Mount Toubkal climbs and ascents with Toubkal Mountain Guides

TOUBKAL WINTER ASCENTS

OTHER 4000m SUMMITS

RIDGE ROUTES

WINTER MOUNTAINEERING COURSES

SNOWSHOEING

TREKKING BELOW SNOWLINE

WINTER ASCENTS
Climbing Toubkal in winter generally requires wearing crampons and using a walking ice-axe. However the ascent (by either the south or north cwm routes) is not technical and so you do not necessarily need prior experience using an axe or crampons as you will be under the watchful eye of one our guides. (We would not recommend you climbing Toubkal in winter without a winter experienced guide if you do not have prior winter walking / climbing experience).

In terms of fitness, you should be used to or fit enough to cope with 6-8 hour days in the mountains for the duration of your trip bearing in mind that the weather whilst generally favourable can make life much more difficult at 4000m's if it turns nasty.

Winter Toubkal Programmes
We have 3 set itineraries for our open scheduled trips.
For private groups, there are any number of variations depending on the time available and prior experiences of the group.

Prices are per person with max group size of 6.
"IMLIL"      4 day programme € 475 / Stg 350 pp
"LEPINEY"   5 day programme € 575 / Stg 425 pp
"IFNI"        5 day programme € 575 / Stg 425 pp

Everyone is probably conscious of the changes in exchange rates between Euro and Sterling over the past year. To ensure our Sterling paying clients are not disadvantaged by this for the 08/09 season, we are holding our prices in Sterling as they existed against the Euro at the rate of exchange on the 31 Dec 07.

This in effect means Sterling payers are saving around £ 30 on current exchange rates. You can’t be fairer than that! For more details, please download our Winter 08/09 pdf.

(This offer is valid only on the basis that all payments are made in Sterling direct to our Moroccan bank account as opposed to in Euros to our Irish bank)

Private trip prices for these itineraries are the same in Euros provided there are at least 3 persons in the group.

Otherwise for a private trip for 2 people for any itinerary, the prices are:
3 day programme € 560 pp
4 day programme € 700 pp
5 day programme € 860 pp

To organise your own private trip, itinerary and dates to suit yourself, just contact us and let us know your ideas!

IMLIL 4 day itineraryIf you are not overly familiar with this area, click here for an outline map to open in a new window to help you.
This itinerary on the northern side offers an ascent peaks in the High Atlas. All things going well therefore, 1, 2 & 3 in North Africa by the end of the trip!.

Day 1 Meet in Marrakech early morning, transfer to the small Berber village of Imlil (about 1.5 hours drive south and 1740m altitude) which is the end of the road. Mid morning coffee before beginning our trek up to the Mouflon (Toubkal) refuge, around 3165m. This will take around 6 hours including a lunch stop at the shrine of Sidi Chamarouch where the snow-line generally starts. After arriving at the hut, get settled in and keep warm! Enjoy some great views as the sun sets...

Day 2 The 2nd & 3rd highest peaks (Ouanoukrim twins) in the High Atlas lie at the head of the Mizane valley and provide a great day out with excellent views of Toubkal. Today we will aim for these summits arriving back to the refuge in time for lunch. Whilst we recommend this day as a good way to acclimatise as the peaks are at just over 4000m's, you can also opt to sit in the sun for the day if you are tired from yesterday's efforts in reaching in hut.

Day 3 An early start for the summit of Toubkal. refuge around 07.00 or possibly earlier depending on time of year, weather and conditions. Our route of choice on Toubkal itself, is the north-cwm route (which of the main routes starting at the refuges below). However we will only attempt this route if weather, snow conditions abilities allow - otherwise we will climb Toubkal by the standard south-cwm route. Whichever route we do climb, you can be assured of a great day out! Expect a 7-8 hour energetic day before we get back to the refuge for late lunch. Then sit in the sun and re-live the day....

