Juba Jabber

(January, 2004)

MCSA Amajuba Section

Advantages of membership

· Regular hiking meets in the Drakensberg and elsewhere.

· Regular climbing meets in KZN and throughout SA.

· Privileged access to Club-owned land country-wide or land where the Club has servitude rights.

· Free access to three mountain huts in the Drakensberg.

· Use of Cambalala house on Mikes Pass.

· Reduced fees for, and access to, other huts owned by the Mountain Club of SA throughout the country.

· Social and slide/video evenings.

· Access to Mountain Club libraries both in Newcastle and around the country.

· Opportunities to attend national and international mountaineering events.

· The national MCSA body to whom we are affiliated is a member of the world mountaineering body, the UIAA. With this comes many advantages for members including huge reductions in Alpine hut fees, expeditions abroad and access to mountain information.

· Newsletters and a professional, hardcover journal.

Hiking

The majority of our members are hikers and walkers. Club hikes are done in a variety of areas of the province including the Drakensberg. These are great outings to get to know our local mountains and trails.

Rock-climbing and mountaineering

Some of our members are avid climbers on rock, snow and ice. Although there are many Club organised trips to all areas of Southern Africa, a great advantage of membership is the opportunity to meet other climbers and join them on privately organised outings.

Sport and competition climbing

Club members are involved with promoting and participating in sport and competition climbing. Several meets and competitions are organised each year.

Facilities provided by the MCSA (continued)

July Camp

The KwaZulu-Natal Section organises and runs a two week camp in the Drakensberg every year starting on the first Saturday of July. This camp has become an institution in its own right with members from all Sections throughout SA, as well as overseas visitors, participating every year. While in base camp all meals are cooked by the camp staff. Leaders take both rock-climbing and hiking parties out on sub camping trips for either several days, or for day trips returning to base camp each night.

Social Functions

Our clubroom and library are on the third floor in the NEDBANK building. (The lift is off the arcade through the Nedbank building on Scott street parking.) Talks/slide-shows are held on the second Tuesday of each month and other socials are held occasionally.

Search and Rescue

The Amajuba section may be called on to help in rescues in the northern Berg, although most rescues are handled by the Kwa-Zulu section.

National Meets

The Club organises meets in different parts of the country in which members from all sections are invited to participate. This affords members the opportunity to experience the fantastic diversity of mountain ranges in SA.

International Expeditions

The Club organises expeditions throughout the world. Members have climbed and even made first ascents in ranges in China, Siberia, North and South America, the Himalayas, Europe and in other African countries.

Find more information on the Club by visiting:

Amajuba Section site: http://ama.mcsa.org.za

National MCSA site: http://mcsa.org.za

Training site: http://mdt.mountain.org.za

More information about activities

A newsletter, the JUBA JABBER is sent to all members four times a year giving reports on the section activities and the details of forthcoming meets with contact details of the meet leader. The meets are graded on the meet-sheet to give members an idea of the sort of trip planned. The grading is as follows:

1 A family meet suitable for children

2 An easy hiking trip

3 A moderate hiking trip

4 A strenuous hiking trip requiring a high degree of physical fitness

5 A rock-climbing trip

The meet leaders co-ordinate transport, tents and catering as necessary. Note that many hiking members join rock-climbing meets without feeling obliged to climb.

van Dit en Dat

Alien vegetation – what can you do?

It is unlawful to do anything, or fail to do anything, that is likely to detrimentally affect a water course.

Invading alien plants are known to impact directly on water resources; it is a threat to local ecosystems and natural vegetation; it increases the risk of uncontrolled fire; it threatens tourism.

(It is interesting that in the early days of the Mountain Club, members were encouraged to take tree seeds with them on outings with the purpose of encouraging tree growth! How times have changed!)

What can you do? Members should make an effort to learn about invasive vegetation and become aware of the threat it poses not only to the beauty of the environment but to life, property and our country’s resources. You can make sure that neighbours and land owners know that there is an invasive alien on their property. You can join a volunteer hack group at weekends and help remove alien vegetation from private and public land.

