Who we are

The Mountain Club of South Africa (MCSA) was founded in 1891 in Cape Town, and is member of the world mountaineering body, the UIAA. The MCSA offers mountaineering which includes climbing of all types and hiking opportunities to its members and is involved in mountain search and rescue, training, conservation of mountain areas and procurement of access for mountaineering.

Sections

The Club consists of 15 Sections, geographically distributed. Contact the section nearest to you to join in activities, or for buying permits for different hiking venues, where permits have to be obtained. Membership in the MCSA also happens on Section level, so if you want to become a member please find the section nearest to you. If there is none, maybe consider starting one?

Emergencies

If in trouble in the mountains contact the nearest emergency number as listed here:

MCSA News

The Annapurna Ascent: Episode 10: The First South African Summit

April 7th, 2025|Comments Off on The Annapurna Ascent: Episode 10: The First South African Summit

Warren Eva has become the first South African to reach the top of Annapurna. He and John Black launched their final push for the summit yesterday – and while John turned back in the early [...]

SA Mountain Conference 2025

March 20th, 2025|Comments Off on SA Mountain Conference 2025

KZN Section member, Morgan Griffiths, is currently representing MCSA at the Southern African Mountain Conference 2025, being held at the Champagne Sports Resort in the Maloti-Drakensberg. Over 320 delegates from Southern Africa, Europe and North [...]

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