This hike starts at the usual trail head for the Doringrivier Circuit in Waboomskraal. From there, one gets a tantalising view looking due south onto the southern ridge of the Outeniquas. As one heads up the jeep track through the farmland towards the nature reserve, Mnr Kapp dominates the aspect. This peak was today’s goal. [...]
This is a spectacular sustained full scramble route to the most prominent peak overlooking Waboomskraal and Camferskloof. The photo below was taken from the N2 in Waboomskraal looking north and shows the ”knife-edge” ridge to be followed. The party of 12, left to right: Tony Bowen (meet leader), Andre Du Plesses, Andre Brink, Janine Smith, [...]
The group consisted of 15 people. MCSA Members Greg and Cheryl Devine, Clive and Sandy Louw, Gary and Sandy Cundill, Maretha Alant, Janet Moore, Tim and Kim Gaskill and Brian and Jude Cobern. We were joined by guests Ann and Guy Dormehl. After signing in at the SANParks Goudveld boom/kiosk we left some cars parked [...]
The group consisted of 11 people – Janine Smith, Sandy Cundill, Stewart (leader) and Christine Stiles (all MCSA), Norman Neville, Lynne Puren, Terence Marshal, Annette van Wyk, Janet Taplin, Debbie McIntyre and Marge Webster. The intention of the hike was to recce the MUT Lite route prior to the race on 27 May. This was [...]
A fine late-Autumn day after the passing of a cold front was forecast for our walk in the hills. Leaving home just before sunrise Sandy and I passed several rather cold-looking trail runners who had set off on the MUT Miler (165 km) at 14h00 the previous day. Leaving George to head over the Outeniqua [...]
A new addition to his extended family led to Derek Odendaal excusing himself from leading this meet he’d planned. All the arrangements were in place, however, for the camp based in the foothills of the Swartberg. The rest of us therefore arrived at the very comfortable Kruisrivier campsite (https://www.kruisrivier.co.za/) for an enjoyable long weekend. In [...]
In March 2021 Derek Odendaal led a group from our section on a traverse from the Wyenek of the well-known Donkey Trail in an easterly direction as far as Boesmanskop (Pyramid Peak). This traverse on the watershed is rough and spectacular and took most of the day. From there we descended in a south-easterly direction [...]
I finally dragged myself to my laptop to write this report and now I am looking everywhere for some inspiration. It is very easy to write a bland report, like “We started out. X, Y and Z were there. It was a nice walk. No one got killed or lost. The End” But one tries [...]
The group of 14 assembled near Nautical South restaurant: David Proctor (leader), Stewart and Christine Stiles, Janet Moore, Tony and Evie Bowen , Jeremy and Alex Lister James (all MCSA), Marge Webb, Janet Taplin, Norman Neville, Alison Fletcher, Annette van Wyk. This hike entails some clambering up and down rocks, and careful walking along narrow [...]
Gordon Smith (guest ), Janine Hoare (guest), Amelia Spargo, Jenna Hoare (guest), Cheryl Devine, Natascha Hoare (guest), Karin van Niekerk, Gabby Hoare (guest), Dave Hoare (guest), El Doree Slabbert, Andre Du Plessis, Frans Slabbert, Greg Devine, Andre Brink. Photo by Tony Bowen ((meet not in photo (shorter hike option )): Evie Bowen, Janet Moore All [...]