Recent outings by Amajuba Section

Stable- Anton- and Hospital caves 1-2 November 2003

On the way from Newcastle to Winterton, we had heavy rains and a tearing wind before the skies cleared and we enjoyed a restful night in the Monks Cowl campsite. By eight o’clock on Saturday, we – Ria, Heinrich, David and Hannie - were walking towards Jacobs ladder where we found the grass green and tall and a beautiful show of spring flowers. We had lunch at Stable cave which was booked, but the occupants had not arrived yet. We were wondering if they would come to the mountains, because the weather was so changeable. We pushed on towards the cave below Vaalribbok-kop, variously called Hospitalspruit cave or Anton cave, depending which map you use. In addition to this, the cave is marked in different spots on the different caves. This confusion leads to the cave being used only by hikers who have been there before.

As expected, there was no water at the cave, so Heinrich and David walked down to where two small streams joined. Great was their excitement when they found two otters playing in a pool in the stream. Ria and I did not see the otters, but, ominously, we saw crows flying into and out of our cave. We were too late to save most of our food and were dependent on the men for their generosity during the rest of the weekend. It was a lovely evening and Ria lay awake to watch the changes in the sky, from mist to a clear slice of moon with stars.

On Sunday we left at about six o’clock for a long hike, through Hospitalspruit and up onto the ridge towards Anton’s cave. We found the gully leading down towards the overhang after some false starts. Then we could appreciate the clear bushman paintings while David was fascinated by the antics of an ant lion in its sandy ant trap.

From here, back towards Stable cave, we walked along the ridge. This was a very interesting route along the edge and across huge rock slabs. By now the wind was blowing strong and cold and there was occasional light rain and drifting mist. This made for interest on the rest of the long way back to our cars. We were glad to come back to the cars after a fantastic weekend.

Hannie

Bivane dam: 24 tot 26 Oktober

Bivane dam is 55km noord-oos van Vryheid. Die dam is in 2000 op die Bivane rivier gebou en voorsien water aan die suikerplase stroomaf by Pongola. Die reservoir en die aangrensende natuurreservaat beslaan sowat 5000 hektaar.

Linda, Bertie, Anna, Hannie, Christine en Johan het om 11:15 uit Newcastle vertrek en net na 13:00 by die dam aangekom.

Toe ons afsak dam toe, is die plantasies en grasvelde skielik vervang met kranse, klowe, inheemse bome en -plantegroei. Ongelukkig was die dam slegs 25% vol weens die droogte. Ons kon die bruin streep rondom sien waar die water sal lê as die dam vol is. Die kampplek is geleë op die kant van die dam naby die ablusiegeriewe. Die geriewe is baie netjies met warm en koue water en ‘n kombuis met opwas geriewe, kragpunte en ‘n yskas.

Barry Killian, die opsigter, het ons die middag vir ‘n rit op sy boot na die oorkant van die dam en hoër op geneem. Hy moes van sy personeel na hul wonings aan die oorkant vervoer.

Saterdagoggend het ons na die westekant van die reservaat gery en verskeie boksoorte en voëls gesien. Oral was die tekens van die droogte sigbaar. Na middagete het ons tot by die rivier aan die onderkant van die damwal gery. Ons het met die rivier af geloop. Dit was baie warm en toe ons by ‘n goeie swemplek kom, het ons lekker geswem en afgekoel. Daarna het ons verder met die rivier afgestap tot by hoë kranse met wildevyebome. Ons het ook met Bertie se 4x4 gery en gaan kyk na mooi piekniekplekke wat hulle besig is om te ontwikkel. Volgens Barry is daar ongelukkig ‘n grondeis op die plase en alle ontwikkeling is voorlopig gestaak.

Na ‘n lekker ontbyt het ons Sondagoggend om 10:30 teruggekeer huis toe. Dit was ‘n aangename naweek wat ietwat bederf is deur die baie warm, droë toestande. Mens sal die plek graag weer wil besoek onder beter omstandighede.

