Author Topic: Jebel Toubkal  (Read 3147 times)

ukmase

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Jebel Toubkal
« on: 23:59:20, 10/05/09 »
A couple of years ago i climbed Ben Nevis for charity and got hooked on the outdoors, after meeting a few great people and learning a few things i set off  to Morrocco to climb the 13,671 ft of Jebel Toubkal with a few mates.. Here is my story...

http://fightclubhikers.wordpress.com/

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Re: Jebel Toubkal
« Reply #1 on: 08:51:02, 11/05/09 »
brilliant, Morocco is so fantastic, great food, great scenery, amazing people. I cannot wait to go back and I was hoping to slot in a quick ascent of Toubkal

ukmase

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Re: Jebel Toubkal
« Reply #2 on: 09:43:34, 11/05/09 »
Nice one snowslider, top-tip use the Dar-Adar as your Imlil basecamp.

walkinggirluk

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Re: Jebel Toubkal
« Reply #3 on: 09:55:29, 11/05/09 »
Excellent report their Mase.........  And congrats on the completion of Toubkal. 
peace and tranquillity in the countryside. clean your rubbish up after you  respect it.


clean it bin it

snowslider

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Re: Jebel Toubkal
« Reply #4 on: 17:08:17, 11/05/09 »
what time of year was this? I wasn't sure if it was the same as when you posted the blog entry or not?

ukmase

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Re: Jebel Toubkal
« Reply #5 on: 18:09:14, 11/05/09 »
March - the locals reckon it was one of the best snow dumps they had had in years.

I wouldnt fancy doing it in summertime, i dont like heat.

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Re: Jebel Toubkal
« Reply #6 on: 18:34:42, 11/05/09 »
I think March is fairly late for snow there, I was looking at doing it as a ski summit and I think Jan/Feb is most snow sure.

That's the beauty of Morocco though, the weather in winter is just fantastic for walking and climbing. It's just got everything going for it.

ukmase

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Re: Jebel Toubkal
« Reply #7 on: 18:39:37, 11/05/09 »
You would have to be seriously unlucky not to get snow in March. We saw quite a few people skiing down from the summit apparently in can be done in 10 minutes if you bomb it.

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Re: Jebel Toubkal
« Reply #8 on: 18:46:22, 11/05/09 »
I should qualify that, we were going to do a longer tour including Toubkal, it was lower down I was concerned about.

Still, it remains on the tick list :D even if I'm disappointed you say people skiing down, I don't know anyone that's done it.

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Re: Jebel Toubkal
« Reply #9 on: 19:43:14, 11/05/09 »
It was a group of Spanish who were skiing. The refuge was a 50/50 mix of climbers and snowsliders.

 

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