NATIONAL NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 2018 1. JOURNAL 2018 2. KAMCHATKA 3. UIAA 4. FACEBOOK AND WEB PAGES 5. SNIPPETS 6. ANY NEWSWORTHY ITEMS 1. JOURNAL 2018 Contributions for the 2018 Journal need to be submitted by 31 January 2019. These can be sent to the Editing Team to: jennyapaterson@gmail.com Please refer to [...]
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.
The Hottentots Holland section would like to invite you to the annual Joint Meet held at the Johnson hut in the lovely Hottentots Holland mountains. Arrival Saturday 20 October, 3pm at Vergelegen Estate, Somerset West. Relax at the hut or dip in the pool while planning the next day’s activities. Bring n braai merriment while [...]
NATIONAL NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2018 1. PRESIDENT’S NOTES 2. HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND SECTION - ANNUAL JOINT MEET 3. UIAA 4. JOURNAL 2018 5. SNIPPETS 6. ANY NEWSWORTHY ITEMS 1. PRESIDENT’S NOTES This is not a normal month for a protracted stream of consciousness from me so I won’t bore you all with one! It is a [...]
NATIONAL NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER 2018 1. PRESIDENTIAL PONDERINGS 2. HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND SECTION - ANNUAL JOINT MEET 3. UIAA 4. FACEBOOK AND WEB PAGES 5. SNIPPETS 6. ANY NEWSWORTHY ITEMS 1. PRESIDENTIAL PONDERINGS ON GLOBALISATION I have remarked before (I think) on the benefits of being married to the Club Librarian and having first dibs on [...]
The MCSA JHB and EC sections have taken the initiative to organise a National Winter Climbing event in the Southern Drakensberg. We will be car camping at an old police post, on a farmer’s land, close to lots of virgin ice, remote mountains to explore and Tiffindell Ski Resort. The venue is totally new, with [...]
NATIONAL NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2018 1. ANNUAL JOINT MEET (1) 2. ANNUAL JOINT MEET (2) 3. UIAA 4. ASIAN ALPINE E-NEWS 5. FACEBOOK AND WEB PAGES 6. SNIPPETS 7. ANY NEWSWORTHY ITEMS 1. HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND SECTION - ANNUAL JOINT MEET Re-scheuled from September to October. The Hottentots Holland section would like to invite you [...]
NATIONAL NEWSLETTER – JULY 2018 1. ANNUAL JOINT MEET 2. UIAA 3. ASIAN ALPINE E-NEWS 4. FACEBOOK AND WEB PAGES 5. SECTION NEWS 6. SNIPPETS 7. ANY NEWSWORTHY ITEMS 1. HOTTENTOTS HOLLAND SECTION - ANNUAL JOINT MEET The Hottentots Holland section would like to invite you to the annual Joint Meet held at [...]
For July Camp 2018, we will be returning to the Southern Berg to the evocatively named Crystal Waters Base Camp site on the farm of Mr and Mrs Arthur Cole. We extend our grateful thanks to them for allowing us to share their beautiful farm which lies on the banks of the Mzimude River. July [...]
NATIONAL NEWSLETTER – JUNE 2018 1. PRESIDENTIAL PONDERINGS 2. DRAKENSBERG JULY CAMP 3. ANNUAL JOINT MEET 4. MCSA/AAC JOINT MEET – REPORT BACK 5. UIAA 6. FACEBOOK AND WEB PAGES 7. SECTION NEWS 8. SNIPPETS 9. ANY NEWSWORTHY ITEMS 1. PRESIDENTIAL PONDERINGS Time again, for the stream of consciousness that emanate from this part [...]