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Welcome to the news section of our website. Listed below are the past issues of our monthly newsletter, Mountain Ears, as well as our weekly What’s On. On the right are the categories in which past articles are stored, or use Search to find any item. Submissions to the Newsletter are welcome, so too any queries about the newsletters, etc. Or click Help for more information. Check the latest Mountain Ears editorial (below) for the next deadline - usually around the 20th of each month. The deadline for the weekly What's On is the Monday prior to each Wednesday morning's update.

What's On 26th Jan to 2 Feb 23/01/2012 What's On 19-26th January 16/01/2012 Mountain Ears January 2012 02/01/2012 Wishing you happy hiking (or armchair hiking!) and a fulfilling 2012. Sadly I will be bowing out as an editor of Mountain Ears as I have recently "gone rural" and will be transferring to the Hottentots Holland section. Hint: new editors needed. It's fun and interesting (sometimes in the Chinese curse sense), but you can call on the experienced editorial team at any time for help, and you're guaranteed to learn some new online editing tricks. Reply to this email if you're game to give it a bash and you will be snapped up. Metaphorically speaking, of course ... This month: the convenience of the hut booking calendars, what's coming up in the first two weeks of January, meet reports, learn more about the Search and Rescue team, Cederberg trail report and an upcoming trad climbing event for the rockrabbits. Deadline for the February issue is 21 January. Your January editor will be Tony Heyer. Reply to this email with submissions for the next ME, queries or comments. Gill Gimberg What's On: 20 to 30 December and photos of Skeleton meet 19/12/2011 Well, the silly season is upon us and the weather in Cape Town has been pretty silly too, by all accounts. Unless anything changes on the calendar, this will be the last What's On of the year, but don't forget you can check the calendar for updates to meets or socials at any time on the website: www.mcsacapetown.co.za. Wishing everybody a safe, happy and healthy festive season. Your Mountain Ears will be in your email inbox next week. To send comments or suggestions to the Editor, simply reply to this email. Meets Schedule for Q1 2012, Circular & Mountain Ears Digest 06/12/2011 Contact the editor by replying to this email if you can't read the attachment. Meet Reports, E-news and What's On: 6 to 18 December 05/12/2011 and a special hike on the 24th December. Be sure to check the calendar for updates to meets or socials. To send comments or suggestions to the Editor, simply reply to this email. Mountain Ears December 2011 24/11/2011 For those of you who are wondering what happened to the November issue of Mountain Ears, wonder no more for this is a combined November/December issue. This month's issue sees Cape Nature lifting the moratorium on overnighting in the Boland mountains, an invitation to the premiere of a remarkable film about the outstanding contribution made by MCSA's Search & Rescue team, Peter Slingsby needs our assistance in compiling a new Cederberg Hiking Map, Andre Bredenkamp shares his Pakistan adventure with us and Jeremy Sampson's new book: Cape Vertical is reviewed. And lots more. All in all, a fine holiday read. The Editorial Team needs your assistance as Elizabeth Kelly is taking a break for a while. If you feel you would like to make a contribution to our team, please simply reply to this email. Full training and encouragement provided! Your Editor next month will be Gill Gimberg. Deadline for submissions for the January issue is 19 December. Happy holidays. Jenni Fitzell What's On: 14 - 27 November 2011 & Steenberg B Meet Report 14/11/2011 To send comments or suggestions to the Editor, simply reply to this email. Meet leaders, please email changes to Judith (phillips@storm.co.za) and Sonia (soniab@polka.co.za) by Thursday lunchtime of the preceding week, i.e. Thursday before the Monday's What's On. What's On: 7 - 15 November 2011, Meet Reports & other Notices 07/11/2011 Mountain Ears October 2011 31/10/2011 Please take note of new information on accessing CapeNature areas. There is also a new permit system for visiting TMNP with a dog. If you walk with a dog, you should also read Chris Walker's Flowers of the Month for some tips on how to avoid heat exhaustion in your faithful friend and, as always, see the best examples of the flora out there at the moment! Remember, should you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know simply by replying to this email. Cut-off date for submissions for next month's Mountain Ears is 18 