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CANCELLED AC High Atlas Morocco Trip 2022
From Saturday 15 January 2022
To Wednesday 26 January 2022
Contact Robbie Pineda
Saturday 15 January 2022

Due to travel restrictions this meet has had to be cancelled .

 
In January 2022 we were planning a 12-day winter mountaineering trip to the High Atlas Mountain range, Morocco.  The High Atlas rises to over 4000m with reliable winter mountaineering, ice climbing and winter hill walking easily accessible from two guarded huts.

We planned flying to Marrakech before transferring to the small town of Imlil. The following day we were to walk into the CAF hut below Toubkal, where we would spend 7 nights. From here, we would have easy access to reliable ice climbing, alpine ridges and winter climbing often with sunshine! The area in the summer (and winter) is popular for trekkers wanting to walk up Toubkal, but beyond the trade routes you find ourselves in remote alpine wilderness.

There are 12 places available 

12 day trip.

Day

Date

Itinerary

1

Saturday 15th January

Fly to Marrakech - transfer to Imlil - overnight in hotel Dar Adrar.  http://www.daradrar.com/rooms.html

2

Sunday 16th January

 

Day in Imlil (1500m) – acclimatisation (walk to summit of local peak) & buying supplies – overnight in hotel Dar Adrar.  http://www.daradrar.com/rooms.html

3

Monday 17th January

Walk into CAF hut (3200m).  

https://www.refugedutoubkal.com/– ice climbing at falls near hut in afternoon.

4

Tuesday 18th January

Climbing 1

5

Wednesday 19th January

Climbing 2

6

Thursday 20th January

Climbing 3

7

Friday 21th January

Climbing 4

8

Saturday 22th January

Climbing 5

9

Sunday 23st January

Climbing 6

10

Monday 24nd January

Climbing 7 - walk out late afternoon. Overnight in hotel Dar Adrar.

11

Tuesday 25rd January

Transfer to Marrakech - overnight in Hostel in Marrakech.

12

Wednesday 26th January

Fly to UK.

 

Nature of climbing.

Ice climbing.

There is 1-3 pitch ice climbing close to the hut, 35 mins walk down the approach to the hut and higher on the surrounding mountains from WI2-WI4.

Winter/alpine mountaineering.

The mountaineering has an Alpine/Scottish winter feel with névé filled gullies and mixed alpine ridges. The Cicerone guide by Wes Clarke is a good starting point and has climbs and routes up to AD+, but there is also a Spanish guidebook covering more technical routes in the area. There are lots of easier routes, including winter walking which takes in some of the 4000m peaks and opportunities for two-day routes with a winter bivvy as well, as more technical routes such as the SE ridge of Toubkal West (D-).

Experience.  

This trip was open to all members.  Aspirants were encouraged to join the trip.

Cost

Accommodation (half board), in-country travel and flights approximately £600-£700 per person.

For more information email Robbie Pineda at. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.