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To Wednesday 26 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.
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Day |
Date |
Itinerary |
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1 |
Saturday 15th January |
Fly to Marrakech - transfer to Imlil - overnight in hotel Dar Adrar. http://www.daradrar.com/rooms.html |
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2 |
Sunday 16th January
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Day in Imlil (1500m) – acclimatisation (walk to summit of local peak) & buying supplies – overnight in hotel Dar Adrar. http://www.daradrar.com/rooms.html |
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3 |
Monday 17th January |
Walk into CAF hut (3200m). https://www.refugedutoubkal.com/– ice climbing at falls near hut in afternoon. |
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4 |
Tuesday 18th January |
Climbing 1 |
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5 |
Wednesday 19th January |
Climbing 2 |
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6 |
Thursday 20th January |
Climbing 3 |
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7 |
Friday 21th January |
Climbing 4 |
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8 |
Saturday 22th January |
Climbing 5 |
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9 |
Sunday 23st January |
Climbing 6 |
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10 |
Monday 24nd January |
Climbing 7 - walk out late afternoon. Overnight in hotel Dar Adrar. |
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11 |
Tuesday 25rd January |
Transfer to Marrakech - overnight in Hostel in Marrakech. |
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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.
