Morocco's 4 x 4000m Peaks Challenge tackles the four highest summits in Morocco in 10 days! On this challenge we will be aiming to make ascents of the four highest summits in the High Atlas Mountains, all over 4000m, culminating in the highest, Mount Toubkal at 4167m. Three of the peaks are conveniently close together in the Toubkal National Park just 70km south of Marrakech. However to 'bag' the fourth summit we have to travel to the central High Atlas to find Mt. M’Goun. Our tried and tested itinerary first ascends M’Goun ‘steadily’ and once this is ‘in the bag’ we should all be well acclimatised for the ascents of the other three.

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Itinerary

Day 1 Fly UK to Marrakech. Take a taxi to the hotel, where a room will have been reserved for you, situated right beside the main square in the old part of Marrakech. In the evening there will be a briefing with your UK and Moroccan leaders, and time to see the activities in the main square just across the road.

Day 2 Drive to village of Agouti in the Ait Bougmez valley where we stay for the night. In the late afternoon we will go for a short acclimatisation walk to the top of a nearby conical hill topped with a small ruin.

5 hours driving, 2 hours walking, 100m ascent / descent

Day 3 After packing the bags in the morning, we start our ascent towards Mt M'Goun. We walk through some delightful meadows with M'goun looming above us at the head of the valley. Our ascent is gentle to give ourselves time to acclimatise to the altitude. We reach our first camp for a late lunch, and time permitting we can walk up to the lower end of the Arouss gorge.

5 hours walking, 450m ascent

Day 4 Our walk today takes us up and away from the river and over a ridge at 3250m, from where we look across the vast plateau of Tarkeddit to the ridgeline of Mgoun to the south. We descend to the plateau known as Tilibiyt N'Tarkeddit to camp near the refuge which sells drinks and offers hot showers!

6 hours walking, 1000m ascent / 250m descent

Day 5 A very early start is needed for our ascent of Mt M'Goun [4068m]. It is a long steady climb up to M’Goun West [3978m] from where follow the sweeping curves of this spectacular ridge all the way to the summit of M’Goun. It can be very windy on the ridge, so we have to be prepared for cold. We return along the same route back to our camp to celebrate ticking off the first of the four summits.

8 hours walking, 1200m ascent / 1200m descent

Day 6 We retrace days 3 and 4 back to Agouti.

7 hours walking, 250m ascent / 1450m descent

Day 7 We drive to the Toubkal National Park to Imllil and walk up to the village of Aremd

6 hours driving, 1 hours walking, 200m ascent

Day 8 After breakfast we ascend up the Mizane valley on the main route to Toubkal. We pass the shrine at Sidi Chamharouch after about an hour and a half, and then continue up the valley for a further three hours to the Neltner refuge (3207m), our home for the next two nights.

6 hours walking, 1300m ascent

Day 9 Today we climb Toubkal’s sister peaks, the Ouanoukrim [4089m] "twins", the second and third highest peaks in North Africa.  This involves a short scramble in a couple of places as you ascend the ridge from the pass of Tizi n Ouagane. Sitting at over 4000m we will be rewarded with awesome views across to Toubkal and its neighbouring peaks.

6 hours walking, 900m ascent / 900m descent

Day 10 An early start is normal for the ascent of Mount Toubkal. The ascent is not technical, but does involve crossing some steep scree-covered ground which in firm conditions requires confidence and concentration. Three to four hours usually sees everyone on top from where you can rest awhile and take in the 360 degree panorama from the top of North Africa's highest mountain. We return to the refuge for lunch by the same route (much quicker on the way down!) and then retrace our steps down the valley to the village of Aremd for a final celebration of our achievement.

9 hours walking, 1000m ascent / 2200m descent

Day 11 We transfer back to Marrakech where some dayrooms will be provided in the hotel. Take a taxi to the airport to connect with your afternoon flights home, or book a few extra nights to explore the fascinating city of Marrakech.

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