Romanskraal is an extensive property in the Langeberg mountains north of Albertinia owned by Chris Davies, where the Southern Cape Section of MCSA has enjoyed many hikes. But these magnificent mountains face an ongoing onslaught of invasive alien plants. While Chris has done some sterling clearing work at Romanskraal, recently with plenty of help from [...]
From my chair: Dear all It gives me great delight to tell you that Greg and Cheryl Devine were made Honorary Life Members of the South Cape Section at a very well-attended social gathering on 6 August. Space on this page and their own modesty precludes listing their contributions over the years. Suffice it to [...]
Hike description: … A lovely day out! ‘A peach of a day’ and the weather gods and the mountains delivered!! MCSA members included Greg and Cheryl Devine, Lisa Mulligan and Wikus de Beer, Werner Frei, Jacqui Kennedy, Debbie Bruinders, Derek Luyt and Jeremy Lister-James. Guests for the day who joined were Justine Laver and Joanne [...]
From my chair: 33° 55’ 03.28”S 22° 30’ 52.34”E Dear all Allow me to start with a gentle nag: most of you have now sent Werner (wfrei.sedge@gmail.com) a picture of your happy smiling face for the new electronic membership card system, but not all of you . . . Please do comply with this request [...]
In search of Calitzdorp’s Golden Arches. To sum up this excursion in a single sentence would be – Blood was shed, but at last count all limbs remained generally present and intact! By the time, the complete pack of 11 players had assembled on a side track, off a side road along the R62 the [...]
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 [...]
An unexpected message sent to me one day led to a most enjoyable trip to the hills, with fellow club members Kobus, Teretha, Clifton, Annalet, Charles, Corlius, Bruce, Gillian, Greg, Cheryl and Sandy. Katot Meyer is a legend in the 4X4 and conservation communities (see, for example, https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-10-06-meet-river-guardian-who-protects-plettenberg-bays-catchment-areas/). Having heard of the MCSA and its [...]
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 [...]
It was about 2 years ago that Johan van Vuuren and I summited Formosa Peak. We then started talking about this peak. And then it happened… Before we embarked on this journey, we were a group of 7 but lost 2 due to flu and a fracture. The weather similarly had it’s knife in for [...]