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MCSA (MAGALIESBERG SECTION) PROGRAMME 2017 (master copy)

This programme is updated with new events frequently. Watch

http://mag.mcsa.org.za/program.html, the latest newsletter or two-weekly e-mail messages for
updates. (To receive updates non-members are to forward e-mail address to
admin@mag.mcsa.org.za).
Dates highlighted in yellow indicate that one or more public holidays are included.
Club evenings venue: Rietondale Tennis Club, corner of Soutpansberg Road & Van der Merwe
Ave, Rietondale, Pretoria.
Starting time for club evenings: 19h00 for 19h30.
Rating System: (Events are undertaken at your own risk.)
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 degree of difficulty. Path over varying terrain, often steep. Sometimes no path,
route finding necessary.
4. Difficult hike without footpath. Might include bundu bashing, serious scrambling, kloofing
or exposure.
5. Technical climb. Requires climbing gear (sometimes ice climbing gear).

Date Activity Location Comment(Rating) Leader / Contact Person

Jan
Clubhouse of
17 Com meeting Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Pompom, Jerusalem Christa van Schalkwyk
Weeding Castle Gorge cherries, bugweed, 012 333 5622 (h)
21-22 sleeping over 012 801 3197 (w)
072 3791669 (c)
christavs@postnet.co.za
Bring eie vleis & drank. Pierre Lourens
24 Fruit festival & Bring vrugte vir vrugteslaai 012 654 6366 (h)
bring and braai Clubhouse en eetgerei. 072 207 1403 (c)
Roomys en houtskool sal pierre.lourens@vodamail.co.za
verskaf word.
28-29 Hiking Buffelshoek & Maricke du Plessis
Dome Kloof
Feb
Clubhouse of Pierre Lourens
Club evening Rietondale Tennis Petrus Nel: Leadership 012 654 6366 (h)
7
Club. training theory. 072 207 1403 (c)
pierre.lourens@vodamail.co.za
Ottilie Neser
Weeding Grootkloof Senna etc. 012 361 6573 (h)
12
082 451 9582 (c)
ocneser@gmail.com
Leadership Tonquani? TBC
11-12
training practical
14 Clubhouse of
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Date Activity Location Comment(Rating) Leader / Contact Person
Com meeting Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Etienne Step
Wilderness First 012 664 3792 (h)
17-19 Aid Training. 012 312 2257 (w)
072 242 0864 (c)
estep@lantic.net
Karen Hauptfleisch & Pierre Lourens
Club evening Clubhouse of Christa van Schalkwyk: 012 654 6366 (h)
21
Rietondale Tennis Mauritius & Seychelles 072 207 1403 (c)
Club. pierre.lourens@vodamail.co.za
Safety on steep Petrus Nel
ground: theory & Grootkloof 012 998 6131 (h)
25-26 practice 082 578 9115 (c)
nelpj@nel-tax.co.za
Circle route hike at Ottilie Neser
Hiking Grootkloof Grootkloof for older 012 361 6573 (h)
26
members (level 2/3) 082 451 9582 (c)
ocneser@gmail.com
Mar
On farm of leaders Maricke du Plessis
Hiking, cycling parents, Family weekend. 012 998 8577 (w)
3-5
and social Waterberg. 083 979 6668 (c)
makkerrakkie@gmail.com
Eddie Harvey
Boulder Cave, 012 329 6555 (h)
5 Boulder & braai Silverton. 012 329 4311 (w)
083 259 0542 (c)
harveyhe@iafrica.com
Danie Hoffman
Weeding Boekenhoutkloof Bugweed, lantana 012 427 4159 (w)
12
072 654 0505 (c)
daniebksa@gmail.com
Clubhouse of Before meeting: John Fletcher
Annual General Rietondale Tennis Make arrangements for 012 347 8580 (h)
14
Meeting Club. meets that take place 083 655 7433 (c)
before 11 April. rim.fletcher@gmail.com
Hiking & Sekororo, Transvaal Kendall Smith
17-21 kloofing Drakensberg. 071 455 9356 (c)
kendall.bluerae@gmail.com
Bronwyn Egan will arrange Reuben Heydenrych
Hiking, Magkgabeng guides and come along. 012 348 3078 (h)
17-21 climbing & plateau, southwest Joint meet with CREW. 012 349 1307 (w)
botanising of Blouberg. Joint meet with Jhb 083 450 0628 (c)
Section. reuben.heydenrych@gmail.com
Frik Stegmann
Injasuthi, Introduction to the 012 543 1031 (h)
18-21 Hiking Natal Drakensberg Drakensberg. Level 3. 012 529 8279 (w)
082 909 3236 (c)
frik.stegmann@gmail.com
25 Earth Hour
Pierre Lourens, Mag Section
Wilgepoort, Joint meet with Jhb Section 012 654 6366 (h)
25-26
Hiking northeast of 072 207 1403 (c)
Bronkhorstspruit. pierre.lourens@vodamail.co.za
Apr
1-2 Hiking & climbing Grootkloof TBC
8-9 Crofton, bugweed, etc Michael Stiller
Weeding Dome Sleepover, walk in from 012 304 9575 (w)
parking 084 400 6096 (c)