Johan

MCSA Christmas party

The Christmas party was held on November 22 at Roodepoort game farm. The party was well attended, with 40 persons present. People started arriving at midday. Those who arrived later had to contend with slippery red mud on the road, resulting from an afternoon thunder storm.

Roodepoort is very well equipped so members did not have to bring anything. The afternoon storm did not last long and we had clear weather for our braai. Before the braai we had a conducted game viewing ride by 4x4. Johan and Zelda were able to celebrate their birthday round the fire together with many mountain club friends. We had great fun swapping gifts with one another, a new system organised by Marianne. Although ample accomodation ranging from luxury level to camping was available, a few people chose to return to their own beds.

The next morning before brunch Johan led a party up to the signal station and Boer graves dating from the Anglo-Boer war. Around midday thunder rumbled and everyone dashed home for fear of being rained in. But it did not rain after all and Johan and Christine were left to enjoy a perfect afternoon at Roodepoort.

Christine

Drakensberg traverse, Sentinal na Cathedral Peak – 28 Desember tot 2 Januarie 2004

Eerste dag (11km)

Op 28 Desember om 5uur die oggend laai Frik Cronjé ons in Newcastle op en vertrek ons na die berge. Johan en Christine, André en Louise, Paul Pheiffer (ons ou vriend van Pretoria), Hannie en Ria. Op Ladysmith laai ons Johan Mathee en Jansen Webb op.

Dit was ‘n warm oggend en met die swaar vrag begin die kombi kook teen Witsieshoek se steiltes. Iemand kom tot ons redding en sleep die kombi en sleepwa in trurat tot bo-op die steil bult. Ons het die bult uitgestap en solank die natuur en berge geniet.

Nadat ons by die kantoor ingeteken het, begin die groot stap eers om 10:40 en nie 09:00 soos beplan nie. Met swaar rugsakke val ons in die pad kettingleer toe. Vir Louise was dit die eerste keer van kettingleer klim, ses dae voetslaan, in grotte slaap en nog baie ander eerstes. Vir Ria was dit ‘n tweede uitdaging, dié keer met rugsak en al en sy was baie bly om bo te wees. Al die ander klim sommer gou-gou tot bo asof dit niks is nie.

Ons was eers om 13:20 bo en daar was nog 8km voor tot by die eerste kampplek naby Ifidi pas. By ‘n pragtige waterstroompie, in sig van die Naald, stop ons vir middagete. Oral was blomme en koggelmanders teen die rotse. Die voëltjies het ons verwelkom met hulle sang. Ons moes egter vinnig aanstap want dit het begin laat word.

Naby ‘n spruitjie op sagte gelyk grond slaan ons tent op vir die nag. Gou-gou verrys ‘n tentedorp van ses tente. Ons eet vroeg en kruip in want ‘n koue wind het begin waai.

Tweede dag (11km)

Die voëljies maak ons vroeg wakker en na ontbyt begin ons teen 08:00 stap. Ons stop by die Icidi pas en bewonder die pragtige uitsig oor die Cathedral Peak-reeks en die groen klowe en valleie onder in KZN. Die weer wissel tussen warm en koel soos die son agter die wolke verskyn en verdwyn. Ons eet middagete naby Stimela Ridge. Oral is ‘n blomme skouspel soos jy nog nooit gesien het nie. Die paadjie lei ons verby Mbundini pas.

Teen middag sien ons twee stappers onder in die vallei. Ons roep hulle nader en vind uit hulle is ene de Klerk en Ashley, twee studente van Klerksdorp. Net soos ons is hulle op pad Cathedral Peak toe. Hulle sluit by ons aan. Om 15:30 is ons by ons kampplek naby die bopunt van Fangs pas, tussen twee waterstroompies.

Dit is Hannie se beurt om kos te maak, met die volgende resultaat -

Voorgereg: Beskuitjies en mossels

Hoofgereg: Noedels en tuna

Nagereg: Sjokolade poeding en vla

Die koue jaag ons vroeg die tente in.

