Canterbury University Tramping Club

The Canterbury University Tramping Club (CUTC) is a sport club at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was formed for the pursuit of outdoor activities, mainly tramping, mountaineering and climbing. Members also go mountain biking, kayaking and skiing. Most members are students, staff or recent graduates of the University of Canterbury. The club has weekly meetings during term time, and multiple trips going away most weekends.
History
The club dates back to before 1934, first being known as the 'Canterbury College Tramping Club', then later 'Canterbury University College Tramping Club' and finally 'Canterbury University Tramping Club'.
Around 1967 the related University of Canterbury Canoe Club was formed by members of the tramping club.
Notable former members
* Jan Wright, New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (2007-2017)
* Norman Hardie, mountaineer involved in the first ascent of Kangchenjunga
* Beatrice Tinsley, astronomer
* Brian Harold Mason, geochemist and mineralogist The Canterbury University Tramping Club is still responsible for its maintenance, with a committee role specifically for the hut.
In the mid 1950s the club took over Steeds Hut, situated in Arthur's Pass Village. Its location is noted on a map inside the local train station. The hut was sold in the 1990s after failing multiple building WOFs.
TWALK
TWALK (from "twenty-four hour walk") is an annual rogaining event run by the club. It is the largest event organised by the club, with participants travelling from across New Zealand to compete. The event has been run every year since 1967.
The purpose of creating the event was stated in the original report by organizer Greg Martin:
A movie titled '50 Years of TWALK' was created to celebrate the history of the unique event, which premiered in 2017.
Publications
TROG (trips-log) is a book published by the CUTC covering events of the year. Although described as an annual it often has large lapses between publications. It was last published in 2014. The University of Canterbury Library has an archive of tramping club publications dating back to the 1940s.

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