November and Jenni Fitzell is your editor. Best regards Elizabeth Kelly What's On: 18 - 27 Oct 2011, eNews, and Notices 17/10/2011 Mountain Ears September 2011 26/09/2011 Spring has sprung in what Sir Francis Drake called "the fairest Cape in all the world". The weather is warming up and everywhere you look the fynbos is a riot of colour with purples and yellows predominating. This month's Mountain Ears is bursting with news from our Chairman, a Spring facelift at our own TM hut, Chris Walker's Spring flower selection and a very colourful slideshow of the MCSA meet to Postberg to see the flowers. There is also an appeal to keep your eyes open for Rinkhals on our mountain and a cautionary tale involving security at Paarl rock as well as an article on what we all already know to be true: exercise stimulates new brain cells. So when you have a spare moment after stimulating those new brain cells, browse through your Mountain Ears. Remember, should you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know simply by replying to this email. Cut-off date for submissions for next month's Mountain Ears is 19 October and Elizabeth Kelly is your editor. Have fun! Jenni Fitzell What's On: 15th to 20th September 2011, national eNews, MCSA Paarl 10km trail-run, and Slackpacking trails launch 12/09/2011 Circular No 639 Notice of Half-yearly General Meeting and Meets for the 4th Quarter 05/09/2011 We know that some of you prefer to print from Word documents and not pdf's and we apologise for inadvertently inserting the incorrect Word doc. in this morning's "What's On". Here is the correct Word doc. of the notice of the Half-Yearly AGM as well as a Word doc. of the Meets for October - December 2011. What's On: 5th - 15th September 2011, meet reports, Circular 639 and Digest Sept 2011, and other interesting info 05/09/2011 Meet leaders, please email changes to Judith (phillips@storm.co.za) and Sonia (soniab@polka.co.za) by Thursday lunchtime of the preceding week, i.e. Thursday before the Monday's What's On. To send comments or suggestions to the Editor, simply reply to this email. What's on: 24th to 28th August and a Mid-week meet report 24/08/2011 Changes to hike details need to be submitted by latest midday on a Friday to be included in the next What's On, which will publish on a Monday in future. (See the next issue of ME for more details of this change.) Changes can be submitted by replying to this email. Note that a new meet has been added recently. It is on Thursday 25th, doing a new route up Nordhoek Buttress on the Atlantic side, providing some very pleasant exposed B+ scrambling. Mountain Ears August 2011 29/08/2011 This August has definitely been more springish than wintry and those of us who managed a trip up the West Coast were rewarded by nature in all her extravagant beauty. For those of you who haven't yet taken a drive up the coast, there's still time. Note the changes to your MCSA Connect (What's on and Mountain Ears) profile categories and a change of publication day for the weekly What's on. This month's Mountain Ears includes some important access-related information, trails news, flowers, history and the weekly calendar. Cut-off date for next month is 21 September and Jenni Fitzell is your editor. Happy hiking! Gill Gimberg What's on: 11th - 20th August, safety issues and offer from K-Way 10/08/2011 Please send any submissions, amendments and requests by the Monday prior to each Wednesday's What’s On update. (To send, simply reply to this email.) What's on: 4th - 14th August, E-News and launch of new Green Card 03/08/2011 Please send any submissions, amendments and requests by the Monday prior to each Wednesday's What’s On update. (To send, simply reply to this email.) Mountain Ears July 2011 27/07/2011 A wide range of news this month, from local to international and conservation to history. Not seeing an article? Click All Newsletters! The deadline for the next issue is Monday 22 August. Any contributions, or queries to the editors, can be sent by replying to this email. The editor for August is Gill Gimberg. Tony Heher What's on 14th-19th July 13/07/2011 The usual What's On (but now with with more 'more'!) and a host of national and international news in the ever popular MCSA eNews. Please send any submissions, amendments and requests by the Monday prior to each Wednesday's What’s On update. (To send, simply reply to this email.) What's On 7-15th July 06/07/2011 Besides the regular (and popular) What's On some interesting results from last week's survey and an update on the security situation which remains a concern to many. As always, submissions to What's On, or any queries, can be sent by replying to this email. We do want