St Thomas Moore School - Mt Toubkal

Leader: Chris Mothersdale

27th May 2025 - Day 1

After breakfast, the team drive for an hour and a half up into the mountains to Oukaimeden, Morocco's premier ski station at 2600m. From the end of the road, an easy climb takes them over the 2960 m pass of Tizi n'Ou Addi, which is often snowcovered in the winter. On the south side of the pass, a trail winds its way down and around the hillside to the village of Tacheddirt, the highest in Morocco

28th May 2025 - Day 2

We descended the Imenene valley for an hour or so before ascending the sweeping zig-zag dirt road up to the pass of Tiz n'Tamatert, where a welcome tea shop provides refreshment. Peak baggers can ascend the peak of Aourirt
(2724 m) from the pass before continuing down past the village of Tamatert and contouring around and above the busy roadhead of Imlil to reach the village of Aremd

29th May 2025 - Day 3

After a hearty breakfast, the team ascend the Mizane valley on the main route to Toubkal. Mules will carry the bags from here. They pass the shrine at Sidi Chamharouch after about an hour and a half, and then continue up the valley for a further three hours to the Neltner refuge (3207 m), our home for the next three nights

30th May 2025 - day 4 - SUMMIT SUCCESS