Sat, Aug 16
|Helderberg Nature Reserve, Somerset West
How Maclear proved the shape of the earth | Sat 16 Aug 2025
Travel with Steve Chadwick on a pictorial journey, where he will unravel for you the strange but true story of how: Maclear proved or disproved that the earth was pear shaped...
Time & Location
Aug 16, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Helderberg Nature Reserve, Somerset West, Verster Ave, Helderberg Nature Reserve, 7135, South Africa
About the event
Travel with Steve as he travels on a pictorial journey, where he will unravel for you the strange but true story of how: Maclear proved or disproved that the earth was pear shaped; The scientific disagreement with the French; The sad story of the life that was lost on the flanks of Sneeukop, in pursuit of finding the truth and why your glass of wine at the cafe in Cape Town will tilt towards the mountain.
Author:
Steven Chadwick - Steve Chadwick is a veteran mountaineer with over 150 first ascents worldwide, a former Scottish mountain rescuer, and now a passionate Western Cape hike leader and writer, blending decades of expedition experience with advocacy for public trail access.
Book:
A guide to the Helderberg & Hottentots Holland Mountain Rim
Tickets
General Admission
Sale ends
Aug 16, 3:00 PM
This event is free to attend. However, please note that a gate entry fee is payable at HNR. Seating is unreserved. Kindly RSVP here to help the author plan accordingly.
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