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Thursday Night Meetings

OTMC Thursday Night Meetings

The OTMC hold an evening meeting most Thursday evenings (see below for upcoming programme). Anyone with an interest in tramping or the outdoors are more than welcome to come along and find out what the club can offer. The door is open from 7.00pm and the meeting proper starts at 7.30pm. A structured programme normally follows some short club announcements. The programme often features a guest speaker talking about a tramping or outdoor related topic. Occasionally we hold training nights on various tramping subjects.

If you are interested in finding out more about the tramping club and tramping in our area then the club nights are often the best way to do so. You can sign up for weekend trips, or talk to leaders for the upcoming day and weekend  trips.

We are fortunate to own our own clubrooms which allows us to display a comprehensive map and photo collection on our walls.

Our clubrooms are located at 3 Young Street, St Kilda. Young Street runs off Prince Albert Road, the main road through South Dunedin leading to the beach. Our clubroom is identified by a large sign and is just behind the corner dairy.

Upcoming Social Programme

February 8: Tracy & Richard Pettinger - UK Coast to Coast - This is a story of two halves: this is part one, a hot walk, followed (on 7 March 2024) by our tale of the colder, later bit.

The Coast-to-Coast Footpath stretches from the rugged west coast of St. Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire on the east coast. This venerated long-distance trail, conceived by Alfred Wainwright, weaves through three National Parks, lovable villages and diverse landscapes meandering the way for 192 miles.

Come along and experience England’s green and pleasant land seen through the eyes of Richard and Tracy last year.

February 15: Koshy Yohannan - Painting with light - Koshy is a fairly new member of OTMC but he is no stranger to the world of photography. He's an Accredited professional Wildlife photographer with over 13 years of photography experience.

In 2023, he attained his M.NZIPP (Dist) - Master of Photography (with Distinction) from the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP). He is a published photographer who has attained multiple awards.

Come and listen to him speak as he takes us on his photography journey that will include images from his recent trip to the Shadowlands - Doubtful Sound.

February 22: Rob Orchiston - Dunedin local and avid hiker and scrambler, Rob Orchiston, will give an update on his 2023 summer in the Canadian Rockies, where he has accumulated a wealth of outdoor experiences over the past 20 years. Rob will also provide an overview of how to plan your own outdoor trip to Canada.

February 29: Mick Abbott - Mick is a member of the Federated Mountain Clubs Executive.

March 7: Tracy & Richard Pettinger - UK Coast to Coast (part two)

March 14: Mt Watkin / Hikaroroa Conservation Group -   

March 21: Philip Somerville - Reality confronts an ageing tramper - Five days in Fiordland's Earl Mountains (including U Pass)

March 28: No club night (Easter)

May 2: David Barnes - 17 years of Tararua Trips - Lower Hutt based OTMC member David Barnes does most of his tramping these days in the Tararua Range, where club tramping began. He describes the range as the North Island's (slightly larger) answer to the Silver Peaks. Five of his trips there were before he left Otago, which he claims is a record, and there have been many more since, when his knees have permitted.

Come along to hear about a selection of them.

May 9: Earth, Sea, Sky (Jane Ellis & David Ellis) - Waterproof garment care & maintenance