The Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club (OTMC) is based in Dunedin, New Zealand. We organise regular meetings and tramping trips for all ages and abilities in the lower South Island of New Zealand.

The OTMC is an ideal place for people who have enjoyed some of the great walks, like the Milford, Routeburn and Kepler, and are wondering what's next. The club provides both advice and companions to allow people to enjoy our wonderful hills and mountains with confidence and safety.

The Otago Tramping Club was formed in Dunedin on the 23rd of August, 1923. Ever since then the club has promoted and participated in many types of outdoor recreation, with our main activity still being tramping.

We are fortunate in Dunedin/Otago to have a wide variety of excellent tramping country within easy reach. A lot of our weekly day-trips visit the Silver Peaks Reserve, to the north of Dunedin.

Weekend trampers generally head for the National Parks - we use Fiordland, Mt. Aspiring and Mt. Cook National Parks regularly for our trips. In addition to this, we also visit other reserves, such as the Catlins and the Lake Ohau area.

This site will tell you what you need to know about the OTMC, and a little about tramping in general. We welcome new members to all the OTMC's activities - the easiest way to find more out about us to come along to one of our meetings. We hold weekly meetings nearly every Thursday evening - Click here for more information.

We also make a point of respecting the environment we walk in. We recommend the code for minimising impact on the back country. This code was prepared for trampers by the Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ, to which we belong. The OTMC was one of 12 New Zealand clubs that, in 1931, set up the FMC.

The OTMC are holding a two day open weekend over February 25 and 26. On the Saturday, the OTMC clubrooms will be open from 10am to 4pm. This provides an excellent oppurtunity to find out more about tramping in Dunedin and the lower South Island. Information about the tramping club is available, as well as various displays relating to tramping and the club.

On the Sunday, club members will be taking interested people on a walk/tramp up the Leith Saddle Track towards Swampy Summit. This walk provides further information about the club and tramoing in general.

Further information is available here

OTMC Bushcraft 2012

During March and April, 2012 the OTMC will be holding a basic buhcraft skills course. The course is aimed at both beginners, as well as people seeking further knowledge and skills to enjoy tramping safely. The course is structured over 4 evening meetings and includes a day of navigation (map and compass) on Flagstaff. Practiacl aspects are covered by a hald day covering river safety, as well as a 2 day overnight rtramp into our local Silver Peaks.

Further information is available here.