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Mt
Toubkal run weekend 2024 
Challenging
trail running weekend in the Morrocan
Atlas mountains |
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| Course
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Mount
Toubkal 4167m is the highest peak in North
Africa, and is a big challenge to attempt
to trail run to the summit over a long weekend.
It's a realistic goal for trail runners who
are half marathon distance fit. |
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From
the summit, the views are amazing across the
mountains to Marrakech to the north, and the
start of the Sahara to the south. All around
are the jagged peaks of the High Atlas stretching
as far as you can see. |
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This
trip enables you to enjoy both the mountains,
and the colourful local culture of the Berber
villages that are built into the steep valley
sides. Your local guide can tell you all about
the local culture and traditions. |
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In contrast, Marrakech provides an interesting
start and finish, where you can relax and
enjoy shopping and eating in the French area
boulevards or the narrow alleyways and Souks
of the medina. |
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Enjoy
the local cuisine, couscous, mechoui, pastilla
and tajine, as Moroccan food is considered
by many to be the best in Africa. All meals
(breakfast, lunch and dinner) are included
on mountain. |
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Dates: these
are listed in the column on the right, and
they show the live availability from our secure
online booking system. When you book online,
you receive immediate confirmation, your Alpine
Information Booklet, course specific kit list
and invoice. |
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Daily
Course Itinerary
Please note that this itinerary, as with all our adventure
travel trips, is highly flexible to cater for changing
weather and conditions in the mountains. Be aware that
the itinerary is likely to change, and the outline below
should be used for guidance as an indicative plan.
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Itinerary |
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Meals |
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Fly
out to Marrakech, where you are met at the airport
for a transfer to the hotel where the group are
staying. Typically this is a 4 star hotel, a short
drive from the airport, next to the old city walls.
In the afternoon, you have time to explore the old
city, then in the evening, a meal can be provided
at the hotel. Here you will meet the rest of the
group, as some people may arrive on different flights. |
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After
breakfast, you are driven to the road head at Imlil,
and then the objective is to start your acclimatisation
by trail running to the high pass of the Col Tizi
M'zzik 2660m above the nearby Mezzik Valley, before
descending to the valley and then running past the
Muslim shrine of Sidi Chamarouch, and the tomb of
the Marabout. From here the path leads upwards to
reach the Neltner mountain refuge 3207m. This is
the highest hut in the Atlas mountains, and is situated
at the foot of Toubkal itself. Night in hut. |
Hut
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A
very early start for the ascent of Mount Toubkal.
The trek starts up an easy angled scree strewn slope,
before heading left and traversing the south ridge
to reach the summit at 4167m. At the summit pyramid
structure you can enjoy the panoramic view which
stretches for miles in all directions. The descent
is made by retracing your route to the col, and
heading back down to the Neltner refuge. After a
rest, you leave the refuge and run down into the
Aroumd Valley, via Sidi Chamharouch to reach Imlil.
You are driven back to Marrakech, arriving around
16:00, and are free to depart on any evening flight.
Some clients opt to upgrade with another night or
two in the hotel. |
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NOTE:
Where possible we follow itineraries. Mountain
adventures are weather and conditions dependant,
so occasionaly we are forced to alter the plans.
If this is the case, suitable alternatives are
offered. Please use this outline itinerary as
a guide to the types of route / activity that
you will attempt. |
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Marrakesh
4**** hotel accommodation
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We've
added a touch of luxury at the start of this trip, so
for the night in Marrakech you stay in a 4**** hotel next
to the old city walls. This ensures you have a good nights
sleep, and the hotel we usually uses boasts a pool and
spa facilities. There's time to pamper yourself a little
before your efforts in the mountains. Full details of
the hotel are supplied before travel.
On the night spent in the Marrakech hotel, it is possible
to upgrade to a single room, or to book extra nights if
you wish to arrive early and / or stay on. The single
room / extra night typically costs c.£80 per night.
If you would like any of these upgrades, please let us
know at the time of booking, as in key periods such as
over Easter, the hotel is likely to be busy, and there
will be limited availability of extra rooms. |
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| Course
Prices |
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Standard
course |
2
full days running guiding, 1:6 max ratio
3 days holiday in total, Friday-Sunday |
£499 |
Live
availability |
Click
on the planner logo to the right to
see the real time live course availability
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Secure
online booking system |
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Course Inclusions: 1) UIMLA / Local Guides
for two days, 2) Accommodation in Morocco (2 nights);
Friday night in hotel in Marrakech, and Saturday night
in mountain hut on Toubkal, 3) All meals on the actual
trek (breakfast, lunch and dinner), 4) Pre course information
booklet, 5) Airport transfers to and from Marrakech airport,
6) Equipment discount voucher for our UK shop, 7) Free
36 page technical Course Instruction Booklet. |
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1) Travel to and from Marrakech, 2) Equipment hire, 3)
Personal laundry, telephone calls, lunches, evening meals
in valley, & any purchases in mountain huts / hotels
/ restaurants, 4) Lunch(es) and evening meal(s) in Marrakech,
5) Activities insurance, & excess baggage charges. |
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