Welcome to the Tararua Tramping Club. Interested in outdoor activities, conservation issues, or simply need some healthy exercise and want to meet some friendly people? We may have what you're looking for.
Established in 1919, TTC is the longest established tramping club in Wellington with some 700 members. We are one of more than 300 outdoor recreational clubs and societies affiliated to the national body, Federated Mountain Clubs of Aotearoa.
Although tramping is our most popular activity, there are many other ways you can enjoy yourself with the club, including family trips, snow sports, day walks, conservation, biking, youth programme and climbing and mountaineering. Have a look at our activities page for more details. ...
For information on tramping in the Tararuas, see Tararua Tramper's Guide and tramping information. For information about the native flora you might encounter, see In the hills, and our extensive trip reports.
Our event schedule is packed with all kinds of trips and activities, all year round.
Our club meetings are held every Tuesday night at our centrally located clubrooms in Moncrieff Street, you are welcome to join us. ...
At our next hui
Club nights are held on Tuesdays opening at 7:10pm with the proceedings starting at 7:30pm.
20 April Epic views, rock churches and runaway donkeys in Ethiopia (Clubrooms and Online meeting)
Jonty Crane visited rock churches, historic castles, and the Simian Mountains in Ethiopia, and encountered runaway donkeys, fake guides, families of baboons, pack-attacking mice, epic views, rabid dogs, death, and a birth!
Please see our online meeting guidance for information on how to attend and for an invitation.
Coming up
27 April Fair Weather Hitchhiker (Clubrooms and Online meeting)
Well-known New Zealand writer and former TTC member Julia Millen has written a new memoir of her travels and climbing and tramping adventures in the 1960s and 1970s. A few copies of her book, Fair Weather Hitchhiker, will be available to purchase for $30.
