Welcome to the South Cape Section of the Mountain Club of South Africa!

We are located in the Garden Route and are geographically widespread. We are concentrated in the George, Sedgefield, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay areas, but have members from as far west as Blombos, east to The Crags near Plettenberg Bay, and inland past Oudtshoorn to Prince Albert and Ladismith in the Great Karoo.

We have the Outeniqua, Tsitsikamma, Swartberg, Langeberg and Kamanassie mountains in our backyard, as well as numerous coastal hikes that we visit often, so are spoilt for choice as far as hiking and climbing go. Apart from the well known routes, we are always looking for new places to explore.

We have an informal social get together every month (except January) at the Sedgefield Bowling Club. These socials are held on the first Thursday of the month, with a start time of 18H30, and feature slide shows of recent outings or other interesting topics.

As a Section of the Mountain Club of South Africa, we subscribe to their objectives, and are proud to be members of a well respected organisation which is more than a century old.

Recent News & Meet Reports

Narnia through the Bat Tunnel | 8 March

March 14th, 2026|Comments Off on Narnia through the Bat Tunnel | 8 March

I have never read The Chronicles of Narnia by Roald Dahl, mainly because by the time he published it, I was way past fairy stories. Our kids were able to read it for themselves, so [...]

Letter from the Chair | March 2026

March 14th, 2026|Comments Off on Letter from the Chair | March 2026

From my chair: 35° 10’ N, 136° 52’ E Dear all Not one of my peaks, sadly, but not a bad view on the walk from the underground to the school where Daughter#1 teaches. Definitely [...]

Letter from the Chair | February 2026

February 14th, 2026|Comments Off on Letter from the Chair | February 2026

From my chair: Dear all The only peaks visible today from my perch in Singapore are skyscrapers, which aren’t of much interest to me but may be attractive to Alex Honnold (if you haven’t [...]

Letter from the Chair | January 2026

January 12th, 2026|Comments Off on Letter from the Chair | January 2026

From my chair: Dear all 2025 is officially over, and I do hope that you’re developing plans for a plethora of enjoyable excursions in the hills this year. And if you are, that you’ll offer [...]

Upcoming Meets

Our hike schedule is continually updated, but here is a list of upcoming hikes. Please contact any committee member or our meets/hike coordinator for details.