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Hi all,
The idea is for ATC members to patronise tramper.co.nz, for our mutual benefit. Please debate things, so that ideas and plans improve, and then they can be implemented.
Several people like the idea of our mailing list, which will be advertised in the July Wanderlust - I missed the June deadline by a day or two. There is a big delay in getting ideas out there using the monthly magazine, which is a good reason for ATC using this forum.
(1) Join the ATC mailing list and get trips that have been planned since the Wanderlust deadline. Just email me, calvert@math.auckland.ac.nz.
(2) Send in late trips to me and I will forward them to all on the mailing list, after vatting.
Cheers, Bruce.
Hi all,
Want to come on a tramp for under 40s? It is 24 June '07 -- check it out on http://www.aucklandtramping.org.nz/
The leader has a crook knee. I need a volunteer to act as leader. Can you do it?
Bruce.
Hi,
I am looking for a few people who want to go on reconnaissance tramps, exploratory tramps to see if we can develop a Sunday or Wednesday trip. Let me know if interested. I would like to try some east coast trips, and Manukau harbour. I have been going by myself sometimes in the Waitakere Range, but I would like company, and the safety. Also, I suppose that some of our trip leaders who do a recce on their own would like a companion.
Cheers, Bruce.
Use of club GPS.
I have one at the moment, so if you want to take it on a tramp, please ask me.
Bruce.
Hi, You see under 40s tramping is hot hot hot!
Check out this article from the UK. Bruce.
Gyms get the boot as under-40s turn to walking
[14 June 2007]
It’s official – twenty and thirty-somethings are turning their backs on the gym in favour of keeping fit in the great outdoors. A massive 72 per cent of 20 to 39-year-olds surveyed this month by the Ramblers' Association (RA) would rather go for a walk than work out in a gym.
The result is backed up by the RA’s growing younger membership – numbers joining its 20s and 30s groups have increased three-fold in the last five years and are still growing. Almost 4,000 young people have now joined the RA’s Hike groups, which are designed specially for walkers in their 20s and 30s.
There are 52 Hike groups across Britain with more being formed all the time. Each offers a variety of free, led walks, from easy half-day and evening strolls to energetic mountain hikes. Many groups also organise weekends away and social activities such as outings to restaurants and pubs, theatre and cinema trips.
Walking is a great way to meet new friends and an excellent way to keep fit while enjoying fresh air and scenery instead of staring at a dull gym wall. And joining a Hike group costs just £24 a year so it’s far cheaper than joining a gym. Previous studies have shown many people spend hundreds of pounds on annual gym membership only to give up in the first few months. In contrast, walking is easy to fit into your daily life and all you need is a pair of comfortable shoes, warm clothing, and waterproof gear if you’re venturing further into the hills.
As well as access to great local group walks, Hike members get all the benefits of RA membership including a free quarterly magazine delivered to the door, discretionary discounts at outdoor stores (including 10% off at Millets and Blacks) and a free accommodation guide, walkBritain, packed with discounts on B&Bs across Britain.
Ruth Wembridge, head of membership, marketing and development at the Ramblers’ Association, said: “As this survey proves, walking is a more popular way of keeping fit than ever. Rather than sweat it out on a treadmill, young people would rather escape the stress of daily life by going for a walk. The outdoors is the nation’s favourite gym and joining a Hike group is a great way to explore it!”
Notes to Editors
ICM Research interviewed a random sample of 585 adults aged 20 - 39 by telephone between 6th – 10th June 2007. Interviews were conducted across the country and the results have been weighted to the profile of all adults. ICM is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.
Hi all,
This is a good place to give suggestions that you want other ATC members to respond to. But if you have a suggestion or complaint or idea about trips, why not just talk directly to me or the other people who organises trips. That is, Maureen for vets, Brian for Wednesdays, Tina for Weekends, John Norris for Summer trips, and me for Sunday trips.
Three people in one week told me they wanted less stream trips, but I did not understand why. I think stream trips appeal to more adventurous and younger people, and I am hesitant to cut them back.
Someone requested me to stop having so many trips each Sunday, to save leaders, and I have followed this advice.
I am thinking of a free casual rogaine type competition, what do you think?
Cheers,
Bruce
A tramper was talking with me on a Sunday trip. "How about we have a place on the web to put our photos?" she said. Well, we have a place, right here on tramper.co.nz. Go for it!
Trip too fast?
If the people in front are going faster than usual for a "short" trip, you are under no obligation to keep up. If there is an understanding to keep together, they are under an obligation to slow down for you. But on Sunday trips we manage to allow maximum freedom by having the one rule: wait at track junctions. Let the fast ones go ahead and wait or run back and forth - not your business. Please do not go faster than normal for a "short" trip and then complain that you had to keep up.
On the other hand, try to self assess, and go on beginners trips if you find the "steady" pace of a short trip too demanding. The regular trampers will show you what a normal or usual pace is. Ask them.
Most of us are unrealistically afraid of holding others up. Please bear this in mind if you get blisters and feel you have to press on and fix the blisters later. It is better to fix them right away, as they will only get worse. Other trampers are very kind people, and will gladly wait while you fix your blisters.
Hi all,
It is five months since I asked for a tramping mate to check out the Manukau harbour, but after hearing from no-one who wanted to come, I have applied for an annual holiday tomorrow and will do it by myself. I hesitate to put on a Sunday trip if it is not trampable.
Cheers,.
Bruce.
The coastal walkway from near Onehunga to Titirangi Beach is an interesting and pretty tramp of 3 1/2 hours (fast), maybe 6 slow. As far as Blockhouse Bay is listed by Auckland City Council as a walk. The birds are great, there are lots in the bush and some seabirds too.
Next I will try from Cornwallis back East.
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