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Mountain retreat
... it's home made and served in the mountains. The rest of the evening was left for relaxing and four of us had played monopoly on my iPad. Because we are a guest in the home we couldn't drink or play bongos like in traditional hotels. I don't really have much to write about this place because it was a very chilled experience. However I am sure the pictures will speak volumes about the beauty of this small mountain ...
Once again on top of a mountain
... the trek up the summit more demanding than Mt. Kilimanjaro, even though the altitude is over a thousand metres less than Kili. On this trip in the Atlas, I was faced with the challenges of wearing crampons and using ice Axe, for traversing across what was suppose to be snow, but it was more ice than snow. I only ever used these equipments, one other time back in 2008 when I went to Everest base camp, but it was only for half a day. On this trip we pretty much used the gear from ...
A horrible experience but so much fun
The alarm clock was set at 5 am this morning so that we could start the ascent of Mount Jebel Toubkal in the dark (why not?). My first observation was that the wind at 3100m (at the refuge) could almost tear off a tree. Was there a risk at the top, a thousand meter higher? After a quick check with my guide Hassan, I was reassured. Yet, it is to be noticed that Hassan does not speak perfect English and would most of the time answer questions with yes. No ...
Summitting North Africa's Highest Peak
... little gite (hostel) run by Mohammed's some. The patio overlooked the great mountains of the High Atlas which gave us a nice backdrop for dinner that Mohammed did not prepare so we tentatively snacked on. After a long and both mentally and physically exhasting day we retired to our comfy beds by 8PM with the blissful knowledge that we didn't have to get up again for 12 hours!
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High ideals in the High Atlas
... over and really poured (later learning that this had produced snow and hail higher up the mountain, of some magnitude!). We were forced to wait in places, then we returned to buy our water for the trip, before returning to eat more snacks of nuts and biscuits and tea. Then after a chat around our host's table, a tagine of beef and vegetables arrived, with couscous (that I still don't like!). We all played with Raceem's adorable children who ...
