Welcome to the South Cape Section of the Mountain Club of South Africa!
*** National Camp 2022 ***
We are pleased to be hosting the national camp and annual dinner during 2022 in the garden route (for more info see under “activities” page)
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 as Mossel Bay to The Crags near Plettenberg Bay, and as far inland as Oudtshoorn and even further into 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
Romanskraal exploration | 10-12 June 2022
This meet was postponed from May to this date because of bad weather in May. The purpose was mainly to familiarise the would-be leaders during the upcoming Minicamp with the different routes in the area. [...]
Bobbejaansberg | 5 June 2022
Bobbejaansberg (994m) lies on the western boundary of Garden Route National Park, while to its west lies the Bergplaas forestry area. While not regarded as a notable mountaineering peak to climb, it is nevertheless a [...]
Toringberg (Elandsberg), Klein Swartberg | 22 May 2022
To Eland or not to Eland – or possibly (To) ring or not (To) ring. Those were the questions that surfaced weeks prior to Sunday’s outing and really started to come sharply into focus 7 [...]
Groot Krakadouw, North Cederberg | 23-28 April 2022
The North Cederberg seems to be slightly less prominently placed on hikers “to do list” than its Central or Southern regions. Perhaps it appears to be further away on the map and hence more out [...]