We have received the below from one of the AICR Trekkers in Morocco; After flying in to Marrekesh on Saturday afternoon we were met by the tour group and transported to our Riad for the night in the Marrakech. There are 12 of us doing the trek (one other dropped out due to family commitments) plus our guides who are called Muhamed and Ali (I expecting Casseus and Clay to turn up !) Our objective is to reach the summit of Mount Toubkal, North Africas highest peak (4167m/13671ft) over the next 6 days. After a meal and a briefing from our tour guide we all got a fairly early night. After breakfast on Sunday we travelled to Imlil where the trek begins. Our kit was loaded onto mules and we began the first of six walking days, the trail began to rise as we climbed to the pass at Tizi’n Tamatert (2279m/7477 ft) and then we descended to the beautiful village of Ouaneskra (2200m/7217 ft) and then back up to Tacheddirt (2300m/7545ft), where we set up camp near the river. We walked for 10 hours along narrow cliff paths and paths that zig zagged for ever up the mountain. I am pleased I put in the hours of training as I completed the trek relatively easily but the relentless Morocco sun was the biggest issue. A couple of the team really struggled with the terrain and distance today One day down, five to go ! Steve Smith is doing a 6 day trek in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco to raise money for the Association of International Cancer Research (AICR).
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 08:37:23 +0000
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