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21 Januarie 2021 06:09
Friends of Stellenbosch Mountain (FSM) are meeting at 07:00 on Saturday (23 January) at the Paradykloof Forest main gate with the usual precautions prescribed.
Face masks and social distancing are mandatory. Please bring along your own gloves and sanitiser. If participants can come in their own car, all the better.
If you have your own equipment (bow saws, poppers, and so on) please bring them along. Also bring your own pen for the attendance register. We will provide some equipment, but no gloves. Reply to eggers@sun.ac.za should you be attending. For directions and other details, please visit the FSM hack page or the FSM Facebook pages. For enquiries: Hans Eggers 072 146 0274 or Vernon Steyn 065 994 9943.