Derde dag (13km)

Ons staan vroeg op en met sonsopkoms is ons by die bo-punt van Fangs pas. Foto’s word geneem van ‘Madonna and her worshippers’. Paul sien jy selde in die kamp – hy is altyd êrens besig om nog hoogtes te verken en foto’s te neem.

Met kaarte oop en koppe bymekaar kyk Johan, Johan M en Paul waarlangs nou – deur watter vallei en oor watter berg. Daarna vertrek ons om 07:30 na ons volgende kamp naby Mnweni pas. Aan die begin sê Ria: “wat ‘n heerlike dag met die son van agter, ‘n windjie van voor en afdraende”. Vandag moet ons om die Mnweni Cutback loop en ons het geweet dit sal nie maklik wees nie. Teen hierdie tyd het ons al geweet – Lesotho is nie plat nie, maar vol berge en valleie. Teen negeuur rus ons en swem in ‘n yskoue poel helder water op pad na die Rwanqa pas. Met middagete word die seer, warm voete in klein poeletjies koue water gelawe. Ons loop verby die Rwanqa- en Pins passe (in ‘n suidelike rigting) tot ons die breë Oranjerivier vallei kon sien en draai toe noord-oos en daal in die vallei af. Van ver af kon ons die klokke hoor van troppe perde, skape en bokke wat uit die vallei hoër op beweeg.

Die donderweer het begin en dit het liggies begin reën – reënjasse uit en ‘ponchos’oor die rugsakke. Almal het skielik vinniger begin loop. Ons kies die eerste kampplek langs die rivier met ‘n mooi uitsig oor Rockeries en Mponjwane. Die reën hou gelukkig gou op en gee ons kans om ons tente op te slaan.

Christine en Johan maak kos. Christine sit met gevoude bene in die koue wind en kos maak. Ons eet heerlik -

Voorgereg: Beskuitjies en vishappies

Hoofgereg: Koeskoes met ‘bully beef’, gebraaide uie, tamatie en groente

Nagereg: Gestoofde vrugte en vla

Teen 09:30 die nag het die gegrom van die donderweer al nader gekom en kon ons die blitse deur die tente sien. Teen tienuur het ‘n groot storm ons getref, met sterk wind, harde reën en fyn hael. Dit was ‘n regte Afrika-storm waarvoor Johan en Paul gehoop en gewag het. Die storm het omtrent ‘n halfuur geduur en ongeveer ‘n uur daarna was daar nog ‘n kleiner storm. Almal het die storms oorleef en droog gebly. De Klerk en Ashley het in een tent geslaap want Ashley se tent is nie waterdig nie. Die res van die nag was helder maanskyn en sterreprag.

Vierde dag (10km)

Dit is Hannie se verjaardag. Nadat ons ‘n verrassingpakkie vir die veewagters gelos het, wat die kraaie eerste gekry het, stap ons na Mnweni pas. Ons bewonder die plate en plate blomme en stap op na Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo. Ons sien die loodregte kranse van die ‘Mnweni cutback’ en kyk af in die groen Mnweni vallei. Ons stap naby die eskarp, deur die oorsprong van die Oranje rivier. Hannie, Paul en Ria gaan besigtig die Ledges grot. Hannie en Paul stap na Mponjwane en Rockeries Tower. Die res van die groep stap na Rockeries pas en geniet die uitsig. ‘n Kolonie aasvoëls broei teen die loodregte kranse.

Dit was ‘n baie warm dag – die son wou nooit lank genoeg agter die wolke verdwyn nie. Ons bereik ons kampplek langs die Kokoatsoan rivier (naby die Saddle) om 13:30.

Nog ‘n moeilike dag se stap is agter die rug, maar met baie vreugde en dankbaarheid begin ons tent opslaan naby die rivier met ‘n lieflike swempoel. Party begin sommer dadelik swem. Daar is oral blomme rondom die tente. Die aand het mis oorgekom en in die nag het dit sag gerën.

