Walks and Scrambles in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas: Tafraout, Jebel El Kest, Ait Mansour, Ameln Valley, Taskra and Tanalt

by David Wood

Overview

A guidebook to 41 graded walks and scrambles in the Anti-Atlas mountains. Exploring the dramatic scenery of southern Morocco, the walks are suitable for confident walkers and scramblers with good navigation skills.

Walks range from 3 to 40km (2–25 miles), taking between 1hr to 2 days to walk. The scrambles are graded from 1 to 3+ allowing you to choose routes suitable for your ability. A 1-week 110km (68 mile) long-distance trek from Ait Baha to Ait Mansour across the north-west Anti-Atlas is also described.

• 1:50,000 maps are included for each walk and topos for scrambling routes
• GPX files available to download
• Detailed information on planning, facilities and accommodation
• Highlights include Jebel El Kest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783627080
Publisher:	Cicerone Press
Publication date:	11/15/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	280
File size:	26 MB
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About the Author

Based in West Lancashire, David is a keen walker, photographer and rock climber. As a frequent traveller he has followed his pursuits in over 20 countries across five continents. During frequent climbing visits to Morocco with his local mountaineering club he became increasingly aware of the potential for walking and scrambling and in March 2015 he returned with his partner Halina to explore and document the routes in this guidebook.
Based in West Lancashire, David is a keen walker, photographer and rock climber. As a frequent traveller he has followed his pursuits in over 20 countries across five continents. David worked initially in the police service, following which he taught in secondary and adult education. He subsequently worked as a psychologist with children and adults in the public sector. After developing an interest in the mountains as a young teenager through the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, David completed the Pennine Way at the age of 17. He improved his rock climbing in his thirties largely through the influence of the Fylde Mountaineering Club. During frequent climbing visits to Morocco with the Club he became increasingly aware of the potential for walking and scrambling and in March 2015 he returned with his partner Halina to explore and document the routes in this guidebook.

Table of Contents

Map key Overview map Location of routes Transport and communications Introduction The landscapes of the Anti-Atlas Geological evolution The Berbers and the Anti-Atlas History and politics Plants and animals Local culture Personal safety Terrain When to go What to take Money and entry requirements Where to base yourself Getting there Getting around Information and guides Eating and drinking Health and emergencies Route selection and grading Using this guide 1 Tafraout Route 1 Ouadou Desert Basin Walk and Scramble Route 2 The Painted Rocks and Tafraout Back Country Route 3 The Elephant's Trunk Route 4 Napoleon's Hat and the Three Flagpoles Scramble Adrar Mqorn Route 5 Direct from Ayerd Route 6 Traverse by Southeast Ridge Route 7 The Grid Ridge Scramble Route 8 Tahala Peaks Scramble and Walk 2 Ait Mansour and the South Route 9 Afra Ridge Scramble Route 10 Tasselt Walk Route 11 Tizi Ridge Scramble Ait Mansour Route 12 Northern Skyline Route 13 Southwest Rim and Summits Route 14 Southeast Towers 3 Ameln Valley and Abdellah Cirque Route 15 Jebel Amagdour (Horseshoe Route) Route 16 Ardrar Idekel Scramble and Walk Route 17 Tizgut Ridge Scramble Route 18 Above the Lion's Face Route 19 Below the Lion's Face Route 20 Ameln Villages Valley Traverse Abdellah Cirque Route 21 Abdellah Ridge Scramble and Azarhar Summit Route 22 Isefsas Peak Route 23 Azgour Ridge Scramble Route 24 Oumsnat Peak by Dinosaur Wall West Window 4 Jebel El Kest Route 25 The Summits from Tagdicht Route 26 Tagdicht Skyline Scramble Route 27 West Ridge Scramble and Summits from Anergui Route 28 West Ridge Scramble from Afantinzar Route 29 Jebel El Kest and the Ameln Summits 5 Taskra and the Northeast Route 30 The Tamgelochte Fortress Route 31 Amzkhssan Summit Route 32 Tassilla Summits Route 33 Jebel Taskra and the Tizi Skyline Route 34 The Targa Skyline 6 Tanalt and the Northwest Route 35 In Search of Darth Vader Route 36 Dwawj Circuit Adad Medni Route 37 The Tirki River Valley and Potter's Cave Route 38 The Lost World of Adad Medni Route 39 Adad Medni Tighmert Face Circular Walk Route 40 Jebel Imzi and the Dragon Tree Gorges 7 A Traverse of the Northwestern Anti-Atlas Route 41 From Ait Baha to Ait Mansour Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Distance table Appendix C Useful contacts