Members came from far and wide for this meet – Jacolise all the way from Still Bay, with others from George, Sedgefield, Brenton, Knysna and Plett. We were 19 in total – this must be a record of some kind. After meeting at the De Vasselot campsite in Nature’s Valley, we regrouped into 4 cars [...]
This coastal scrambling route is just outside Knysna, but is seldom done because it involves some technical scrambling, and is only possible at spring low tide. This summer the spring low tides did not coincide with the weekends, so the meet was arranged for a Thursday. I was advised that midweek meets are not popular [...]
As per usual, when leading river swims and hikes, the weather is a huge factor on what the day will bring, Saturday was no exception. A thunder storm rumbled, and lightening lit the sky on Friday afternoon dumping a bit more water than usual into the Kaaimans. Undeterred, 12 members and 4 visitors hit the [...]
It was a cold and chilly start for the first meet of the year. The swim was supposedly going to be a warm, leisurely meander down the Kaaimans, from Strawberry Hill to Wilderness. Very rarely do things go according to plan. Eight hardy souls arrived on the day to tackle the river, all but two [...]
On Saturday the 10th of November 2018 we did a circular walk from Fisanthoek Hut and back. In the group: Members: Gonny Houtsma (Meet Leader), Fred van Berkel (photos), Evie Bowen, Sandy and Clive Louw, Mike von der Heyde, Romy Foster, and Ann Mc Gregor (Cape Town section). Guests: Hillary Appelgryn, Patrys van der Walt, [...]
We did this hike last in 2016, before the famous fires of June 2017. During that terrible day most of Brenton-on-Sea burnt down, but now 18 months later, Brenton is as beautiful as ever. However, I had to modify the route somewhat because parts of the route had become inaccessible due to the path having [...]
Location: Between the Grootrivierberge and the Witteberge just North of Willowmore Date: 19-21 Oct 2018 Meet Convener (Hike Leader): Chris Leggatt - celebrating 30 years of MCSA membership. Members: Chris Leggatt, Fred and Nicky van Berkel, Dave and Fay Jones, Maretha Alant, Ed Kay-Shuttleworth, Dennis Lange, Werner Frei, Greg and Cheryl Devine, Charles Smith. Guest [...]
The Mountain Club is full of elderly people, otherwise known as “crocks’ or “old farts”. Being unable, or forgetting to demand their democratic rights, they are underprivileged and shunted off to wheelchairs and old-age homes from which they wistfully gaze at distant mountains. This, to use a term beloved of politicians, is “unacceptable” in our [...]
On the meet: Nicky & Fred van Berkel, Dave & Margie Barnes, Sandy Louw, Evie Bowen and Janet Moore. On Saturday at 9 am on a cool but bright morning 6 of us meet up to start a gentle hike over the top of Paardekop Farm, in the Attakwaskloof. Nicky started about 15 minutes to [...]
The meet was originally scheduled for 8th September but was postponed due to the strong cold front. There were only four takers for the tough hike / scramble, Clive Louw, Tony Bowen (photographer), Phillippa Barnard (new member) and Greg Moore, meet leader. The day dawned cold and bright, with a little cloud forecast for later, [...]