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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

January 23, 2025: Jenny Forrest - Dartmoor, Ten Tors and the 100

One of our newer OTMC members who has joined us from England, Jenny Forrest will share a couple of her walking endeavours in the UK. She trains kids to walk / camp / navigate around Dartmoor for the Ten Tors event. And she reveals what it’s like to walk 100 miles (160km) non stop (in less than 48hours).

January 30: Rodger Clarkson - Southern Africa

Last Winter Rodger went on an Intrepid Overland Tour to Southern Africa. Come along and see a selection of his best photos of the animals and landscapes of this region, including Etosha, Chobe, and Kruger National Parks, Victoria Falls and the dunes of Namibia.

February 6: Waitangi Day - No OTMC Meeting

February 13: Formation of the Solar System

February 20: OTMC Trip - Northwest Circuit (Stewart Island)

February 27: Murray Hyslop - Everest Basecamp

March 6: Philip Somerville - Where There's A Wills There's A Way

Phil Somerville and a friend participated in the Federated Mountain Club's "Love our Huts" project at Wills Hut near Mt Brewster. They also took the chance to climb onto the seldom-visited Bealey Range.

March 13: OTMC Auction

March 20: TBC

March 27: Jennifer Andrews - Walking from Canterbury to Rome