July Camp 2024 at Cobham certainly was a very different July Camp and, in many ways, was a very special camp too. In some respects, these differences were pleasantly noteworthy and in other ways, others were very distressing. Cobham had been the initial Camp Site of choice, but this had to be rejected out of [...]
Fifty to 60 hikers were expected to attend, and Balloch camp-site in the Wartrail area of Barkly East was seen as ideal for the camp. Situated in a long pristine valley in the NE Cape Witteberge, it is surrounded by spectacular sandstone formations, with high basalt mountains as a backdrop. It is also close to [...]
The South Cape section last hosted the Annual National camp in 2013 and, this year, it was again our honour to welcome MCSA members from far and wide. Based at Swartvlei Caravan park in Sedgefield, with the sea 200 metres to the South, the vlei running along the Northern perimeter and the Outeniqua mountains framing [...]
During the first week of October the Paarl/Wellington Section held the national Minicamp at the Hawequas Scouts Adventure Center. As I think back on this exciting week filled with mountains, exploring and connection, I am filled with gratitude again for the amazing places we get to visit and the people I have met through the [...]
We had two groups on this meet. One, with Ian Thompson as the leader, went up to Chipaway Cave in the Sneuukop Kloof and a second group stayed over night in the Johnson Hut and went for a hike up Landroskloof the next morning.
PRESENTED BY THE MAGALIESBERG SECTION, MCSA, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOUNTAIN CLUB OF ZIMBABWE Chimanimani is a mountainous area situated in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe. The region is distinguished by large quartzite peaks, carved from a rifted quartzite block, the highest reaching to 2,440 m and stretching for some 50 km, forming the border [...]
The MCSA 125-year anniversary Meet held at Sanddrif & Kromrivier from Friday 30 Sept – Sunday 09 Oct 2016 was very successful and enjoyable. About 70 people attended: hikers, mountaineers and rock-climbers. There was a huge variety of spring flowers after the good winter rains. The 125-yr buff was worn in most imaginative ways to [...]
The annual MCSA National Camp in the remote, rugged and magnificent Baviaanskloof has come and gone, and was a resounding success. There were over 100 participants, and the recent exceptional rains made the area a paradise. For more photos and commentary, see the National and Eastern Province Facebook pages as well as http://epmcsa.org.za/2015/09/baviaanskloof-national-camp-2015/
MCSA NATIONAL MEET 2014 was from Sunday 5 October 2014 to Saturday 11 October 2014. The Paarl-Wellington Section was the host. There will be 3-4 day hikes per day from very easy to quite active. Provision will be made for children so parents can attend longer hikes. Hikes will take place in the Paarl/Wellington area [...]
Last Sunday we had the first ever DWS comp in SA. This was held at Wilgepoort, near Bronkies. The MCSA purchased the land last year and one of the aims of the event was to open up more potential uses for the location. For over 50 years trad climbers have been going to Wilgepoort, and [...]