10 Tararua Range |
| 9-10 | Waerenga Work party | WP | Barry Durrant | 470-7879 |
| 8-10 | Mitre Flats-Mitre | M | Dave Bartle | 479-2324 |
| 8-9 | Ski w/end (also Christiania Derby race w/end) | Ski | Keith Huntington | 234 7449 |
| 10-14 | Ski week | Ski | Helen Hanify | 566 8857 |
| Sat 9 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Colin Cook | 384 7414 |
| Sat 9 | Tunnel Gully Exploration | E/M | Leader Required | 478-0169 |
| Sun 10 | Catchpool-McKerrow-Sunny Grove | E/M | Leslie Blackwell | 476 9282 |
| Wed 13 | Whakanui Track | E/M | Kath Kerr (TBA) |
| Wed 13 | Kaitoke Regional Park to old Dobsons | M | John Hill | 472 7721 |
| August 15-17 Tararua Range |
| 15-17 | Moonlight Southern Crossing | M | Alan Wright | 479-2566 |
| 15-16 | AIC Snow 2 - Ski w/end (if space available) | Inst | The Maxims | 389 6945 |
| 17-21 | University Ski week | Ski | Cherie Bunting | 934 2268/0274485688 |
| Sat 16 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Neil Challands | 232-8492 |
| Sat 16 | Walls- Reeves-Coal Strm Track | M | Alison Handley | 475-9324 |
| Sun PM | Trelissick to Wiltons Bush | E | Patrick Cuming | 475 9970 |
| Sun 17 | 568-Rocky Knob-569-Woodside | M | Don McMaster | 388 5923 |
| Wed 20 | Colonial Knob | E | needs leader |
| August 22-24 Tararua Range |
| 23-24 | Cone Hut | E/M | Brian Landymore | 478-0169 |
| 22-23 | Ski weekend | Ski | Jenny Jackson | 235-8204 |
| 24-28 | Ski week | Ski | Graham Rowe | 479 5136 |
| Sat 23 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Colin Cook | 384-7414 |
| Sat 23 | Takapu Stream-Awa Kairangi | M | Chris Horne | 475 7025 |
| Sun 24 | Stokes Valley circuit | E/M | Sheena Hudson | 389 2270 |
| Wed 27 | Lees Grove - Gollans Valley - Fern Gully | E/M | John Thomson | 479 2527 |
| Wed 27 | Buckley Rd Reserve to Lyall Bay | BBB | Dave Gobey | 472 6498 |
| August 29-31 Tararua Range |
| 29-31 | Walls Whare-Cone Ridge-Totara Flats | M | Malcolm Cunningham | 232-3695 |
| 29-30 | Ski weekend | Ski | Charlie Georgiou | 586 1599 |
| 31-4 Sept | Primary School ski champs | Ski | Jenny Jackson | 235-8204 |
| Sat 30 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Ken Fraser | 04-905-3714 |
| Sat 30 | Poads Rd-Ohau Gorge track-6 Discs Track | M | Diane Head | 577-0076 |
| Sun 31 | Kaitoke RP-Lookout Ridge-Benge | E/M | Tricia Wallbridge | 479 1097 |
| Wed 3 | Hawkins Hill Circuit | E | Brenda Neill | 475 7397 |
| Wed 3 | Mt Barton - Little Akatarawa | M | John Thomson | 479 2527 |
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September 2008
| September 5-7 Tararua Range |
| 5-7 | Tauherenikau Valley- Tutuwai Hut | E/M | Patrick Cuming | 475-9970 |
| 5-7 | Herapai-Dundas-Cattle Ridge | M/F | Mike Wespel Rose | 562-6341 |
| 5-6 | Ski weekend | Ski | Vivienne Radcliffe | 233-1398 |
| 8-11 | Private Booking - HIBS | Ski | N/A |
| Sat 6 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Barry Durrant | 470 7879 |
| Sat 6 | Clem Creek Spur-Cone Hut-Walls | M | Pip Newton | 233 8779 |
| Sun 7 | Eastbourne-Pt Howard | E | Jenny Lewis | 472 9228 |
