Annual Social Events

Orientation - This is where everyone heads out to the Hut in the Waitaks, a bus is usually booked for the hordes, tramp through the cascades in general direction of hut, set up tents around the hut, big party, tramp out to Piha the next day, go swimming at Piha, jump on the bus back to Auckland.

Cave Party - Tramp in the Waitakeres, followed by a party in the cave and camping out overnight.

Wine and Cheese - Social event where everyone heads up Mt. Eden(in summer) or someone’s house(in winter). Everyone pays $5 for the wine and cheese.

Banff Film festival - The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an annual international competition, a selection of outstanding entries are screened by NZAC with tickets available at some outdoor stores, it is usually well attended by tramping club members.

Progressive dinner - Dress up party, 3 course extravaganza, and ride from house to house, with a big party at the end.

May Camp - One of our bigger events over 2 days,
including: raucous costume party madness, burma trail, choose your own tramp; easy, medium or hard.

Hut Birthday Party - Hut party is celebrate the birthday of the Hut.

Posh Dins - A chance for club members to dress up to the nines whilst eating at a somewhat less exclusive establishment, to prove that while we prefer to underdress, we're also able to overdress for a not-so-formal occasion.

Outdoor Clubs Ball - Ball with the other outdoor sports clubs on university campus.

Christmas Party - Hut party where the captain dresses up as Santa and everyone gets presents. The event is also traditionally the time that the "Rambo run" is held.  This is an opportunity for the toughest, fittest members of the club to prove themselves, and massage their egos.  The course (although forgotten in recent years) runs from the hut, down Pig Wallow stream, to the junction of Pig Wallow, Brownes Stream and RGB track, up RGB on the other side to reach Chateau Mosquito track., back down Chateau Mosquito to Anawhata stream, up Simla track and back along Ridge Road to Ongaruanuku.