Bab er-Rob in Marrakech, where all the long distance taxis, share taxis and minibuses depart from. I paid only 20 dirham to Asni by this minibus, but had to wait almost one hour for the bus to fill up.
Somewhere between Marrakech and Asni, with beautiful views of the Atlas Mountains in the horizon
Here in Asni, trying to figure out how to proceed to Imlil
I have just arrived Imlil, and randomly found Hotel Aksoual for only 80 dirham per night
Hiking around Imlil
Beautiful spring in Imlil
Lyngve is resting at Hotel Aksoual in Imlil
Sunset in Imlil, encircled by the Atlas mountains
A map of the Atlas Mountains, which I found on a wall in Hotel Aksoual
Early morning and I have just started the 10 km hike from Imlil (1740m) to Toubkal Refuge (3210m)
Beautiful views above Imlil
The village of Aroumd (1960m), just half an hour of walking from Imlil
Shops in Aroumd
View of Atlas Mountains form Aroumd
Buildings and farmers in Aroumd
Crossing a river beyond Aroumd
Gaining elevation while Aroumd gets further and further out of view
A well trodden trail in the Atlas Mountains
The tiny village of Sidi Chamharouch (2310m)
Shops and teahouses in Sidi Chamharouch (2310m)
A shop-stop somewhere between Sidi Chamharouch and Toubkal Refuge
A snowy landscape and Toubkal Refuge is visible in the end of the valley
Toubkal Refuge (3210m) and the 2-3 buildings there
Toubkal Refuge (3210m)
The private hut next to Toubkal Refuge offers better food and accomodation so I simply stayed there
Toubkal Refuge (3210m) by sunrise
In the steep slopes shortly above Toubkal Refuge
Lyngve somewhere above Toubkal Refuge
One of several teams enroute to Jebel Toubkal. I would estimate almost 40 people attempting the summit on this beautiful day.
Here at Tizi n'Toubkal, a saddle at about 3940m
View from the upper slopes of Jebel Toubkal
Sharing the summit experience with 2 other people (from London)
Lyngve on the summit of Jebel Toubkal (4167m)
Views of neighbouring peaks from the summit of Jebel Toubkal (4167m). The left one is Jebel Ouanoukrim (4088m).
Jebel Toubkal (4167m)
Hikers on top of Jebel Toubkal (4167m)
A western guy and his local guide arriving the summit of Jebel Toubkal (4167m)
Views from Jebel Toubkal (4167m)
Lyngve on top of Jebel Toubkal (4167m)
Descending from the summit of Jebel Toubkal
Enroute to a neighbouring peak, and I measured its prominence to be approx 70 metres
On top of the neighbouring peak, with Jebel Toubkal looming on the other side
Lyngve on top of the neighbouring peak
Jebel Ouanoukrim (4088m) as seen from the massif of Jebel Toubkal
Zooming in on the upper part of Jebel Toubkal
Zooming in on Jebel Ouanoukrim (4088m)
Descending from Jebel Toubkal
Lyngve descending from Jebel Toubkal
A warm and sunny day at the Toubkal Refuge (3210m)
