Benjamin Ryle - 152320

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Awards Completed

IML ML RCI CWI
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International Trekking Record

Details

Start Date : 16/11/2014

End Date : 18/10/2014

Duration : 3 days

Style : Equals

Type : International Summer Quality Mountain Day

Weather : Clear - sunny - good visibility

Wind : Moderate wind

Camping Type :

Nights Camping : 2

Mountains : Mount Toubkal

Flagged :

Description

Central High Atlas
Aim: Jbel Toubkal
Start Imlil, followed Refuge approach path past Sidi Chamarouch to Refuge Mouflons. Bivied/ Tarp outside. Weather sunny and warm, faint breeze.
Summit day. Ascended South Cwm (encountered small band of neve at back of Cwm) to Tizi n-Toubkal and followed ridge to Toubkal summit. Descended WNW Ridge and back down into cwm so as to avoid descending through the snow. Retraced path back to refuge. Once again bivied outside refuge. Strong winds and overcast skys in morning at start of ascent, cleared and calmed by the summit to give views.
Descended back to Imlil the next day. Sunny and warm.

Area : Morocco

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