• Membership and Meetings

• Subscriptions

• Tramping Grades

• Checking in for Trips

• Rules of Conduct on Trips

• What you will Need

• Reading List

• Join?

Membership and Meetings

Membership is presently about 100.  We organise tramps for each weekend, usually alternating a day walk on Sunday with an overnight trip the next weekend.  We cater for all grades of tramps, especially on long weekends, and include mountain bike trips and socials in our activities.

Intending members are asked to complete two one day walks first by which time we both will know a little about each other and you will be eligible for full membership.

The club meets  at 7:30pm on the first Wednesday of every month at the Fish and Game Council rooms in Champion Road , Richmond   The general public are invited to the meetings and they generally feature a guest speaker/slide show, followed by tea and biscuits and a chat. From  time to time social events are arranged by the committee.

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Subscriptions

Your subscription includes (unless you join as an Associate) a "Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ" levy presently set at $10. This levy entitles you to receipt of the quarterly FMC Bulletin and a Membership Card which offers you a variety of discounts. The most valuable discount is a substantial reduction in the cost of an Annual Hut Pass. It also entitles you to a 10% (and sometimes more) discount at Rollo's Great Outdoors store in Bridge Street, Nelson. The Membership Card is available in July and runs to the following 30th June and if joining later in the year it takes a few weeks to process a new card.

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Tramping Grades

Day walks-  

Weekend trips are usually in the medium to fitness range and involve a night out in a back-country hut or a tent.  

Long weekends encompass a wide range of excursions  for all degrees of fitness plus other outdoor activities such as biking.

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Checking in for Trips

Notify the leaders as follows-      

and state your transport requirements including whether or not you are willing to take your car or van.  Please...no phone calls after 9pm!

Trips leave from the northern entrance of Jubilee Park at Richmond for all points west and from Millers Acre carpark, opposite the Nelson Post Office, for all points east. The leader will arrange transport from and back to these pick-up points  but you must arrange your own transport from home.

The leader will decide if the trip has to be cancelled because of weather and will inform everybody accordingly. Don't tramp if you feel under the weather, call in and cancel early. 

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Rules of Conduct on Trips

·           Members accept that they will be responsible for their own decisions on the risks they are prepared to take on Waimea Tramping Club outings and for ensuring that they, and young people in their care, have the fitness, level of skill and competence required to cope with those risks.

·           Subject to the above rule members are expected to accept the guidance and direction of the Leader.

·           Each member is responsible for his/her provisions, equipment, and survival gear.

·           Members must carry their own first aid kit AND any personal medication they may need AND advise the Leader of such personal medical problems.

·           No alcohol, no smoking.

·           No dogs, no firearms.

·           No lighting of fires in the open.

·           Pack out your rubbish.

·           Use toilets or bury wastes 20m away from streams.

·           Wear adequate clothing.

·           Wear stout footwear suitable for the terrain.

·           Stay with the group by keeping the person behind you in sight, know your own abilities, and be considerate of others.

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A Guide To The (Minimum) Gear That You Will Need

One Day Trips

• Good back pack of adequate capacity

• Boots or strong shoes adequate for the terrain

• Light walking clothes- shorts and polypropylene recommended

• Sun hat and sun block

• Thermal jersey, bush shirt or parka

• Warm hat or balaclava

• Mittens and waterproof over-gloves

• Wind and waterproof parka and over trousers

• Appertising and nourishing food for the day

• A flask of water

and the following survival gear      

• Survival bag or blanket

• First Aid kit and personal medication

• Whistle

• Waterproof  matches

• Candle

• Notepad and pencil

• Torch with spare batteries and bulb

For Overnight Trips

• All the above, packed in plastic bags, in a good pack plus

• Change of dry clothing including socks

• Sleeping bag

• Sufficient food for the trip plus a day's emergency rations

• Cooker and utensils

• Toilet necessities

The Club can advise and assist you in obtaining the above articles- please ask any of the committee.  

For a more comprehensive list please read-

• Bushcraft

• Mountaincraft

• Outdoor First Aid

And the "Safety in the Mountains" booklet issued to you.  It contains invaluable advice and a SAR Emergency Form.  Carry it on all tramps

Take only photographs, leave only footprints

JOINING?

Joining is relatively informal. Just select and print the form below, complete the details (or scribble all the details on a scrap of paper) and hand it to the Secretary on Club night together with cheque or cash for the subscription due, or post it with your cheque to the Secretary at PO Box 2112, Stoke.  You will be notified of your acceptance after the next committee meeting.

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