to hear from you. What's on: 30th June - 7th July... and a survey 29/06/2011 Besides the regular What's On, an important survey which all members are asked to complete. It only takes a few minutes and will provide essential feedback to the Club. Some feedback from last week: Sometimes an article mentioned in the editorial may be "missing" if it is in a category excluded by your preferences. To access, simply click All Newsletters ... or Search. Mountain Ears June 2011 24/06/2011 This month Mountain Ears is short and sweet including a fascinating report on the fate of glaciers and the implications for our planet, a report on water conservation in Cape Town with solutions that may involve the pumping of water from underneath Table Mountain, the ever popular floral contribution from Chris Walker and pictures from the rockfall on Table Mountain. Also, find out who's harvesting plants & animals from our mountains, and why. (If you can't see the fascinating report on the fate of glaciers it means that you haven't updated your profile to include the category: "International News"). The deadline for the next issue is Monday 18 July. Any contributions, or queries to the editors, can be sent by replying to this email. The editor for July is Tony Heher - back after a 12 month "sabbatical"! Happy mountain meanders. Jenni Fitzell What's On: 23 June - 5th July 2011 and meet report 22/06/2011 Please send any submissions, amendments and requests by the Monday prior to each week’s What’s On update. (To send, simply reply to this email.) What's On 9-19 June 2011 and additional notices 08/06/2011 What's On: 2-12 June 2011 and additional notices 01/06/2011 Mountain Ears May 2011 30/05/2011 Despite the nip in the air and clouds on the mountain, this autumn has been relatively dry and has afforded us many beautiful days. I hope you managed to spend some of these in the mountains. This month's Mountain Ears includes a lot of administrative news and notices, as well as the usual favorites including Flowers of the Month and meet reports. If you are having trouble receiving newsletters at all, or aren't getting the right amount of communication in the best format for you to read it, please see the article on use and FAQs or contact us directly for help. The editor for June is Jenni Fitzell, please make sure your submissions are sent to mcsa.connect@gmail.com before 20 June. Keep warm, safe, and adventurous Elizabeth Kelly What's On: 26 May - 5 June 2011 25/05/2011 What's On: 19 May - 28 May 2011 and eNews 18/05/2011 What's On: 12 May - 21 May 2011 11/05/2011 What's on: 5th to 14th May 04/05/2011 A small change has been made which could have a big impact on how much information you receive. If you are happy with what you are getting, do nothing! If you want more control over what you get, read the article below. Plus the normal What's On for the 5th to 14th May... Mountain Ears April 2011 04/05/2011 Apart from Chris Walker's popular flowers of the month, this newsletter includes What's on for the next week or so, the line-up for First Tuesday, a profile of our chairman, Andy Wood, feedback from our members (Letters to the Editor), a couple of rock meet reports and a whole host of upcoming events. Hope you enjoy the read. Deadline for the next issue is Friday 20 May (email mcsa.connect@gmail.com) and our May editor is Elizabeth Kelly. Gill Gimberg What's on: 21 to 29 April 20/04/2011 A relatively quiet week ahead and an unusual and exciting sighting in the Dutoitskloof area. What's on: 14 to 24 April 13/04/2011 In this weekly What's on: the usual calendar of events, a slideshow, a rock rally and a chance to imbibe the tranquility of the Cederberg, meet reports and the monthly MCSA e-news. Mountain Ears March 2011 28/03/2011 This month's Mountain Ears is full of stories and pictures to inspire those who did not manage to get out into the wild this month or who are looking to try something new. There is also plenty of controversy for those looking for a cause or simply for a good debate. From fracking to route grading to cutting down the Tokai Plantation, you can have your say and take a stand on the issues that matter most to you. For the fynbos fans: Chris Walker's Flowers of the Month are back after falling victim to the hungry Internet Monster during February, and there is a Botanical Quiz from Eric H. Harley to test those who know their petioles from their petals, or who want to learn more and enjoy some exquisite pictures of fynbos in flower. Gill Gimberg is back in the editor's chair next month; be sure to submit your contributions for the newsletter by 21 April to mcsaconnect@gmail.com Finally, thank you to all those who have supported me during my first