| Thu 14th August Climbing Highlights Malcolm Leary I joined PNTMC in 2001 to get the skills to climb Mt. Cook. After doing Snowcraft I was able to try Cook but it had other ideas. Bruce van Brunt took me to other mountains which we sometimes succeeded on, so during my time attempting Mt Cook I did quite a few other mountains mostly with Bruce. At this stage I have been on seven of our twenty-four 3000 metre peaks with hopefully more to come. Anyway here is a spread of my mountain trips. |
| Thu 28th August PNTMC Photo Competition Our Annual Club Photo Competition. Place getters in each category will be entered in the Interclub Photo Competition and the FMC Photo Competition. |
| Thu 11th September Volunteering in the Ruahines Janet Wilson Janet will give us an overview of the opportunities that are out there for volunteers in the Ruahine Forest Park. She will update on the volunteer work by the Ruahine Whio Protection Trust and others. She will also update us on actions and issues being addressed at the DOC-led Ruahine User Group meetings that are held quarterly with volunteer representatives of local tramping clubs and deer stalkers. These meetings provide a forum for discussion and feedback to DOC regarding management of the Ruahine Forest Park, including access issues, pest control, deer culling, hut and track maintenance and more. |
| Thu 25th September Dusky Track & Rabbit Pass Chris Tuffley "Stunning views and difficult terrain" are apt descriptions of these two trips that Chris combined over his holidays last summer. Dusky is in Fiordland and Rabbit Pass in Mt Aspiring National Park. Come along and be awed and inspired. |
| Tue 7th October Interclub Photo Competition Tuesday night 7.30pm at the MTSC club-night venue Aquatic Club Rooms, Lido Complex, Park Road, PN. |
| Thu 9th October Taranaki Tragedy John Salisbury It is five years since the death of two climbers on Mt Taranaki caught out in bad weather near the summit. John will focus on what he learned as part of the NZAC group involved, especially the importance of proper preparation and decision-making when undertaking climbs on the mountain. |
| Thu 30th October TBA |
| Thu 27th November BYO Pics Warren Wheeler Show and tell of highlights from trips done over the last six months or so. |
| Thu 11th December End of Year BBQ Warren Wheeler |