Palmerston North Tramping and Mountaineering Club
PNTMC is one of three FMC clubs based in Palmerston North.
Tour with respect Make Room
Sometimes the back country terrain behind the ski field can get a few groups at once. Local Craigieburn Ski Guide Anna Keeling offers some thoughts and advice on how to avoid putting each other at risk as you enjoy your foray from the safety of the ski field.
On the divide Skiing Mt Cross
Here we were, about to ski off a named summit on the main divide; where else in NZ can you do that without a helicopter, in a day trip?
Essays The Evolution of a Fiordland Mountain Runner
I had a dream that I could be a mountain runner.
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.
Barnsey's guide to QEII Covenants
Do you know your parks from your reserves? Which ones might be swapped tomorrow, which will be there for your grandchildren? Understand the legalese behind the land parcels that collectively constitute our public conservation land.
Canyoning The history and mystery of Holts Creek
For 110 years an ancient tunnel lay hidden in the Otira wilderness... Nola, James and Grant did their homework, put in the time for preparation and were rewarded with the first descent of an excellent canyon.
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.
Good reads The hut library
In the hills there's always the time, and usually the material, to catch up on a little light reading.
Family I say Kos-tuze-co, they say Koz-ee-os-co
Climbing Australia's highest peak in winter
1950's badges: Club quiz
Help the Auckland Tramping Club identify these club crests from the 1950's
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.
Ivan's Story West Coast, Best Coast: Part 2
In Part 2 of their FMC Youth Expedition Scholarship trip, the Southern Alps crossing from the Rakaia to the West Coast is told from Ivan's perspective. Find out what the lads got up to after going solo on Day Four . . .
Anita's Story West Coast, Best Coast: Part 1
Ivan Andrews and friends from the Victoria University of Wellington Tramping Club (VUWTC) were awarded an FMC Youth Scholarship in 2017 for a Southern Alps crossing from the Rakaia to the West Coast via the Bracken snowfield and Ivory Lake Hut.
Climbing Alpine lessons at Arthurs Pass
Going with the flow, or in this case, snow at Arthurs Pass on Mount Temple and Mount Rolleston
WTMC Big clubs getting bigger
The Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club is one of NZ’s biggest outdoor clubs, with a current membership around 600 which is steadily growing.
i TRAMP Rejuvenating a tramping club
Nearly 10 years ago, FMC did a 'focus on clubs' in the Bulletin; we got back in touch with Kelvin Shaw of the Napier Tramping Club to see what initiatives those FMC articles inspired have worked, and which haven't.
Dolomite Point The development of a limestone landscape
$26.5 million dollars has been allocated to re-development around the "Pancake Rocks" at Dolomite Point. Neil Silverwood questions the wisdom of this project, and ponders whether DOC's focus has shifted from conservator to developer..
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.
