Mount Toubkal Long Weekend 2019

28th September

Mt Toubkal summit 4167m

Mount Toubkal

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Trek day 2 - 13 miles and 960m of altitude gain and 2260m of descent.

Early risers for breakfast and mental preparation before heading up...

Refuge 1

Stars over Les Mouflons, meant for a cool, crisp ascent in the darkness...

Refuge 2

One of the guides doing some pre-trek checks...

Refuge 3

Headtorched up it was time start the climb and take on one of the early obstacles, a rocky outcrop near the n'Isougouane stream not far from the Refuge...

Climb 1

After a few hours the Sun started to make itself known...

Climb 2

Sunrise in the High Atlas Mountains...

Climb 3

Robin nearing the ridge...

Climb 4

Sun getting higher in the sky...

Climb 5

Looking up to the summit (small triangle)...

Climb 6

Final climb...

Climb 7

We had split into two groups on the way up depending on the pace people preferred, group one at the summit...

Climb 8

Looking down to group two on the ridge below...

Climb 9

Both groups reunited at the summit...

Climb 10

Mount Toubkal's shadow across the slightly lower High Atlas...

Climb 11

Me at the summit...

Climb 12

Despite the sunshine it was chilly after you'd cooled down from the climb up...

Climb 13

Me again in parachute silk windbreaker...

Climb 14

Full Sun over the panoramic view...

Climb 15

What goes up...

Climb 16

We descended following the same route we'd gone up, however the way down was loose and slippery and in many ways far harder than the hike up...

Climb 17

Fossils in the rocks...

Climb 18

Part way down and a chance to briefly rest really sore feet...

Climb 19

Mules back at the Refuge Les Mouflons...

Climb 20

Les Mouflons behind us, we still had a further 1300m to descend to Arroumd...

Climb 21

Back at the entrance to the National Park...

Climb 22

Flat surfaces at last and an opportunity to try walnuts fresh off the tree...

Climb 23

Next - Day 3 - Imlil Hike & Marrakesh

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Day 1 - Travel & Day 2 (Part 1) Hike to Refuge

Day 2 - Part 2 - Hike to Refuge

Day 3 - Hike to Summit

Day 4 - Imlil Hike & Marrakesh

Day 5 - Balloon Trip