| Wed 10 | Petone to Lower Hutt - River Trail | R | Pat Crosby | 478 6147 |
| Wed 10 | Eastern Hutt Ridge | E/M | Leader required |
| Wed 10 | Square Knob area | M | Wayne Griffen | 06 362 6068 |
| September 12-14 Tararua Range |
| 12-14 | Holdsworth Mitre | M/F | Barry Durrant | 470-7879 |
| 12-15 | Lees hut - Raglan Range | M | Neil Challands | 232-8492 |
| 12-13 | Ski weekend and interclub ski races | Ski | Alan Wright | 479 2566 |
| 12-14 | AIC Snow 3 | Inst | Alistair Betts | 384 5715 |
| 14-18 | Ski week | Ski | Susan Guscott | 934 3855 |
| Sat 13 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Robin Chesterfield | 233-8314 |
| Sat 13 | McKenzie-Exclosure Route-E Ridge | M | Michael Bartlett | 565-0624 |
| Sun PM | Red Rock Walk | E | Rodney Pfeffer | 934 3756 |
| Sun 14 | Walls-Cone Saddle-Waiohine River | M | Brian Landymore | 478-0169 |
| Wed 17 | Redwood to Porirua through bush | E | David Burson | 479 6863 |
| September 19-21 Waerenga Re-Opening |
| Sept 20-21 | Waerenga Re-Opening Accomodation at Waerenga, Jans Hut, and Oaks Hut arranged | All | Brian Landymore | 478-0169 |
| 19-21 | Ski weekend | Ski | Paul Maxim | 389 6945 |
| 22-25 | Private Booking - HIBS | Ski | N/A |
| Sat 20 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Bill Allcock | 389-3632 |
| Sun 21 | Makara Walkway | Y/Fam | Sarah & Derek Bilby | 972-1454 |
| Wed 24 | Eastbourne - Hawtrey - Lees Grove | E/M | Jenny Lewis | 472 9228 |
| Wed 24 | Izard Park - Kaiwharawhara Stream | BBB | Janet King | 938 6446 |
| Sept 28-5 October | Golden Bay: Mangarakau Lodge | Lodge | Syd Moore | 589-1919 |
| September 26-28 Ruahine Range |
| 26-1 Oct | Family ski week 1 Fri-Thur (notice up 22nd July) | Ski | Kevin & Gil Mason | 476-3069 |
| 28-28 | Holdsworth – Sayers | M | Peggy Munn | 233 1564 |
| 27- 28 | Sunrise Hut - Anderson Ruahine F/P | E/M | Brian Landymore | 478-0169 |
| Sat 27 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Bernard Molloy | 388-7193 |
| Sun 28 | Cooks Rd- Wainui Stm circuit | E/M | Michele Dickson | 972 2350 |
| Wed 1 | Johnsonville to Crofton Downs | E | Barbara Ogilvie | 479 3035 |
| Wed 1 | Red Rock Stream | M/F | David Ogilvie | 479 3035 |
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October 2008
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| Wed 1 | Johnsonville to Crofton Downs | E | Barbara Ogilvie | 479 3035 |
| Wed 1 | Red Rock Stream | M/F | David Ogilvie | 479 3035 |
| October 3-5 Waerenga |
| 2-6 Oct | Family ski week 2 Thur-Tue (notice up 22nd July) | Ski | Jenny Jackson | 235-8204 |
| 3-5 | Waerenga Hut Gourmet | E | Lyn Taylor | 562-0235 |
| 3-5 | Waerenga Hut Mt Matthews | M | Robin Chesterfield | 233-8314 |
| Sat 4 | Taranaki - Tararua | Mountian | David Grainger | 021 444702 |
| Sat 4 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Neil Challands | 232-8492 |
| Sun 5 | Karori-Hawkins Hill-Red Rocks | E/M | Peter Lapsley | 476 9099 |
| Wed 8 | Butterfly Creek | R | Kath Offer | 569 6674 |
| October 10-12 Tararua Range |
| 7-12 | Family ski week 2 Tue-Sun (notice up 22nd July) | Ski | John Dement | 589 1911 |
