The sun is already burning down but a stiff breeze is hiding the heat. You’re halfway up a 120m high chunk of granite wall. Your left big toe is pushed down onto a little crimpy ridge, while you right is just, kind of, smeared against the wall. Your hands? They’re currently massaging the rock [...]
On the 21st to the 24th May 2026, ten of us set out from Haenertsburg to escape into the mountains of the Wolkberg. In the three years since Ray Kröger first led us over these swathes of grassland guarded by cliffs, the Wolkberg Traverse has become an MCSA Limpopo classic. This year, to change [...]
April is perfect hiking weather in Limpopo; the wind has died down, rain has all but disappeared and the sun still dances on the mountain tops. As we started the hike up Blouberg in mist and a slight chill, we did wonder though if we’d got the weather right this time. Luckily, the long [...]
From Hoedspruit looking to the South-West, you'll see the escarpment in the distance, with the Mariepskop mountain taking center stage. Houses and lodges are built pointing towards this view of the mountains, yet somehow, for some reason, most locals won’t ever hike up there. When they do, it usually involves a drive around the [...]
This trip started as a Wolkberg Traverse, on paper at least. Unfortunately, due to issues with dates, we had to turn it into a short weekend stay in the Wolkberg Hut. I say 'unfortunately', but it is always a treat to stay at the hut, regardless of how you get there. In this case, [...]
We were asked to share the following message with our members. As you might know, the MCSA is a member of the UIAA, and thus we are all members of that international federation. A lot of good work is being done under that umbrella, and we'll do our best to keep you updated on that [...]
Limpopo has so much to offer. I think most of us know this, and yet we keep getting surprised by those hidden gems, new playgrounds. A perfect example of this happened last weekend, when we went trad climbing at a place called Mhpogodiba Gorge. Although some of us had been there before, a re-visit [...]
The Wolkberg Traverse, one of our local classics. Four days of hiking and camping in the wilderness, with a final night at the Wolkberg MCSA hut, in the shadow of Serala peak. What more could you ask for? After working out the logistics, we met up at Lekgalameetse gate on Thursday morning. There was [...]
In the beginning of August, on a hot weekend, a group of 7 intrepid hikers headed up to the North of Limpopo to hike the magical Soutpansberg. This seemingly inconspicuous mountain range is actually rather special. Apart from the fact it is running from East to West, as opposed to most mountain ranges in [...]
On 24 August, three Gauteng climbers got shown a climbing crag they'd never heard of until their attention was brought to a club meet, planned by the Limpopo section. Our dauntless meet leader, whose father-in-law and his climbing partner pioneered most of the routes, led us down the dry Mphogodima riverbed, about 40 kilometers [...]