month as editor. Until May, Elizabeth Kelly Mountain Ears February 2011 25/02/2011 February has been very hot with more than one meet finding members caught out with insufficient water. Luckily they were able to draw on experienced members' knowledge and could locate fresh water from drips and hard-to-locate perennial streams on Table Mountain. This issue of Mountain Ears includes news and important notices to download including Circular 637 - AGM and important notices, financial statements and Club Meets for next quarter. There are also meet reports - including a spectacular kloofing adventure - an update on the Cape Leopard Trust's project on Club property, info on the new Table Mountain Cable card, a report-back on a Safety on Table Mountain meeting with the MEC, and much more. Next month we introduce a new Editor in the person of Elizabeth Jane Kelly who will be a most welcome addition to the Editorial Team. Please make sure all submissions for the March edition are sent before 21 March to mcsaconnect@gmail.com Enjoy. Jenni Fitzell From the chairman 01/02/2011 What's on: 28 Jan to 9 Feb 27/01/2011 Mountain Ears January 2011 28/01/2011 Summer, balmy (barmy?) weather and the first Mountain Ears of 2011. In this edition you'll find the weekly What's on, Petra Grobler's e-news, Chris Walker's informative fynbos topic of the month, the Breekkrants December meet report, a few conservation-related articles, and more. Look out for the invitations, too: a book launch, FEAT's 'show and tell' at Artscape, and a screening at City Rock (tonight!). We've had people asking about the More ... at the bottom of the weekly What's on calendar and notices. Confusion arises because, to put it bluntly, there is no more. The software has been designed to use this feature and we can't remove the word 'more'. However, in order to try and minimise the number of user clicks on the weekly calendar (and short articles in Mountain Ears), we are having to use it in an unconventional way. Next month's editor is Jenni Fitzell. Please send submissions by Monday 21 February. Happy reading and happier hiking, Gill Gimberg What's on: 21 Jan to 6 Feb, update on Dutoitskloof fire, Visgat bookings & Otter Trail 20/01/2011 What's on: 7 to 15 Jan 07/01/2011 Wishing you a happy and active 2011, and not too many more heatwaves! Mountain Ears December 2010 29/12/2010 In this Mountain Ears you will find your usual favourite: Flowers of the Month, as well as a book review, news about the MCSA Digitisation Project and Club meet reports with pics and slideshows. Please send accolades, complaints, submissions or requests to the Editors at mcsa.connect@gmail.com. Deadline for articles for next month: 20 January. Gill Gimberg will be editing the first issue of Mountain Ears and What's On in 2011. I would like to wish you and your family a wonderful festive season and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Jenni Fitzell What's On: 17 - 24 Dec, E-News 12/2 & Special Notices 16/12/2010 Friday, December 17 Clubhouse closed in the evening Saturday, December 18 (Conservation) Meet at the top of Price Drive, Constantia at 2pm. Jos de Gendt 021 712 7506 Friday, December 24 Clubhouse closed in the evening Mountain Ears November 2010 29/11/2010 You've probably noticed the return of that catchy name, Mountain Ears, to this newsletter. To find out the reason for the change, read 'Mountain Ears - What's in a name?' We hope there will be something for everybody to read in this, the penultimate newsletter of 2010. There are meet reports, slideshows, everyone's favourite - the flowers of the month, the 'coming out of the closet' of one of your stealth team editors, local and international news. Also, look out for a reminder of how to customise your newsletter to suit your needs. Enjoy the read and don't hesitate to email feedback (brickbats included, but not mandatory) and any requests you may have to your editors at mcsa.connect@gmail.com. Deadline for articles for next month: 20 December. Jenni Fitzel will be editing Mountain Ears and What's On next month. Gill Gimberg What's on: 18 to 27 Nov and urgent notice 18/11/2010 MCSA Connect October 2010 24/10/2010 Dear Members, This month we have a double bonus of Flowers from Chris Walker, and several slideshows of Club meets, including the National meet at Towerkop. Please would users of our hut on TM note that we are sanding and sealing the floor so the hut is CLOSED from the 1st to 5th November, but the toilet and grounds are still open for use. Unfortunately a negative note is there have been a number of attacks to hikers and tourists on the mountain recently, and you should please be alert and prepared. Regards from your Editorial