| 13-16 | Ski week | Ski | See Notice Board in Club Rooms |
| Sat 11 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | David Castle | 934-3855 |
| Sat 11 | Holdsworth Tops | M | Dave Bartle | 479-2324 |
| Sun 12 | Wilton Bush walk | Y/Fam | Kate Williams | 977-7517 |
| Sun 12 | Rata St Loop-Haywards Reserve | E | Fi Coster | 477 3773 |
| Wed 15 | City to Sea | E | George Spencer | 479 2955 |
| October 17-19 Day trips |
| 17-18 | Ski week | Ski | See Notice Board in Club Rooms |
| 19-23 | Ski week | Ski | See Notice Board in Club Rooms |
| Sat 18 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Robin Chesterfield | 233-8314 |
| Sat 18 | Old Smiths Creek Track-Shepperd’s Creek Spur | M | Syd Moore | 589-1919 |
| Sat 18 | Map and Compass Refresher Course | Inst | Malcolm Cunningham | 232-3695 |
| Sat 18 | Snow 2 Revisited Ruapehu | Inst | Alistair Betts | 384 5715 |
| Sun 19 PM | Mt Kaukau | E | Diana Barnes | 479 2947 |
| Sun 19 | Orongorongo Track-McKerrow-Clay Ridge | E/M | Lyn Taylor | 562 0235 |
| Wed 22 | Dobson - Tauherenikau - Smiths Creek | E/M | Mary Inglis | 383 6562 |
| Wed 22 | Botanic Gardens - Waterfront | BBB | Celia O'Neill | 475 3177 |
| October 24-27 Labour Weekend |
| 24-27 | Sixtus Lodge (Family) | Y/Fam | Leigh & Kenny Taggart | 973-5804 |
| 24-27 | Kaikouras: Mt Tapuae-o-uenuku | Climb | Hugh Barr | 934-2244 |
| 24-27 | Kawekas: Mangatainoka Hot Springs | E | Gloria Abraham | 479-2377 |
| 24-27 | Mt. Taranaki: Dawson Falls- Lake Dive | E/M | Diane Head | 577-0076 |
| 24-27 | Richmond Range: Middy Hut-Mt Fell | M | Malcolm Cunningham | 232-3695 |
| 24-27 | Tararuas: Mitre-Dorset Ridge | M | Dave Reynolds | 934-6120 |
| 24-27 | Pureora Forest NW Taupo (e/m) | Cycle | Anne Morrison | 233-1056 |
| 24-26 | Ski Long Week End | Ski | See Notice Board in Club Rooms |
| 27-1 Nov | Ski week | Ski | see notice board in Clubrooms |
| Wed 29 | Waitohu Stream - left and right branches | M/F | John Thomson | 479 2527 |
| Wed 29 | South Wairarapa | Cycle | Sue Cuthbertson | 970 0405 |
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November 2008
| Oct/November 31-2 Tararua Range |
| 31-2 | Tararuas: Field Hut birthday party | E/M | Hugh Barr | 934-2244 |
| 31-2 | Marchant-Bull Mound-Cone-Tauherenikau | M | Dave Reynolds | 934-6120 |
| 2-6 | Ski week | Ski | see notice board in Club rooms |
| Sat 1 | Poad’s Road - South Ohau Hut | M | Peggy Munn | 233-1564 |
| Sat 1 | Taranaki Summit | Mountain | Stuart Hutson | 3892-681 |
| Sat 1 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Bill Allcock | 389-3632 |
| Sun 2 | Walls-Reeves - Coal Creek | E/M | Bob Cyffers | 971 0015 |
| Sun 2 | Spicer Park - Ohariu Valley (m) | cycle | David Olsen | 232-7273 |
| Wed 5 | Skyline - Otari | E | Carole Haigh | 476 7998 |
| Wed 5 | Rae Ridge | M/F | Paddy Gresham | 472 1363 |
| River Crossing Course to be held in November see notice in Tararua Tramper and Club rooms in October |
| November 7-9 Ruahine & Tararua Ranges |
| 7-9 | Purity Hut-Mangaweka Trig | E/M | Vicky Wogan | 938-8937 |
| 7-9 | Car camping at Kaitoke | Y/Fam | Sue Triggs | 479-4966 |
