The Community portfolio team developed a comprehensive six-session outdoor skills program with the primary goal of imparting fundamental outdoor skills to all communities within the JHB section territory. 

 

The inaugural cohort comprised participants from Kids Haven Children's Home and Majakaneng village. 

 

1. Cultivate Inclusion and Diversity in the outdoors. 

 

2. Foster environmental stewardship. 

 

3. Develop essential life skills. 

 

4. Build self-confidence and leadership capabilities. 

 

5. Facilitate the establishment of enduring relationships. 

 

6. Provide safe and accessible outdoor experiences for all. 

 

 

Upon the completion of these sessions, we are pleased to announce that four participants were awarded vouchers for Wilderness First Aid courses, all of which they have successfully completed. Additionally, each of them has been granted a one-year membership to the Mountain Club of South Africa (MCSA).

 

Sub-committee members - Dr. Chris Fuller, Nicol Fuller, and Lynn Weisz

Participating communities - Kids Haven Children Home and Majakaneng rangers

MCSA members - Steve and Laurence

 

We have a beginners' hike in Castle Gorge on the 18th of November (details below in the Meets section). Be sure to keep an eye out for more community portfolio events!

 

 

Join the MCSA for an exhilarating presentation by the renowned Pierre Carter and Jeremy Holdcroft. They will be sharing a bird's eye view of the Baltoro and surrounding peaks, PLUS an attempt to fly K2 and reach 8000m and beyond! Not to be missed.

 

Snacks and drinks will be served.

Our last tidbits of admin and member updates!

 

We are calling upon all members for contributions for the MCSA's journal for 2023!

 

The Journal of the MCSA is an annual publication that serves as a record of the mountaineering-related activities of the Club's members. Each year, there are articles and illustrations focusing on the environment, the flora and fauna encountered in remote parts of our country and elsewhere, on search and rescue, and on the history, geology and archaeology of mountain areas. With this extensive range of content, the Journal is also an interesting, informative, entertaining and inspiring work, reflecting the spirit of adventure of the mountaineers and explorers of South Africa.

 

Guidelines, journal stylesheet, photo template and more documents about the journal can be downloaded from our website below:

If you have any questions, please send an email to jennyapaterson@gmail.com 

Explore. Discover. Connect. Protect.

Office Number:  061 461 8259 
Office Hours: Mon & Wed 15:00 - 20:00, Tues & Thurs 13:00 - 18:00, Fri 9:00 - 12:00
Email: admin@jhb.mcsa.org.za
Website: www.mcsajohannesburg.org