The group consisted of 5 people – Stewart Stiles (leader), Christine Stiles, Phillipa Barnard, Gillian Forbes and Dennis Weaver (visitor from USA). The weather was not great with early morning rain following a night of rain. The group set out just after 07h00 from Witfontein. The rain fell lightly and the small stream after passing [...]
A late start after some members had to undergo a close examination of wild cards and sign away their lives with the new indemnity forms. This is a 9 km walk with a drop and rise of about 200 m with a coastal section of a few km. It was a pleasant day out with [...]
Participants/ members Greg & Janet Moore; Gillian Forbes, Tony & Evie Bowen; Ulrike & Bruno Baldzuhn; Karin van Niekerk; Ed & Mimi Kay-Shuttleworth; Analyn Knight; Gonny Houtsma; Ruth Powell; Ann McGregor; Sanet van Meersbergen: Wolf Schneider; Tannje Strauss. Participants / guests Janet Meintjies: Graham Moore resident in the UK; Dennis Weaver from Oregon USA; and [...]
Hikers: Members: Hanna du Toit, Wendy Thompson, Wolf Schneider, Erich and Margrit Brack, Greg and Janet Moore, Dave and Gill Manley, Tannje Strauss, Saartjie vd Merwe, Karen v Niekerk, Sandy and Clive Louw, Evie and Tony Bowen, Maretha Alant, Hans v Ameyde, Dave and Margie Barnes. Visitor: Linette Swart. After an inclusive and democratic discussion, [...]
The day dawned fresh with a high overcast, perfect hiking weather. The party comprised Greg & Cheryl Devine, Clive Louw, Janet & Greg Moore (meet leader) Matthew Thompson (prospective member), Martiens & Stephane Bekker (prospective members) and Sandy Louw. Both Janet and Sandy electing from the start to only do the on trail portion. This [...]
The inconspicuous nature of this mountain from afar perhaps accounts for it being awarded the unflattering suffix of “kop”. Those members of the SC section who climbed the mountain over the weekend will be left with no illusion as to its true “berg” nature and the respect it deserves. Distant skyline 0712 Sat 11th May [...]
Angry man territory. Team – Ed Kay-Shuttleworth ( Leader ), Clive Louw ( 2 IC ), Karin van Nierkerk, Greg and Cheryl Devine, Werner Frei, Ruth Powell, Ulrike and Bruno Baldzuhn and Jacolise Joubert. In the annals of Western Cape hiking lore this three day hike is marked on maps as the Horingberg trail. Horingberg [...]
We arrived on the farm Sitruspoort (20 km outside Swellendam) on Friday afternoon and set up camp below the towering Langeberg. The group: Ed Shuttleworth, farm dog (she hiked with us the whole day and limped along on Sunday!), Tony Bowen, Greg Devine, Evie Bowen, Jacolise Joubert, Cheryl Devine, Maretha Alant and Clive Louw. Saturday [...]
We had a more than expected attendance as follows i.e. Members: Wolf Schneider, Erich and Margrit Brack, Toni and Evie Bowen, Werner Frei, Saartjie van der Merwe, Fred van Berkel, Clive and Sandy Louw, Sanet van Meersbergen, Marianne and Peter Halbsgut, Dave Barnes, Maretha Alant and me plus guests Christa Joubert and Ruth Powel. 18 [...]
The Baviaanskloof is one of those special areas in the South African landscape: remote, scenic, diverse, fascinating – and we will never discover all of its’ secrets. We were priviledged to visit this valley for four days and enjoy good weather. Only 9 days before our arrival the Baviaanskloof River became a raging torrent and [...]