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The results from the 2022 MTSC Photo Competition are here.
The Interclub Photo Competition between Manawatu Tramping and Skiing Club, Massey University Alpine Club and Palmerston North Tramping and Mountaineering Club, is scheduled for 4 October 2022 and will be hosted by MTSC this year.
A new track across the slips at Blue Bluff on the Otaki Gorge Road is due to open in July. This will significantly reduce the walking time to Otaki Forks, to about 1 hour from the current car park.
Massey University Alpine Club are hosting the Interclub Quiz event on Tuesday 16 August 2022 at 7 pm, in the MUSA Lounge (Manawatu Campus). We are looking to provide several teams from MTSC, so please come along to defend our honour, for the glory, and most importantly, the chocolate.
An updated health and safety policy has been released.
Thank you to all who have paid their annual subscriptions for 2022. Subs were due by 30 April, and invoices have been sent out. If you did not receive yours, then please check your email "junk" or "spam" folders and contact the Membership Secretary ASAP.
A reminder that when making payment, please clearly identify your payment with your 7-character membership ID and add "Subs" to the details.
Paid-up members of MTSC will receive their latest FMC "Backcountry" bulletin and discount card in mid-late June. The FMC card gives discounts on travel services (including annual DoC hut passes), equipment, publications and other services, from a long list of suppliers.
If you no longer wish to be a member of MTSC then please drop a line to the Membership Secretary.
Travellers in the minibus are no longer required to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccinations (as from May 2022). However, masks must be worn while inside the minibus, unless an official exemption has been issued.
Users of the Manawatu Lodge no longer need to have a valid Vaccination Pass (as from May 2022).
Please do not come to the lodge if you have any cold or 'flu'-like symptoms, or if you suspect that you may have Covid-19.
We expect to hold club nights at our usual meeting place - Rose City Aquatic Clubrooms, 50 Park Road, Palmerston North - under the Covid-19 Protection Framework (CPF) requirements. We strongly recommend that you bring and wear a mask if you are attending a meeting.
The Department of Conservation has released a Covid-19 vaccine policy for users of all DoC accommodation, including huts, lodges, campsites, and camping by huts; this includes use by day visitors.
The committee has agreed to increase the fees for using the minibus. The rates had not changed for several years and recent increases in running costs (fuel, for example) have been the driver (get it? Driver? Oh, never mind...)
The new minimum rate for the minibus is 60c per km, with a minimum per person rate of 10c per km. This means if there are only 5 people travelling in the minibus, then the rate is 12c/km per person; for 4 people the rate is 15c/km/person, etc.
The MTSC Trip Card is available online and will continue to be updated
Thank you to all of you who have offered to lead trips - we couldn't provide such an interesting menu of destinations without you. Contact the Chief Guide if you wish to add a trip or two.
The lodge at Ruapehu is a great launching pad for your Winter and Summer adventures. See the lodge page for further details.
Massey University Alpine Club are hosting the Interclub Quiz event on Tuesday 16 August 2022. We are looking to provide several teams from MTSC, so please come along to defend our honour, for the glory, and most importantly, the chocolate.
The club has a lodge on Mt Ruapehu where members and their guests can stay for skiing, climbing and tramping trips.
We run a variety of tramping and skiing trips for all ages and abilities.
| August | Meeting this month: 3 (Club Night) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Trip | Grade | Leader | Phone |
| 1 | Fern Walk, Pohangina Valley (Sunday) | E | Linda Campbell | 027 333 4493 |
| 8-9 | ||||
| 15 | Branch Road Walkway, Pohangina | E | Alla Seleznyova | 027 308 9583 |
| 18 | Snow Skills (Pre-course evening) | T | Howie Nicholson | 027 294 1941 |
| 21 | Snow Skills (Above the Bushline) | T | Howie Nicholson | 027 294 1941 |
| 28-29 | ||||
| September | Meeting this month: 7 (Club Night) | |||
| Date | Trip | Grade | Leader | Phone |
| 5 | Cycle/Walk Whanganui to Upokongaro | E | Linda Campbell | 027 333 4493 |
