Snowy refuge.

Day one of hiking took us from our hostel in Imlil, through many Berber hamlets, past a large mosque made of a hollowed out boulder, through a hail-storm, and finally to our destination: the Jebel Toubkal Refuge. With only our spandex pants and light-fleece jackets, we were soaked through and it took a good hour of thawing in front of the fire until we regained feeling in our toes.

The ascent to Toubkal: Selling our souls and our physical well-being to Africa's second highest peak

November 2nd 2007
From the rocky desert outside the city our taxi pointed toward the vague outline of the High Atlas mountains, eventually climbing through low red hills until the turns grew tighter and we were deposited in our small-town mountain destination. Imlil is the sleepy Berber town that exists primarily as a starting-point for trekkers who set out to hike the Toubkal region and summit Toubkal, Africa’s ... read more

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In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, successive Moorish dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad AL-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurate... ... read more

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