| 7-9 | Holdsworth-Mid Waiohine | M | Robin Chesterfield | 233-8314 |
| 7-8 | Ski week | Ski | See Notice Board in Club Rooms |
| Sat 8 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Ken Fraser | 04-905-3714 |
| Sat 8 | Bull Hill | M | Bruce Popplewell | 479-2144 |
| Sat 8 | Ruapehu/Girdlestone | Mountain | Scott Miller David Grainger | 021 161 5584 |
| Sun 9 | Senior Family Mountain bike Mt Kaukau - Karori | S/Fam | Dave Melville | 479 8654 |
| Sun 9 | Cattle Ridge-Orongorongo Track | E/M | Einar Jensen | 569 5432 |
| Wed 12 | Waikanae Lagoons and Estuary | E | Kath Kerr | 475 8064 |
| Wed 12 | Papatahi | M/F | Bill Stephenson | 565 0059 |
| Spring break-Lake Waikaremoana |
| Nov 8-18 | Waikaremoana-Wakareiti-Te Puia Springs | E/M | Mary Inglis | 383-6562 |
| November 14-16 Tararua Range |
| 14-16 | Waiopehu-Oriwa Biv Site-Gable End | M | Carol Kelly | 972-5895 |
| 14-16 | Manakau-Waitewaewae-Oriwa | M/F | Neil Challands | 232-8492 |
| 14-16 | Waerenga Hut and Walkabout | E | Brian Landymore | 478-0169 |
| Sat 13 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Bernard Molloy | 388-7193 |
| Sat 13 | Camp Wainui-354-Graces Stream-Catchpool | M | Lynne Pomare | 934-1187 |
| Sun Pm | Makara Walkway | E | Mary Inglis | 383-6562 |
| Sun 14 | Botany Trip-Native Plant ID | E | Chris Horne & Barbara Mitcalfe | 475 7025 |
| Wed 19 | Massey Memorial area | E | Hilary Hunter | 971 3322 |
| November 21-23 Mt Taranaki & Ruahine Range |
| 21-23 | Dawson Falls-Fantham’s Peak | E/M | Jude Willis | 383-7476 |
| 21-23 | Ruahines: Longview-Howletts | M | Ken Fraser | 04-905-3714 |
| Sat 22 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | David Castle | 934-3855 |
| Sat 22 | Atiwhakatu Hut-Pinnacle Ridge-Holdsworth | M | Diane Head | 577-0076 |
| Sun 23 | Orongorongo Station-Kotumu | E/M | Stuart Hudson | 389 2270 |
| Wed 26 | Bulls Run Rd - Orange Hut | E/M | Russel Gordon | 473 1019 |
| Wed 26 | Kowhai Park - Sanctuary Fence - Holloway Rd | BBB | Dave Gobey | 472 6498 |
| November 28-30 Waerenga & Tararua Range |
| 28-30 | East Whakanui-Waeranga Hut-McKerrow | E/M | Jenny Lewis | 472-9228 |
| 28-30 | Tararuas: Carkeek Ridge | M/F | David Castle | 934-3855 |
| 28-30 | Work Party Tararua Lodge | W/P | Alan Wright | 479 2566 |
| Sat 29 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Neil Challands | 232-8492 |
| Sat 29 | Waitohu-Mick-Tangata Maunga | M | Dave Bartle | 479-2324 |
| Sat 29 | Nelson Lakes - 3 days | Mountain | Stuart Hutson | 3892-681 |
| Sun 30 | Woburn-Days Bay | E/M | Liz Martin | 938 6311 |
| Wed 3 | Karori - Wrights Hill | E | John Hart | 972 8094 |
| Wed 3 | Waitatapia, Papa Stream | M/F | Colin Cook | 384 7414 |
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December 2008
| December 5-7 Waerenga & Marlborough Sounds |
| 5-7 | Family Group Xmas BBQ | Fam | Leigh & Kenny Taggart | 973-5804 |
| 5-7 | Family Camp Morisons Bush | Fam | Dave Melville | 479 8654 |
| 5-7 | Portage-Te Mahia-Anakiwa | M | Marilyn Bramley | 476-8024 |
| 5-7 | Waeranga Hut-Mt Tapokopoko | E/M | Liz Martin | 938-6311 |
