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 10 March

PTC 94th AGM   

THE OLD GHOST ROAD. Due to technical difficulties, we have now replaced the presentation on the Bibbulmun track with Evelien’s adventures on the 85-km long Old Ghost Road Track on New Zealand’s West Coast.

Tue 14 April

WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN THINGS WENT WRONG?

Lessons learnt on the trail. . . Share your stories about unexpected events on trips when things did not go according to plan, how they were resolved, and what you learned.

Tuesday 24th March : Tai Tapu Walk and Pub. 

Meet at the Tai Tapu Hotel carpark, 780 Old Tai Tapu Road, at 6.00pm. We’ll do a one-hour figure eight walk; around the domain, then to the old library, walking along the river, and back probably via the road. Dinner is 7.00pm back at the pub. They have Taco specials on Tuesdays in addition to the full menu. Names to Maureen please 021-266-5778 or mothompson1212@gmail.com by Sunday 22nd March.

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.  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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