The Young Explorer Award (YEA!) for 2027 is open to receive applications. Deadline, as in every year, is the 20th of January of the year of your expedition. Download all the details: MCSA Young Explorers Award YEA! Information (pdf | 141 Kb) MCSA Young Explorer Award YEA Application Form (docx | 38 Kb)
Nine nights of mountains, shared adventure and good company await MCSA members from across the country. Based at Olive Glen Mountain Farm near Paarl, the 2027 National Camp, hosted by the Cape Town Section, will bring together day walks, high mountain routes, climbing, scrambling, kloofing, hut trips, family-friendly outings and relaxed evenings around one sociable [...]
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Reporting back on a large and quite complex event like the Bucklands National Camp is difficult because there is so much to report on and inevitably something notable will be left out. One can also only really report from one’s own experience of the camp and memory of events, nevertheless, it is important to [...]
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Whether you climb rocks or train on plastic, you’ll understand the shared South African dream of wanting to climb overseas. This year, another special group of local talent had the privilege of wearing our green and gold abroad. From a Para-World Cup medal in Salt Lake City and new faces in the Open World Cup [...]
Pieter Holtzhausen is a member of Hottentots Holland Section, has had a close relationship with the Wupperthal community, having raised funds for the rebuilding of the town after a previous disasterous fire that swept through Wupperthal in December 2018, destroying more than 50 homes and much of the historic town centre. Walking the Tra Tra [...]
Many mountain ranges are defined by their summits, hikers driven by the desire to stand on a peak and marvel at the world below. The Drakensberg, however, resists this logic. While it holds several notable summits, its deeper character is revealed in its passes: the demanding routes that rise from the Little Berg to the [...]
More than 100 Mountain Club members from across the country made their way to the Cederberg in early October for the 2025 MCSA National Meet, hosted by the Tygerberg Section. Over 10 days, Sanddrif served as the hub for a steady flow of hikers and climbers, with around 80 campers each night. Roughly 50 members [...]
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