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Date Activity Location Comment(Rating) Leader / Contact Person
stillerm@arc.agric.za
Clubhouse of Pierre Lourens
Club evening Rietondale Tennis Laetitia Steynberg: 012 654 6366 (h)
11
Club. n Staptoer in Bhutan. 072 207 1403 (c)
pierre.lourens@vodamail.co.za
Andrew Louw
Climbing White Umfolozi 012 546 7992 (h)
14-17
082 929 3169 (c)
andrew1louw@gmail.com
Clubhouse of
18 Com meeting Rietondale Tennis
Club.
22 Climbing Chosspile Leader required
Clubhouse of Pierre Lourens
Club evening Rietondale Tennis Bernie Theron: 012 654 6366 (h)
25
Club. Africa on wheels 072 207 1403 (c)
pierre.lourens@vodamail.co.za
Stephan Isebeck
012 348 7700 (h)
26 - 1/5 Climbing Waterval Boven. Youth meet. 012 349 0000 (w)
082 903 0327 (c)
stephani@rapidm.com
Parking & hiking from the Ottilie Neser
Hiking Blouberg north. Camping above high 012 361 6573 (h)
27 - 1/5
waterfall, exploring; day 082 451 9582 (c)
hikes ocneser@gmail.com
Cathedral Peak to Frik Stegmann
Organ Pipes, Extreme hike: Level 4. 012 543 1031 (h)
27 - 1/5 Hiking Tlanyaku pass, Drakensberg experience 012 529 8279 (w)
Natal Drakensberg. required 082 909 3236 (c)
frik.stegmann@gmail.com
May
Climbing Boulder kloof,
6-7 Leader required
Magaliesberg
Clubhouse of
9 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
13-14 Hiking Mhlabatini Kloofing , Level 3 TBC
Reuben Heydenrych
Kiepersolkloof Crofton weed 012 348 3078 (h)
Weeding (Tonquani south) 012 349 1307 (w)
14
083 450 0628 (c)
reuben.heydenrych@gmail.co
m
20-21 Hiking Castle Gorge Leader required
Clubhouse of
23 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Joint meet with Jhb
Wilgepoort, Section.
Climbing. northeast of Joint meeting of Mag and To be appointed.
27-28
Joint com meet. Bronkhorstspruit. Jhb Section committees on
Sat morning 27 May.
Camp fire Sat evening.
27-28 Hiking / climbing Mlabatini Kloofing, level 3 Leader required
Clubhouse of
30 Com meeting Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Jun
3-4 Climbing / Hiking Tonquani Leader required

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Date Activity Location Comment(Rating) Leader / Contact Person
Clubhouse of
6 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Helgaard van Rensburg
Tonquani north Crofton weed 012 548 2511 (h)
11 Weeding (Utopia side) climbers!! 012 427 2045 (w)
072 149 7051 (c)
helgaard.jvr@vodamail.co.za
Stephan Isebeck, Mag Section
Wellington Dome, Joint meet with Jhb 012 348 7700 (h)
16-18 Climbing. west of Section. 012 349 0000 (w)
Potgietersrus. 082 903 0327 (c)
stephani@rapidm.com
Climbing. Hanglip, Joint meet with Jhb Ulrike Kiefer, Jhb Section.
16-18
Waterberg. Section. ukiefer@icon.co.za
Clubhouse of
20 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
24-25 Nylsvlei Leader required
Jul
Cathedral Peak Arranged by the
1-15 July camp area, KwaZulu-Natal Section.
Natal Drakensberg.
Clubhouse of
4 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
8-9 Meet
Jan Myburgh
Weeding Boekenhoutkloof Crofton weed 011 653 2000 (w)
9
082 464 0944 (c)
myburgh.jan@gmail.com
Clubhouse of
11 Com meeting Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Clubhouse of
18 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
22-23 Meet
Work meet Caste Gorge Check / work on footpath TBC
30
up to Castle Gorge.
Aug
Clubhouse of
1 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
5-6 Grootkloof TBC
Clubhouse of
15 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
MAG: Michael Stiller
Crofton weed climbers 012 304 9575 (w)
19-20 Weeding Mhlabatini needed!! 084 400 6096 (c)
stillerm@arc.agric.za
JHB: Johann Breytenbach
Clubhouse of
29 Com meeting Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Sep
Clubhouse of
5 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.

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Date Activity Location Comment(Rating) Leader / Contact Person
Christa van Schalkwyk
012 333 5622 (h)
9-10 Weeding Castle Gorge Crofton weed, sleep over 012 801 3197 (w)
072 3791669 (c)
christavs@postnet.co.za
Clubhouse of
19 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Frik Stegmann
012 543 1031 (h)
23-25 Hiking Bokpoort, Clarens, Level 2 hiking 012 529 8279 (w)
Orange Free State 082 909 3236 (c)
frik.stegmann@gmail.com
Stephan Isebeck
Eagles Head, Stay in chalets. 012 348 7700 (h)
23-25 Climbing Mount Everest Youth meet. 012 349 0000 (w)
near Harrismith. 082 903 0327 (c)
stephani@rapidm.com
Chimanimani Etienne Step
mountains on National meet. 012 664 3792 (h)
30-
Hiking eastern border of Joint meet with Mountain 012 312 2257 (w)
8/10
Zimbabwe Club of Zimbabwe. 072 242 0864 (c)
estep@lantic.net
Okt
Clubhouse of
3 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Meet combined
7-8
with weeding
Wilgepoort, Paths, invasive trees, etc. Ottilie Neser
Work/weeding northeast of Sleep over 012 361 6573 (h)
7-8
Bronkhorstspruit. 082 451 9582 (c)
ocneser@gmail.com
Clubhouse of
10 Com meeting Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Clubhouse of
17 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
21-22 Hiking Seremodi TBC
Nov
Club evening Clubhouse of
7 Rietondale Tennis
Club.
11-12 Mhlabatini
Clubhouse of
21 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
25-26 Grootkloof TBC
Clubhouse of
28 Com meeting Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Dec
Clubhouse of
5 Club evening Rietondale Tennis
Club.
Wilgepoort,
9-10 northeast of TBC
Bronkhorstspruit.

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Date Activity Location Comment(Rating) Leader / Contact Person