MCSA Journal 2002 – Content

Editor: Ezan Wilson

Foreword: The International Year of Mountains 2002 – André Schoon

AFRICA
‘People on Peaks’: International Year of Mountains 2002 – Petro Grobler
More ‘People on Peaks’: In search of Aristata Peak – Dave Jones
More ‘People on Peaks’: Taking the measure of Namahadi Peak – Andries Lategan
SA reaches a new high! Measuring Mafadi – South Africa’s highest peak – Dean van der Merwe
A Private Universe: New route on one of the Slanghoek peak amphitheatres – Matthew Lloyd-Sim
The Drakensberg Skywalk: north-eastern Cape – Tertius Coetzee
Haelkop, Jonkershoek – Ernst Lotz
Twee indrukke: Langkloof, Ceres Karoo – Claus Riding & Marguerite Holtzhausen
Reflections on What is Ours – John Brimble
Quest for the Nine Summits – Derek Odendaal
Saptoukop and Kougabronnen: An Eastern Province Odyssey – Gavin McLachlan
Jebel Toubkal – Mark Wilson
Madagascar Expedition – Matthew Munting
Hogsback: high mountain cragging in an awesome setting – Keith James

ABROAD
Altai expedition, Siberia – Jenny Paterson & Paul Stoddart
Snow Lake, Pakistan – Greg Devine
Tharpu Chuli and Singu Chuli: MCSA expedition to the Annapurna Sanctuary – Stephen Davis
Youth on the Move 2002: A journey through the Alps – Glenn Cooke
Trekking in the Kumaon area of the Indian Himalayas – Betty Davis
Kullu to Spiti Trek, Indian Himalayas – Anthony van Tonder
Tot aan die uiteindes van die aarde: Ski laaste breedtegraad Suidpool en Noordpool – Correnè Erasmus-Coetzer
Mera Peak and Island Peak: Trekking in the Himalayas – Andrew Warren
Trekking along the Silk Route: Kyrgyzstan to western China – Kate McCallum
Due North (Alaska) – Laubie Laubscher
Mount Washington in winter – Duncan Souchon
On the Lycian Way – Hannie Low
Kalimera Kalymnos – Russ Dodding
El Gigante: Face to Face with 900m of Mexican Andesite – Alard Hüfner


GENERAL
A Small Scientific Revolution in the Mountains: The Discovery of the Mantophasmatodea – Willem Coetzer
The Menace of the Mexican Devil Weed – Ottilie Neser
BMC International Climbing Meet 2002 in Wales – Ulrike Kiefer
BMC & KwaZulu-Natal Section joint meets 2002 – Gavin Raubenheimer
World Cup trip – Lecco, Italy – Paul Brouard
Snakebite in Southern Africa – Arthur Morgan
Botanical expedition to the Kouebokkeveld Mountains – Barrie Low & Uschi Pond


ROUTES
KwaZulu-Natal: Drakensberg
Saddle North Peak – Ulrike Kiefer
The Dassie: north-east arête – Gavin Peckham
Western Cape: Du Toit’s Kloof Mountains
A Private Universe: Slanghoek amphitheatre – Matthew Lloyd-Sim
Namibia
Spitzkoppe SW Wall: Active Side of Infinity – Mark Seuring
Spitzkoppe SW Wall: Beyond Suntan Lotion – Dermot Brogan


IN MEMORIAM
Johan (Han) Billman
John Lange
Elizabeth Visser


ANNUAL REPORTS