André en Louise maak kos –

Voorgereg: Beskuitjies en mossels

Hoofgereg: Rys en tuna met heerlike speserye en wortelslaai

Nagereg: Gemmerkoekies en vla

Soos elke aand speel André mondfluitjie, ons sing vir Hannie geluk met haar verjaardag. Christine bring OBS tevoorskyn om ‘n bekertjie te klink. Hannie deel sjokolade uit – die einde van 2003!

Vyfde dag – Nuwejaarsdag (10km)

Toe Ashley opstaan wil hy sy tent weggee of net daar los, want hy was sopnat na die nag se reën. Johan se voorstel is dat dit net die regte tent vir die woestyn is!

Die dag begin met hoë mis en ‘n koue wind. Ons begin om negeuur loop in koel weer met die mis wat die hoër dele van die berge bedek. Ons is op pad na die Twins grot waar ons die laaste nag sou slaap. Oor berge en deur dale – blommeprag, mis en ‘n bietjie sonskyn. Almal het die koel weer verwelkom na vier dae se warm son.

Terwyl ons na die bopunt van Mhlambonje pas soek, roep iemand van bo af uit die mis. Dit is ‘n ou kollega van Paul. Na ‘n rukkie se gesels is ons die pas af na Twins grot. Na ‘n ruk se gesoek, het ons die grot gekry. Die grot is groot en gesellig, met slaapplek vir twaalf mense. Die mis trek oop en ons stap gou na ‘n uitkykpunt om die spitse en klowe te bekyk. De Klerk en Ashley skep water by ‘n klein rotspoeletjie, want daar is nie water in die grot nie.

Dis Johan Mathee en Jansen se beurt om kos te maak. Lekker gerieflik het hulle ‘n tafel om op te kook–

Voorgereg: Salami en beskuitjies

Hoofgereg: Soja met die lekkerste speserye en ‘goodies’ daarby, ‘smash’ en groente

Ons eet heerlik en drink lekker sakkoffie met kondensmelk.

Die dames sing saam met mondfluitjie musiek, ons eie ‘Music in the mountains’. Grappe word vertel en ons sit en kyk hoe die mis kom en gaan, dan op, dan af, en soms tot binne-in die grot.

Paul wou buite die grot slaap, maar met die dreigende reën het hy anders besluit. Gedurende die nag is daar sterre afgewissel met mis, vuurvliegies, vlermuise en naggeluide. Daar was maar min geslaap op die harde vloer van die grot. Die maan het gedurende die nag ook agter die miswolke uitgekom en helder in ons gesigte geskyn. Donderweer en blitse onder in KZN het ons laaste aand in die berge nog wonderliker gemaak.

Sesde dag (11km)

Die koffiewater kook vroeg, want ons wil vroeg vertrek met Mhlambonja pas af tot by Cathedral Peak. Ons begin om 06:45 stap met rugsakke wat nou nie meer so swaar is nie – glip-glip, gly-gly, soek-soek, rus-rus. Die Mhlambonja wildernisgebied is pragtig, die plante en blomme, die bergspitse en waterstrome. Die paadjie was in plekke baie toegegroei en ons het soms afgedwaal. Die son het ons gebrand en dit was baie warm. Ons sien Zeni grot op ‘n afstand en daal af tot by die rivier waar ons heerlik afkoel, swem en rus en helder water drink, met oorsprong hoog in die berge, waar ons die vorige nag geslaap het.

Moeg en seer en warm, maar met dankbaarheid, kom ons by die hotel aan waar Frik reeds op ons wag. Dit was ‘n heerlike en geseënde staptog oor die Drakensberge. Alle dank aan ons Skepper!