| 11-12 | ||||
| 18-19 | ||||
| 25-26 | ||||
| October | Meeting this month: 5 (Club Night) | |||
| Date | Trip | Grade | Leader | Phone |
| 2-3 | ||||
| 10 | Manawatu Gorge | E | Ken & Mary Mercer | 027 364 6475 |
| 16-17 | ||||
| 23-24 | ||||
| 30-31 | ||||
| November | Meeting this month: 2 (Club Night) | |||
| Date | Trip | Grade | Leader | Phone |
| 4-7 | Around Taranaki, 4 days | M | Linda Campbell | 027 333 4493 |
| 13-14 | ||||
| 20-21 | ||||
| 27-28 | ||||
| December | Meeting this month: 7 (Club Night) | |||
| Date | Trip | Grade | Leader | Phone |
| 4-5 | ||||
| 11-12 | ||||
| August | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Description | Leader | Phone |
| 4 | Maharahara from Pohangina Valley East/Opawe Road | Marion Beadle | 323 3246 |
| 11 | Travers hut (A frame) from Tamaki R | Cheryl D & Marilyn H | 021 374 882 |
| 18 | Rangi Hut | Robbie Green | 022 398 2205 |
| 25 | Covid lockdown | Ken & Mary Mercer | 027 364 6475 |
| September | |||
| Date | Description | Leader | Phone |
| 1 | Covid lockdown | Harold Pettersson | 021 047 2055 |
| 8 | Waitarere-Hokio beaches | Bill Milham | 356 8136 |
| 15 | Maungakotukutuku Road, Northern Akatarawas | Ewen Cameron | 022 034 1180 |
| 22 | Deadman&s Track/Rangi | Fiona Burleigh | 027 359 9400 |
| 29 | Toka | Carole Kennerley | 329 9694 |
| October | |||
| Date | Description | Leader | Phone |
| 6 | Bev Akers | 325 8879 | |
| 13 | Paekakariki Escarpment | Kevin Crawford | 021 984 586 |
| 20 | Bob Hargreaves | 357 0734 | |
| 27 | William Laing | 358 4876 | |
| November | |||
| Date | Description | Leader | Phone |
| 3 | Christine Finnigan | 329 7822 | |
| 10 | Rod McKenzie | 357 0136 | |
| 17 | Leonie Lowndes | 359 5005 | |
| 24 | Anne West | 357 5716 | |
| December | |||
| Date | Description | Leader | Phone |
| 1 | Margaret McKenzie | 358 2535 | |
| 8 | Bob Hodgson | 356 2915 | |
| August | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Description | Leader | Phone |
| 5 | Traverse Shelter (A-frame) from Tamaki W Rd | Carolyn Brodie | 027 358 6037 |
| 11-12 | Totara flats overnight, Wed, Thur, wx dependant | Christine Scott | 021 724 098 |
| 12 | Billy Goat Creek | Tony Evans | 027 829 3069 |
| 19 | Covid lockdown | Ewen Cameron | 022 034 1180 |
| 26 | Covid lockdown | Alistair Hall | 357 1832 |
| September | |||
| Date | Description | Leader | Phone |
| 2 | Covid lockdown | Suzanne Clark | 356 8322 |
| 9 | Old Holdsworth Track | Judy Swainson | 06 358 4082 |
| 16 | Garry Grayson | 027 2695934 | |
| 23 | John Doolan (D) | 027 446 8740 | |
| 30 | Wayne Lincoln (D) | 021 068 5237 | |
| October | |||
| Date | Description | Leader | Phone |
| 7 | Royce Mills | 021 055 2527 | |
| 14 | Tony Evans (D) | 027 829 3069 | |
| 21 | William Laing | 022 099 7988 | |
| 28 | Geraldine Fovakis | 356 4327 | |
| November | |||
| Date | Description | Leader | Phone |
| 4 | Audrey Shepherd / Syd Easton D | 06 356 7462 | |
| 11 | Carol Exton | 022 4047100 | |
| 18 | Judith Tonson | 06 356 4191 | |
| 25 | Norman Cooper | 357 5531 | |
| December | |||
| Date | Description | Leader | Phone |
| 2 | Jenny McCarthy | 021 2152197 | |
| 9 | Darlene Westrupp | 021 167 8815 | |
| 16 | |||
The latest version of 
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our monthly newsletter, is available here to download. Previous editions can be
downloaded from our newsletter archive.
Most members now receive their newsletter (in colour) via email or the MTSC web page. The rate for receiving a black-and-white paper copy in the post increased last year, to offset the additional costs of printing and postage. Email the Membership Secretary if you wish to change your newsletter delivery options.
The Manawatu Tramping and Skiing Club is based in Palmerston North and runs weekend and mid-week tramping and skiing trips for all ages and abilities. The club meets on the first Tuesday of each month, where talks are given by different speakers on topics related to the outdoors. Meetings are held at the Rose City Aquatic Clubrooms, 50 Park Road, Palmerston North (next to the Lido Aquatic Centre) and start at 7:30pm. You are very welcome to come along and have a look.
The MTSC bank account for depositing your subs, lodge payments etc. is
03-1521-0220353-000 (Westpac)
Please ensure that any payments are clearly identified with your membership code and a description of the payment.
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