| 5-6 | Work Party Tararua Lodge | W/P | Alan Wright | 479 2566 |
| Sat 6 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Colin Cook | 384-7414 |
| Sat 6 | Lowry Bay-Gollans Stream-Williams Park | M | Michael Bartlett | 565-0624 |
| Sat 6 | Arthurs Pass | Mountain | John Nank | 3850415 |
| Sun 7 | Robbies Track-Titi-Harrys Track | E/M | Michele Dickson | 9722350 |
| Wed 10 | Kaitoke BBQ | All | David Burson | 479 6863 |
| December 12-14 Southern Tararua Range |
| 12-14 | Southern Crossing | M | Doreen Launder | 388-1707 |
| 12-14 | Southern Main Range | M/F | Colin Cook | 384-7414 |
| Sat 13 | Off Track Exploration | M/F | Barry Durrant | 470-7879 |
| Sat 13 | Turoa-Whakapapa Traverse | Mountain | Sue Feasey Marion Castle | 021 2679097 |
| Sun 14 | Stratton St-Belmont Trig-Round Knob | E | Mike Horvat | 938 5237 |
| Wed 17 | Quoin Ridge | M/F | Bill Wheeler | 479 5666 |
| December 19-21 |
| Sun PM | Start Zoo Southern Walkway | E | Rodney Pfeffer | 934 3756 |
| Christmas-New Year holiday trips |
| Dec 27-5 | North Otago: Ahuriri Valley | M | Hugh Barr | 934-2244 |
| Dec 29-10 | Wanaka & Mt Aspiring National Park | E/M | Patrick Cuming | 475 9970 |
| Jan 3-10 | North Otago: Ahuriri-Hunter-Wills | M | Malcolm Cunningham | 232-3695 |
| Jan 3-9 | Kahurangi: Boulder Lake-Anatoki River-Cobb | M | Janette Roberts | 977-9865 |
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Winter 2008
'''You are whisked effortlessly through sunny gullies of dry, knee-deep powder snow... mind, body, poles and skis in perfect equilibrium,
each turn a mere roll of the hips as you sink for a moment and then are weightless again the lightest of snow crystals streaming from ski tips to mingle with millions already dancing and sparkling in the crisp still air...'''
and then you wake up!
Yes once again it's snow time, so don't just dream about it. Even if you've never, ever been on skis before, don't be put off. Non-club members are very welcome on all trips - but check out especially our special rates weekend for non-clubmembers!.
The Tararua Tramping Club Lodge is situated in a sunny spot on Whakapapa ski field, at about the same height as the top of the first chairlift. We generally have vacancies available midweek, except during the school holidays, so if you know of any group that may be interested in using the lodge mid week please advise us.
Trip lists are generally posted on the notice boards at the club rooms five Tuesdays before the trip. Come along to the club to discuss the trip and transport the Tuesday club night before the trip or get in touch with the trip leader beforehand.
Tararua Tramping Club Lodge, Board, Ski, Snow and other Lodge trips Calendar 2008
| Date | Trip | Leader | Phone Number | |
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The Fixture Card is not yet available.
Please contact the Chief Guide Murray Fitzgerald on (04) 383 4980 for trip information.
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| Trip Leaders: please feel free to add your email address to the fixture card, or contact the Web team |