Ria en Johan

Hannie se weergawe van 30 en 31 Desember

Dit was weer ‘n lang stap. Ons het teen omtrent vieruur ver weg van die eskarp deur ‘n groot trop beeste en ander diere beweeg, terwyl die weer al meer dreigend geword het. En ons stap aan en aan, tot Johan vir ons beduie dat ons nou moet afgaan na die riviertjie toe om tente op te slaan sodat ons nie te nat gaan word nie. Die privaatheids plekkies was baie ver van ons af, maar verder was dit ‘n lieflike laatmiddag. Johan M het lekkergoed uitgedeel, “soos ‘n lord in sy gat”. In die nag het ons twee keer donderstorms gekry, maar ons het veilig gevoel, laag in die vallei en onder die sopnat tentseil wat by tye vol hael gelê het. Die wat wakker was, het by tye ‘n pragtige sterrehemel gesien.

Hannie wou goed wees vir ons Basoetoebure, maar die kraaie was te vinnig om by ons kospakkie uit te kom. Oujaarsdag was baie goed vir rondkyk en ons het ons verbaas aan die pragtige blomvelde. Ons het nie almal diesefde roete gevolg nie, maar ons kon oral gaan kyk en foto’s neem soos by die Mweni Cutback en die rotspilare van Eeny, Meeny, Miny en Mo.

Ons het toe in die vallei met die oorsprong van die Oranje-rivier (hier genoem die Senqu) geloop, in die rigting van Ledges grotte en Mponjwane grot. Ons roete het ons langs die pieke en klowe van die Natalse eskarp gevoer waar ons het ‘n groepie kransaasvoëls sien het. Die windswaels het naby ons verby gesuis in die wind. ‘n Vaalribbok het geproes, maar ons kon hom nie sien nie. Dit was nogal moeilik om die ingang tot Mponjwane grot van die noordekant af te vind, maar dit was die moeite werd om die rotsformasies te bekyk en om later in die beskutting van die grot te sit en eet.

Vanaf Rockeries pas af het ons weer ‘n hoë rant uitgesukkel in sterk wind, en toe die kaart en landskap vergelyk om die res van ons groepie te vind wat solank vooruit gegaan het. Gelukkig het ons hulle gou gevind langs die rivier en tussen die kleurvolle tentjies. Paul het gaan foto’s soek en amper probleme gekry toe die mis baie dig word. Obies en sjokolade het die aand opgekikker vir die ‘birthday girl’ voor ons weer ‘n rustige nag deurgebring het.

Traverse – dankie sê

Baie dankie aan al die mense wat dié droom wat ek al lankal gehad het, nie net ‘n werklikheid gemaak het nie maar dit ‘n onvergeetlike ondervinding gemaak het:

Frik Cronjé wat ons na die beginpunt vervoer het en weer by Cathedral Peak gaan haal het.

Ria die ‘waterdraer’, die een wat alles geniet en waardeer. Hannie met haar ondervinding en kennis van die berge. Paul en Christine, die blommekenners. Johan M wat daardie deel van die berge goed ken. André wat die musiek verskaf het en baie mooi foto’s geneem het. Louise wat die eerste keer so ‘n lang staptog meegemaak het en nooit gemurmureer het nie. Dankie Louise vir die ekstra energie van die ‘jelly babies’. Jansen wat altyd bereid was om daardie ekstra bottel water te dra vir iemand wat dit dalk nodig mag hê. Van ons het dit nodig gekry, veral op die laaste dag.

Hierdie jaar stap ons die tweede been van die ‘Traverse’!

Johan

Reflections on the ‘Berg traverse

It was never going to be a ‘Sunday afternoon stroll’. Careful planning and preparation were necessary as carrying camping gear, warm clothes and food for six days is quite a challenge. Then there were the nagging doubts about one’s fitness, stamina, climbing the chain ladder with a back-pack, thunderstorms and the like.

How good it was to have transport arranged to the starting point and to know we would be collected at the finish. Thank you Frik!

The company was great and this added to the enjoyment of the hike. As we relaxed after a hard day’s walking André provided us with soothing music on his mouth organ. Thank you André!

The weather was good; and we survived the hectic storm which put our tents to the test.

The wild flowers were beautiful and the views astounding. With the help of Paul and my reference book I positively identified about 80 species of flowers. As always the dear streams and pools provided ‘Berg champagne’ to quench out thirst. Birds were quite plentiful, including pipits, larks, cisticolas, chats, canaries, sunbirds, rock thrush, golden widow, Cape vultures, jackal buzzard, lammergeier and Cape eagle owl, and the ever present crows.

