Caroline Bellamy An artistic encounter with Fiordland
I had always wanted to pursue an artistic career and I soon realised the strong connection my painting had with the landscape.
Packrafting 101 Can you self-rescue?
Its a fundamental skill, which every packrafter needs to master very early in their paddling career.
Nostalgia A clubbie again
It’s thirty-mumble years (surely not 40+!?) since I was one of the clubbies at Whakapapa and I’ve often thought about doing it again.
Terms of endearment The Poor B#ast@rd
In my early years in New Zealand, even my father-in-law gave me a hard time for being a public servant and a Pommie. You take these things on the chin and realise, eventually, it’s a type of Kiwi bloke-humour and probably well meant.
DIY Build your own Packraft
Is building your own Packraft worth it? Stefan Warnaar finds out.
Podcast The Long Way Home
Bruce Hopkins takes his father and brother's ashes back home to Stewart Island. But he’s taking the long way there; via Te Araroa.
Castle Hill Glorious highcountry
A history of the Castle Hill area, with over 200 images, historic paintings, letters and scientific analysis.
Palmerston North Tramping and Mountaineering Club
PNTMC is one of three FMC clubs based in Palmerston North.
Unfinished business: South Island Mega Trip
When a six month visit to New Zealand is just not enough....
The simple life Holly Budge, Big Mountain climber
Kiwi writer Hannah Davison speaks to Holly Budge, a highly successful British Mountaineer about what motivates her to climb at high altitude.
Mt Taranaki Better late than never
By Mike Carter. "In the early sixties, as imported teachers from the UK, Di and I were sent on separate courses – hers involved New Plymouth and Science, mine Auckland and Mathematics. As a result she climbed Mount Taranaki and I bore a twinge of jealousy for over fifty years that I hadn’t."
Mt Christina Thank goodness for the rescue Helicopter
The prospect of changes to NZ's regional helicopter services hits close to home for new FMC Executive member, Sarah Tiong.
The Marion Plateau What could possibly go wrong?
“Cyclone Fehi devastates West Coast” and “Dart Track Closed” don’t sound good two days before the planned alpine trip to the Marion Plateau, plus the combination with a super blue blood moon seemed to promise an inauspicious start.
Tasmania: Its really old
Tasmania is a tramper’s wonderland of ancient geology, flora and fauna, and so different to Aotearoa that it’s hard to believe we are neighbours.
Young guns: Diary of a traverse from Arthurs to Lewis
Max Truell and friends from the Western Springs College Tramping Club venture out on their biggest tramp yet.
Taranaki Reflection of the Maunga
Tarsh Turner looks back on her journeys through Aotearoa's wild places and as she learns to channel her passion into valuing and defending them.
Safety first The importance of training
Anne Taylor from the Southland Tramping Club explains why you should get some proper training before heading out on your own packrafting adventures.
Risk vs Reward Coping with failure on Malte Brun
Failure is inevitable in the mountains, yet the only time we truly fail is when we do not grow from such experiences. Failure teaches us resilience in the face of future hardship.
Eastern Kaweka's Heretaunga heritage
Done a bit of tramping on the eastern side of the north island? Chances are you've stayed at a Heretaunga Tramping Club hut. Glenda Hooper and four club mates from HTC visit a favourite spot and recall the clubs hard work building huts and tracks there in the 40's, 80's and today.
Trench Foot The joy of GodZone or a peril for Packrafters?
Not just for adventure racers or soliders any more; packrafters beware! Timothy Hargrave gives us the low down on rotting feet in Fiordland.
A taste of Te Araroa Part two: What it means to be a Kiwi
A solo tiny tramper sets her sights on the trail for a life-changing five month journey. By Julie Stacey
A taste of Te Araroa Part one: Preparation
A solo tiny tramper sets her sights on the trail for a life-changing five month journey. by Julie Stacey.
Funding the future The FMC Mountain and Forest Trust
Find out about where your donations go, to help support the objectives of FMC
