Mountain Club of South Africa - Amajuba section

The Amajuba section celebrated the 25th Anniversary of her founding on 31 October 2008

MCSA Amajuba section

The Amajuba Section of the Mountain Club of South Africa (MCSA), founded in 1983, is based in Newcastle, Kwa-Zulu Natal and actively fosters and facilitates mountaineering, climbing, trekking, mountain walking and related activities, as well as conservation of mountain areas and promoting fellowship between people with these interests.

For more information about the Club, please take a look around the site, or contact one of the committee members.

MCSA Amajuba section Committee 2009/2010
PositionNamePhone
ChairmanThea Groenewegen034-312-3703
083-378-7655
Vice-ChairmanJohan de Villiers072-712-7022
TreasurerLen Stoop078-598-1643
SecretaryInalize Oosthuizen073-240-9647
Socials Convenor and PublicityJandri Barnard084-580-3501
Climbing and RescueRuan Adendorff082-577-7555
JubaJabber and emailAdriaan Dippenaar082-337-2970
Additional memberEstie Gunter072-325-5078

MCSA Amajuba section Outings and Events 2011

When / Wanneer Where / Waar What / Wat Who / Wie
29-30 Oct Roodepoort hike: 1 night’s sleepover in tents Hiking (2) Johan De Villiers
072 712 7022
08 Nov AGM at Newcastle club: bring your own meat (R60 pp) AGM/Braai Jandri Barnard
084 580 3501
12 Nov Langkrans hike, pack your own lunch Day hike (1) Johan De Villiers
072 712 7022
26-27 Nov Stijllkranz: Planning to leave on Friday afternoon; others can join on Saturday morning Year end function (1) Thea Groenewegen
083 378 7655
Rating System
  1. Family weekend. Children, prospective and older members. Easy, short hikes often-good facilities.
  2. Easy hike. Footpaths present or otherwise flat open terrain.
  3. Average difficulty. Path over varying terrain, often steep. Sometimes paths, route finding necessary.
  4. Difficult hike without footpath. Might incl. bundu bashing, serious scrambling, kloofing or exposure.
  5. Technical climb. Requires climbing gear (sometimes ice climbing gear).

Join us

The Amajuba section of the MCSA invites all mountain enthusiasts in the catchment area for the section to join us. our members live in Newcastle (where we have a club-house), Dundee, Vryheid, Ladysmith, Volksrust, Ingogo and surrounding areas. We organise at least one weekend and one day outing per month and meet regularly at our club-house in Newcastle.

To apply for membership please complete the Membership Application Form and return to the Membership Secretary (or other committee member) at a social, or post to P O Box 1362, Newcastle 2940.

Your membership questions answered
Fitness level
On some of the more extreme hikes, you will need to be reasonably fit; you should however be able to participate in most of the hikes we do.
Non-members' participation
Non-members are welcome; you will be asked to pay a meet-fee. Participation is however at the discretion of the meet leader, who may occasionally, for safety reasons, refuse non-members' participation, unless the non-member is invited by or known to one of the participants in such outings.
Membership fees
MCSA Amajuba section's family membership fees are R250 per year. There are other categories of membership fees, including individual, country member, etc. Students, scholars and pensioners pay a reduced fee. Please contact the Membership secretary for details.
Benefits of joining
As a member you will benefit from shared resources, the experience and knowledge that our leaders bring, access to restricted mountain areas, an organisation that boasts more than 100 years of experience, affiliation to the UIAA and reciprocal rights with other Mountain clubs around the world, where you may benefit from reduced rates when using their facilities.

News and Archives

Trip reportsJubaJabber - The Newsletter of the Amajuba Section

Forms, Documents, Links

Useful Forms
Useful Links
Online / Outdoor Shops in South Africa

The MCSA was founded in 1891. The Club consists of a network of fourteen geographically located sections - Amajuba was founded in 1983 by a group of local mountain enthusiasts and became the 13th section of the MCSA in November 1984.

AGM and Braai!

At Newcastle club: bring your own meat (R60 pp). See events for detail

New on the website!

Just Added! The September - October 2011 JubaJabber in News and Events.

Search and Rescue
Kwazulu Natal (Durban / Pietermartitzburg)

Tel: 0800 005 133

MCSA Search and Rescue Teams around the country.