One disadvantage of the Lesotho campsites is that the toilet facilities are always a long way off - although the water supply is close at hand.

Twins cave provided a welcome change from pitching tents. The fireflies, the moonlight and lightning playing in the clouds below Twins cave provided a great memory.

Mlambonja pass was as I had remembered it from my first ‘Berg hike when I renamed it ‘Lam bene pas’. The heat and relentless sun on that final windless day was almost unbearable and losing the path for a while resulting in bundu bashing and boulder hopping was not very welcome!

What a luxury to be whisked back home in no time, to home luxuries and a soaking hot bath.

It was a wonderful experience. Thanks to Johan for organising the traverse and for all the participants who made it possible.

Christine

Committee for 2003

		Home telephone:	Work/cell:
Chairman	Hannie Low	034 318 4690	072 659 0101
Hon. secretary	Ria Kotze	034 312 7040	082 492 1797
Hon. treasurer	Bertie Langley	034 315 3876	083 996 6611
Meets convener	Johan de Villiers	072 712 7022	082 707 2957
Social convener	Christine de Villiers	082 707 2957	082 707 2957
Membership coordinator	Linda Langley	034 315 3876	083 996 6611
Club house and bar manager	Tjaart van der Walt	034 315 2099	083 627 6442
Rock climbing	Paul Behrens		083 677 1081

Program of socials

February 10	Books and Bingo – Hannie
9 Maart	Grootpraat/Big-brag – met Wouter
April 13	Climbing video - Paul
May 11	New gear/old gear and sale
June 8	Bird quiz - Christine
August 10	Peru slides – André
September 14	Hap-‘n-stap
October 12	Slides
November 9	AGM and quiz
November 27 to 28	Year end party and moonwalk

Progam of outings

Date	Destination	Grading	Meet leader
January 24 to25	Zulu cave – Pta Hiking R52ppn	3	Hannie 034 318 4690, 072 659 0101
February 7 to 8	Waterval Boven Trail and train	2	Dimitri Georgeades 082 354 8034
February 8	Abseil/rock climbing	5	Paul 083 677 1081
February 15	Slangrivier	1	Doug 082 922 0654
5 tot 6 Maart	Sporekrans - R63ppn plus R20	3	Matilda 034 212 2982
March 20 to 22	Bannerman hut, Lost Valley (Clem Robbins MCSA 082 771 2514)	4	André 083 327 0800
March 27	Fort Mistake	2	Peter 034 312 1847
11 tot 16 April	Swart Tobie-wandelpad	1	Anna 034 325 9944
April 9 to 12	Polela, Makhehle Mabili R34ppn	4	Hannie 072 659 0101, 034 318 4690
25 April	Aasvoël-krans	1	Ria 034 312 1665
April 24 to 27	Mnweni hike	3	Dimitri Geogeades 082 354 8034
May 9	Abseil/rock climbing	5	Paul 083 677 1081
May 22 to 23	Cambalala	1 -4	Herman 034 325 0626
June 5	Majuba	1	Peter 034 312 1847
16 tot 20 Junie	Organ Pipes, Tlanyakupas – R52ppn	4	Johan 072 712 7022
July 3 to 17	July Camp of MCSA Natal Section	1 -5	Kay Nixon KZN
24 tot 25 Julie	Sediba wandelpad	2	Bertie/Linda 034 315 3876
August 14	Abseil/rock climbing	5	Paul 083 677 1081
August 21 to 22	Roodepoort work meet	1	Johan 072 712 7022
Sept. 10 to 12	Stable cave	3	Hannie 034 318 4690
Sept. 24 to 26	Injasuthi family meet	1 -3	Hannie 034 318 4690
October 9	To be decided
October 17	Abseil/rock climbing	5	Paul 083 677 1081
23 tot 24 Oktober	Weenen wildpark	1	Tjaart 083 627 6442
13 November