team. MCSA weekly meets and notices 15th Oct to 22nd Oct 14/10/2010 Here is the weekly calendar of events for the CT section, and any additional notices attached will only be visible if they match the preference categories you have chosen. Regards from the Connect editorial team. MCSA weekly meets and notices 8th Oct to 15th Oct 07/10/2010 Dear Members, this weekly update will only be showing you items that you have selected in your Newsletter preferences. Please note that the TM Hut will be closed from the 1st to the 7th November for floor sanding and sealing. We apologise in advance for the inconvenience, but hope you will enjoy having our favourite hut spruced up? MCSA Weekly Meets and Notices 1st October to 8th October 30/09/2010 This weekly update has the Calendar of events AND important access info on Jan du Toit's Kloof, plus an offer of a Bird ID course for beginners, so keep scrolling down, and if you don't see it that means you have not selected such items in your preferences. MCSA Connect September 2010 29/09/2010 Our winter theme for meets was Inselbergs and there appears to be a little confusion around what Inselbergs are with one MCSA member even complaining that the Editor had made a mistake with the Calendar because "Inselberg had already been climbed twice this winter"! Here is a handy definition from Wordsmith: Inselberg PRONUNCIATION: (IN-suhl-burg, -zuhl-) MEANING: noun: An isolated mountain or hill rising abruptly from its surrounding. In the US it's known as a monadnock. ETYMOLOGY: From German Insel (island) + Berg (mountain), ultimately from the Indo-European root bhergh- (high). In this newsletter: - National eNews - Breekkrants half year report - African Ascent project to help porters on Kilimanjaro - Report on safety training meet, and many other meet reports - An uplifting story about boulderers coming to a MCSA member's aid - Mass action in our mountains - Discount voucher on offer - Flowers of the month - Details of The International Mountain Summit And much more. Deadline for submissions for next month's Connect: 18 October. Reports / news can be emailed to mcsa.connect@gmail.com. Enjoy. Jenni Fitzell MCSA Connect August 2010 27/08/2010 We continue to hear from members that they enjoy Connect, and especially the slideshows of club meets. They also comment how useful it is getting much more information and sooner than waiting for a quarterly newsletter. However, we also unfortunately hear that some members experience trouble with Connect getting blocked by Spam filters. In that case, please let Connect or Rose in the office know about it and we will try to help you. Finally, we are sending out the Quarterly meets schedule as a Printable document, separate from the newsletter so members can print it out if they want to. Failing that, feel free to come and collect a printed copy from the office. Regards from your Editorial team. Lost: a blue metal walking pole, with 'Parque della Cinqueterra' printed on the shaft, lost Feb 2009 (!) near the top of Dark Gully. Owner hopes that someone might have picked it up and still has it. Contact: Penny Brown, tel 021-790-3535, cell 076-191-4119, email penny.brown@mweb.co.za MCSA Connect July 2010 28/07/2010 Another month has gone by and, as always, MCSA members have been out there doing stuff! In this newsletter there are: - printable Word docs of third quarter meets and socials; - a successful (and fun) PR exercise; - invitations to the national meet at Towerkop and the Sentinel (Drakensberg) centenary meet; - national and international news; - details of the Green Flag trail accreditation system; - for rock lovers - how to join the Cape Rock News forum; - a number of meet reports, with beautiful slide shows, and - some history, fauna and flora. Dave Orton found a pair of prescription sunglasses on the Chapmans Peak path on 20 July. If you think they're yours, phone Dave on 021-794 1270. Deadline for submissions for next month's Connect: 23 August. Reports / news can be emailed to mcsa.connect@gmail.com. MCSA Connect June 2010 27/06/2010 Editorial Whilst it is gratifying to hear from so many members that they enjoy all the extra news and articles they read in Connect, and also how useful it is to get the news so regularly and up to date, it is a concern that many members don't even open the newsletter, and those that do, read hardly anything it contains. Please use the 'Your Preferences' facility to specify what items of news you are interested in, so that when Connect arrives in your mailbox, you will hopefully want to read it immediately. Remember also that the MCSA CT section website is YOURS, and we encourage you to please use it as well. That is why often there is a