On Saturday, the 2nd December 2023 the South Cape Section held their annual Christmas function. This time it was slightly different as we chose to camp and braai at Swartvlei Campsite. The weather looked a little uncertain a few days ahead of time, but when the day arrived in was a mild, pleasant day. 17 [...]
A Time Traverse in the Mighty Marloth Nature Reserve. This weekend’s hike was all about time, which for the seasoned mountaineer is an unavoidable factor that governs many plans and often creates the division between success and failure. On Saturday another and somewhat different dimension of time was explored. The first rays of a beautiful [...]
Near De Doorns, in the Hex River valley, with the outspread vineyards towards the north, one can see the majestic peaks of the Hex Mountains – and iconic peaks like Milner Peak, Buffels Dome and Buffelshoek Peak. I wanted to hike into that valley to appreciate the grandeur of those high peaks and the massive [...]
Ten happy members gathered on a perfect spring day to enjoy the hike through the dense forest on the southern slopes of the Outeniqua Mountains in the Goudveld region. From L to R: Jude Cobern, Nelia Parma, Anne MacGregor, Sandy Louw, Brian Cobern, Karin van Niekerk, Janet Moore, Dave van Wyk, Stuart Neill, with pic [...]
Dave Van Wyk, Alex De La Rouviere, Karin Van Niekerk and Jude Cobern (leader) The Cape Dune Molerat trail is a hidden gem in the Rondevlei valley. An easy circular walk that we started from the Swartvlei end and proceeded up the hill back towards the parks board offices along the sand dune ridge through [...]
Mad Dogs and an Englishman take a hike on the Poison Mountain... Our arrival at the Gifberg Holiday Farm was almost synchronised to perfection. This made the reception by our four, four-legged “hosts”, that much easier. They greeted us effusively, tails wagging enthusiastically – nothing unusual that gave their game away. Little did we realise [...]
Peak Formosa is known to have unpredictable weather, and it is thus difficult to make plans to climb. The scheduled climb this weekend was proof of this. Climbing this weekend was totally unsuitable with much cloud cover, rain, and in particular, gale-force winds from the west. The meet was thus moved to Monday, the lull [...]
(This report is a compilation of 4 sub-reports. Editor ~ Tony Bowen) Part 1: report by Evie Bowen After years of requests for a repeat of the Herold Wines farm meet, which has been convened several times previously, it was finally arranged for this weekend in September 2023. However, the plan this time was for [...]
The group consisted of 11 people – Janet Moore, Sally Reeves, Tony Bowen, Stewart (leader) and Christine Stiles (all MCSA), Norman Neville, Lynne Puren, Terence Marshal, Tara Marshal, Allison Fletcher, Dave van Wyk, Cathy Fourie. The hike video provides a good overview of the day: https://youtu.be/hOddc0UNzUs The hike started at 09h00 and we finished just after [...]
The group consisted of 9 people – Janet Moore, Phillippa Barnard, Tony Bowen, Stewart (leader) and Christine Stiles (all MCSA), Norman Neville, Bob and Janet Taplin and Deon. The hike video provides a good overview of the day: https://youtu.be/74_fbXqxjzc The hike started at 09h00 and we finished just after 13h00. Distance approx. 5kms Total elevation [...]