Peninsula Tramping Club

PTC is one of Christchurch's tramping clubs. 

We are based in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Peninsula Tramping Club is a friendly club offering a wide range of trips, mainly in the central part of the South Island. Please look at the trip list to see where we are going in the next month, or trip reports to see where we have been in the past.

The club consists of people of all ages who tramp for recreation.

We organise regular trips to cater for people of different levels of fitness and tramping experience.  Our trips range from easy to hard, and may be anything from day trips to long weekends to a week or more.

We also hold a monthly club meeting, and a variety of social events.

CLUB NIGHTS are held on the second Tuesday of each month in the Baptist Church Hall at 286 Oxford Terrace. This is located on the corner of Madras Street and Oxford Terrace, (see map) starting promptly at 7.45 pm. Doors open 7.30.

Hiring club gear for private trips. If you require tramping gear for a private trip and it is available on your dates, club members can hire out the PTC gear - contact the Quartermaster. Please note however that you will be responsible for the costs of any loss or damage at the value at the time of hire.

Tue 9 December

SHOW AND TELL AND CHRISTMAS FUN

Email a photo of a (hopefully) recognizable tramping landmark or scene (with you in 

it, if possible) to Evelien baasevelien@gmail.com by 5th December and we will show these photos and see if others can guess the spot.

Please bring a small plate of festive finger food to share for supper.

Tue 10 February 

THREE STEPS FOR LIFE 

“Learn CPR for your loved one”. A first aid awareness session and demonstration by a Hato Hone St John volunteer covering basic CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and use of AED (Automated External Defibrillator).

P.S. This presentation has been tentatively booked but will be confirmed closer to the time, as it depends on availability of presenter, but we do have a Plan B just in case . . .

Wednesday 14th January (or another date if weather is dodgy) : 

The Lord of the Rings in 90 minutes. 

Archery Lawn, Botanic gardens.

Calling all elves, orcs and halflings! Buckle up for a glorious, laugh a minute journey into Middle Earth (and back again). Anthony Harper theatre is back with their playful spin on Tolkien's trilogy. Show starts 7.00pm. Arrive early with chairs, rugs and BYO picnic. They usually make people in chairs sit behind people on low chairs and rugs, so we might need to sit in two groups. We'll postpone to another day if the weather doesn't oblige. Do dress up warm as it's sometimes quite chilly.

Names to Maureen Thompson mothompson1212@gmail.com or 021 266 5778 in case we change the day. I'll go at about 6.15pm and try to keep some space. 

For the most up-to-date information about Social Events, check the PTC website, the PTC Facebook page and look out for messages from PTC Communicator.  Maureen has been organising social events lately, but she welcomes help from others for daytime or evening social events. Please contact Maureen Thompson by phone or text 021-266-5778 or mothompson1212@gmail.com

For trips in the next month or so, please see the Trips page.

PLBs for the trip leaders to use (or members’ private hire) are located at Halswell (Merv Meredith), Marshlands (Graeme Nicholas), and Bishopdale (Kerry Moore), as well as the quartermaster in Burnside.

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See the resources page for trip leader guides, and a petrol reimbursement calculator.