link at the end of an item, and clicking on the link takes you to our website where the full story or extra pages are located. Thank you from your Connect Editorial team. MCSA CT section circular 634-important notices to members 07/06/2010 This special quarterly notification is in addition to the usual monthly Connect newsletter. It contains important information on club matters, and all members are encouraged to please note the contents. Thank you from our Office staff, and the Connect Editorial team. MCSA Connect May 2010 26/05/2010 Putting together a "Connect" newsletter is definitely a challenging, but ultimately rewarding job! As yet another new member of the editorial team (there are now three of us plus Tony), it is my fervent wish that we do just that - connect - with all mountain club members, and that you in turn connect with us. Our club motto is Explore - Discover - Connect - Protect; this newsletter plays an important role in that connection. If you have any queries, suggestions, comments or complaints or would like to contribute in any way, please feel free to email us at mcsa.connect@gmail.com. Have your say and be heard! In this issue: - Lots of interesting national and international news in the National eNews - SACS Mountain Club's 10-Yearly Reunion - A new route on Boskloof Ridge - Rim of Africa - a walk of no ordinary proportion - Meet Reports with great pics and/or slideshows - A trip down memory lane to revisit old first ascents and other challenges and lots more. Jenni Fitzell MCSA Connect April 2010 21/04/2010 Hello from a newby on the Connect editorial team. Hopefully I will live up to Tony's (and Mike's) high standard and not let too many gremlins creep into the April newsletter! In this issue: - A message from the new Chairman - An invitation to the Club's annual dinner - Important notification of Montagu crag closures - Look out for these plants and help the Millennium Seed Bank project - Some beautiful slide shows, interesting meet reports, ... and much more Gill Gimberg MCSA Connect March 2010 17/03/2010 In this issue, its good to see another two rock climbing articles. Both new routes and old favourites are popular, so do keep them coming. There are also lots of other interesting snippets, library news, great photos of meets, some stunning fynbos 'tours' and more. MCSA Connect Feb 2010 02/03/2010 The newsletter this month has been produced by a panel of authors as part of the Connect training course that is in progress. So a warm welcome to all who have contributed. The articles capture some of the diversity of activities in the club from rock climbing to outreach. In this issue: four articles on trad rock news (for a change!)and several announcements of local and international meets. Muggings on the mountain have unfortunately started again with two hot spots emerging. Do report any incident you experience or hear about. MCSA Connect Jan 2010 03/02/2010 Gencom has decided that the Connect newsletter should publish once a month in 2010. It will normally publish in the last week of the month, so any articles for inclusion should reach the Editor (or Rose) by the 25th of the month. In addition, a short text message will be sent weekly on a Sunday with any urgent items and the current programme listing the meets to be booked by the Monday. This is also to help those who have difficulty accessing the on-line Calendar. It is only sent to those who have requested meets or socials information. MCSA Connect 14 Dec 2009 17/12/2009 Chairman’s message: This is the last issue of MCSA-Connect for 2009. The next issue of Connect will be published in mid-January 2010. It is intended that MCSA-Connect will have a regular frequency of distribution in 2010. This has been the introductory year and up to now the we have been trying different combinations of length and frequency to see what works best. It is summer and therefore it is fire-season. Please note the following extract from the MCSA’s Code of Conduct with respect to fire: - Take all the necessary precautions, especially in the use of stoves; and - Do not make fires unless explicit permission has been obtained from the land owner or the responsible authority. Also please note that toilet paper should be buried and NOT burnt. This summer, there already has been an unfortunate incident above the Du Toits Kloof Hut where a member tried to burn toilet paper, the burning toilet paper set some nearby slangbos on fire and within seconds a veld fire had started. The practice of burning toilet paper seems to have originated from river rafting trips on the Orange River. This is not appropriate behaviour for the mountains of the Western Cape & is not included in the MCSA’s