The Mountain Club of South Africa – Cape Town Section
97 Hatfield Street, Cape Town, 8001
Tel: +27 (0)21 465 3412
The office is open from 10h00 to 14h00 Mondays to Fridays.
General Enquiries: admin@mcsacapetown.co.za
Newsletter Contributions: admin@mcsacapetown.co.za
Hut Bookings: bookings@mcsacapetown.co.za
Meet Reports: connect@mcsacapetown.co.za
See our General Committee (Gencom) and Sub-Committee lists below.
Other than the friendly and knowledgeable staff at the front desk, the Clubhouse sports a climbing wall, extensive library, large hall for events and slide shows, braai lapa, and cooled drinks.
| Name | Portfolio(s) |
|---|---|
| Brent Jennings |
Chairman National Committee Search & Rescue |
| Robert Breyer | Vice Chairman Rock Climbing |
| Lester Coelen | Treasurer Finance |
| Marian Oliver | Secretary (General Committee only, not office employee) |
| Martin Hutton-Squire | Access & Properties |
| Hanlie Gouws | Outreach ICT Systems |
| Andrew Beetge | Meets |
| Thandi Davies | Member Communications |
| Katherine Forsythe | Plant Conservation |
| Sub-Committee | Convenor and Members |
|---|---|
| Access & Land Acquisition | Convenor: Richard Sherry Members: John Brimble, Ant Hall, Martin Hutton-Squire (ex officio), Tony Lourens, Greg Moseley, Peter Pearson, Mark Straughan, Jan Truter, Mark Wilson |
| Agtertafelberg Hut | Convenor: Pierre Hoffa Members: Ray Wytenburg, Johan Hartzenburg |
| Breekkrants | Convenor: Joe de Villiers Members: None |
| Clubhouse | Convenor: Joe de Villiers Members: TBA |
| Communications | Convenor: Thandi Davies (Gencom) Members: TBA |
| Du Toit’s Kloof Hut | Convenor: Chris McKirdy Members: Amber De Decker, Kate Larmuth, Leander Lacey, Ray Wytenburg, Tom Smyth |
| Entertainment | Convenors: Brigitte Pegado, Anita Tait Members: Clare Davies, Jaco Janse van Vuuren, Kay Quartermain, Mike Quartermain, Sara Araujo, Stephen Craven, Wendy Paisley |
| Expeditions | Convenor: Greg Moseley Member: Douw Steyn |
| Finance | Convenor: Lester Coelen Members: None |
| Klein Swartberge (including Towerkop) | Convenor: Jan Viljoen Members: None |
| Library | Convenor: Kate McCallum Members: Gill Grose, Margie Herron, Des Herron, Kay Quartermain, Robin Sandell, Luc Schnebel, Stephen Craven (Archives) |
| Meets | Convenor: Brian Lambourne Members: Alan Hutton, Andrew Beetge (Gencom), Don Jepson, Ezan Wilson, Greg Forsyth, Kate McCallum, Ursula Athiros, Vanessa Jooste, Torben Wiborg |
| Outreach | Convenor: Hanlie Gouws Members: André van Schalkwyk, Andile Nqoko (Gencom), Camilla Adelle, Jenni Fitzell, Ryan Green, Thandi Davies, Vanessa Jooste, Wesley Nash |
| Perry Refuge | Convenor: Andrew Beetge Members: Andrew Lewis |
| Plant Conservation | Convenor: TBA Members: Aleck McKirdy, Jay Cowen, Katherine Forsythe (Gencom), Klaus Minges, Martin Kleynhans, Steven Barber |
| Rock Climbing | Convenor: Robert Breyer (Gencom) Members: Brian Watts (Meets), Cormac Tooze (Anchor Replacement Fund, ARF), Malcolm Gowans (Sport Climbing), Micky Wiswedel (Sport Climbing), Oliver Kruger (Bouldering) |
| Search & Rescue | Co-Convenor: Brent Jennings (Gencom) 082 403 6994, brent.jennings@uct.ac.za Co-Convenor: Wesley New, wesnew+mcsa@gmail.com Members: Andrew Lewis, Brent Russel, Christo Lötter, Matthew Young, Rashaad Jakoet, Steve Hofmeyr |
| Springstygbeugel | Convenor: Ron Clark Members: John Brimble, Mark Wilson |
| Steenboksberg | Convenor: Ian Bradburn Members: Ray Wytenburg, Jay Cowen, Aleck McKirdy, Christopher McKirdy |
| Table Mountain Hut | Convenor: Antonie Speirs Co-Convenor: Kim Penwill Members: Fiona McIntosh, Geoff Dalglish, John Horler, Tristan Nebe |
| Waaihoeksberg | Convenor: Wesley Nash Members: None |
A directory of contact details of the Cape Town Section committee and sub-committee office bearers is available in the members’ only area below.
