From my chair: 33° 58’ 31.17”S 22° 35’ 44.89”E Dear all With our May Social having to be cancelled due to inclement weather there was no opportunity to give a short report back on the MCSA’s National Meet, hosted by the EP Section. An article did appear in the local newspaper, however, which can be [...]
From my chair: 47° 23’ N, 9° 45’ E Dear all You’re familiar with the long-standing South Cape Section’s approach to publicising meets. We’ve had a couple of requests to supplement the existing email system with a WhatsApp group. Now I know perfectly well that such groups can be a serious irritation, so please don’t [...]
From my chair: 33° 49’ S, 23° 10’ E Dear all From Pietersrivier: For those of you who didn’t attend this year’s AGM, I’m delighted to tell you that eight members of the Section rose to the challenge of ascending 20 Peaks during the Section’s 20th anniversary year. Andre B’s submission was the most comprehensive [...]
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 some more exploring is called for on this island. Luke Clark of the Cape Town Section is this year’s recipient [...]
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 watched it already, you may wish to take a gander at his latest exploit in Taipei: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXiEp_GGSpg). Time’s running out [...]
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 some of these as meets to your fellow club-members! ‘Let a hundred flowers bloom’, as a well-known and now deceased [...]
From my chair: 34° 00’ 53” S 22° 47’ 10”E (elevation 41m) Dear all It was great to see such a good turnout for the Section’s Christmas Party this week. Lots of good food enjoyed with entertaining conversation on a spectacularly beautiful evening at the Bowling Club. Some pictures of the festivities follow this page. [...]
From my chair: 58’ 31.17”S 22° 35’ 44.89”E (elevation 151m) Dear all You’ll know by now the good news that, as a consequence of the Section’s finances being in rude health, there’ll be no increase in subscription fees for 2026. The meet reports for the recent multiday hikes that have come in show that much [...]
From my chair: 33° 58’ 31.17”S 22° 35’ 44.89”E (elevation 151m) Dear all A great turnout at Thursday’s social, when we were regaled by Clive with images and tales of derring-do in the Andes (and why pasta isn’t useful at high altitudes), before enjoying a range of soups and accompaniments from the Ladybergers. October, as [...]
From my chair: (No view – it’s dark outside, and the moon has yet to rise) 33° 58’ 31.55”S 22° 35’ 45.36”E (elevation 157m) Trust that this note finds you well, and making progress on your list of 20 peaks to commemorate the 20th anniversary of our Section (it sounds as though a couple of [...]