Code of Conduct. The CapeNature Hiking Trail Review Project was successfully completed. Thanks to the project team as well as to the members of the different Sections of the MCSA that participated in this project. The Cape Town Section would like to wish you all a happy Festive Season. Be safe and we hope to see you in the mountains. Stephen Davey Chairman MCSA Connect 7 December 2009 17/12/2009 In this issue: the December edition of the National eNews; an interesting and informative article on Search and Rescue; a book launch on the Top 12 Hiking Trails in the Western Cape; an innovative competition where you can earn up to 21 chances to win a copy of the book; our first online video; and much more. A feature of this issue is many links to relevant articles and websites elsewhere, such as UK Scrambling, UIAA, SA Mountain Sport, and more. This is what the web is all about - seamlessly linking multiple resources from a wide range of sources. MCSA Connect 2 November 2009 10/12/2009 The new look website and newsletter is launched with this issue - please use the Help files or, if you are still unsure, ask the Editor! There are also three profiles, several meet reports (one, a new route), a new social and more. Thanks to all who have submitted articles, but to keep the newsletter to a reasonable length some had to be omitted - my apologies. MCSA Connect 13 August 2009 29/10/2009 In this issue: A guest editorial from Stephen Davey; some background to the website; a profile of Nigel and Lisa Basel; and a number of articles on how the newsletter works. This old newsletter is automatically sent to new members who did not receive it originaly as an aid to understanding how the newsletter, website and calendar work. Please also refer to the Help function in each and every newsletter as this has more background and is periodically updated with new information. Please note in particular that you can set your own preferences to determine what articles you receive in each issue - just click "My Account". MCSA Connect 29 July 2009 30/07/2009 In this issue: a bumper crop of meet reports, and three history articles for a change. Paul and Mallorie Lee are the personalities this week. The flowers of the week are back after going AWOL last week - to the disappointment of many! MCSA Connect 22 July 2009 30/07/2009 In this issue: a profile of Mark Middelton; a tribute to Ivor Davies; meet reports; some bits and pieces on conservation and more. MCSA Connect 14 July 2009 30/07/2009 A focus in this issue on security with a number of articles. The Walking Buddy group is up and running, so do join if you want to walk with an informal group, or are willing to take people with you. And of course our ever popular Personalties with our first couple: Richard & Robin Sherry. MCSA Connect 7 July 2009 30/07/2009 In this issue: A focus on scrambling safety. The comments and contributions raise a number of issues for discussion and debate. Some are quite controversial! So if you have an interest in scrambling safety, then read the articles and contribute your views. MCSA Connect 30 June 2009 30/07/2009 A bumper edition this week! Three profiles and a wide range of other articles. Connect is becoming known and 'stuff' just arrives every week. Too much? Then read 'All about Preferences' to design your own custom newsletter. MCSA Connect 23 June 2009 15/07/2009 In this issue: a profile of Jayson Orton; another rescue report; two meet reports... and the usual bits and pieces that (thankfully!) arrive every week. MCSA Connect 16 June 2009 29/06/2009 In this issue: A new Mountain Rescue topic; Dagmar Gleiss, is the personality this week and introducing a new Fynbos topic - the flower of the week; the Oudekraal saga resurfaces; and a mystery photo to test your mountain knowledge... MCSA Connect 9 June 2009 16/06/2009 The attacks on TM caught the attention of many last week and generated lots of feedback. Do keep sending. Another personality of course with Mike setting a new standard for a "photogenic" bio - you will find his multi-media show fascinating. MCSA Connect 2 June 2009 10/06/2009 In this issue: a profile of Bruce Spottiswoode; a report on safety and security; the introduction of the new Google Calendar of meets; and more. MCSA Connect 27 May 2009 08/06/2009 In this issue: an overview of the new MCSA CT strategy; a tribute to Ian Cowburn; profile of Christina Jongens; a report of the opening of a classic new route; and more. MCSA Connect 20 May 2009 08/06/2009 Welcome to the first MCSA Connect Newsletter! In this issue: profile of Stephen Davey; national eNews; some information on how the newsletter works; and more.

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