Day 4 After breakfast, trek back to Imlil to arrive around lunch-time. Have lunch there before our transfer back to Marrakech. Aim to arrive Marrakech mid afternoon. color="#000000"> of the 2nd and 3rd highest you will have topped out on Generally we leave the is by far the less frequented and group

In addition to all our knowledge, resources, help and attention to detail before the trip starts, once we meet you in Marrakech, our prices include:-

accommodation in Mouflon mountain refuge
all food throughout from the time we leave Marrakech until we get back there
all transport costs associated with the official trip itinerary
porters / mules to carry all our communal gear and food
porterage of your personal gear based on 1 kit bag shared between 2 people
professional guiding services for the duration of the trip
extensive helpful equipment list for Toubkal in winter (Adobe PDF format)

The additional costs for you once we meet up would be just bottles of water, drinks outside of meals, any showers charged for separately by the Mouflon refuge and any additional snacks you may wish to purchase.

You obviously have to get to Marrakech (there are any number of cheap flights these days from UK / Europe with Easyjet, Ryanair, Atlas-Blue, Jet4You & BA); organise travel / medical insurance (we check on this when you are booking) and sort out accommodation in Marrakech either side of your trip. Again there is a huge selection to suit all tastes and budgets.

Please contact us if you would like any assistance, help or suggestions in organising your stay in Marrakech / Morocco either side of your trip with us. That's what we're here for!
To reserve your place on this great trip, follow this link.

LEPINEY 5 day itinerary
If you are not overly familiar with this area, click here for an outline map to open in a new window to help you.
This itinerary on the northern side ensures we do not cover the same ground twice at all during our entire trip and we also avoid the main "highway" from Imlil up to Toubkal except for returning at the very end.

Day 1 Meet in Marrakech early morning, transfer to the small Berber village of Imlil (about 1.5 hours drive south and 1740m altitude) which is the end of the road. Mid morning coffee before beginning our trek westwards to the traditional Berber village of Tizi Oussem, around 1900m. This will take around 5 hours including a lunch stop at Tizi Mzik where we will enjoy some stunning views. After arriving at our comfortable gite in Tizi Oussem, we will savour some mint tea as the sun sets...

Day 2 After breakfast, trek up to the simple CAF Lepiney (Tazaghart) refuge at 3000m altitude. This will take around 4-5 hours. Summer grazing settlements (azibs), impressive waterfalls, high peaks and stunning scenery is the order of the day - a great day in the mountains! Furthermore sleeping at 3000ms will help acclimatise us for the next few days efforts.

Day 3 Today we move on from the Lepiney refuge to the Mouflon (Toubkal) refuge situated at the base of the highest mountain in North Africa. To-day's route brings us over a pass of about 3500m with some great views of the Toubkal massif. (5 hours).

Day 4 An early start for the summit of Toubkal. Generally we leave the refuge around 07.00 or possibly earlier depending on time of year, weather and conditions. Our route of choice on Toubkal itself, is the north-cwm route (which is by far the less frequented of the main routes starting at the refuges below). However we will only attempt this route if weather, snow conditions and group abilities allow - otherwise we will climb Toubkal by the standard south-cwm route. Whichever route we do climb, you can be assured of a great day out! Expect a 7-8 hour energetic day before we get back to the refuge for late lunch. Then sit in the sun and re-live the day....

Day 5 After breakfast, trek back to Imlil to arrive around lunch-time. Have lunch there before our transfer back to Marrakech. Aim to arrive Marrakech mid afternoon.

In addition to all our knowledge, resources, help and attention to detail before the trip starts, once we meet you in Marrakech, our prices include:-

accommodation for the 4 nights - Berber village house, CAF Lepiney and Mouflon mountain refuge
all food throughout from the time we leave Marrakech until we get back there
all transport costs associated with the official trip itinerary
porters / mules to carry all our communal gear and food
porterage of your personal gear based on 1 kit bag shared between 2 people
professional guiding services for the duration of the trip
extensive helpful equipment list for Toubkal in winter (Adobe PDF format)

The additional costs for you once we meet up would be just bottles of water, drinks outside of meals, any showers charged for separately and any additional snacks you may wish to purchase.

IFNI 5 day itinerary
If you are not overly familiar with this area, click here for an outline map to open in a new window to help you.
This itinerary is unique and a new offering for the 2008/9 season.
We drive around the eastern side of the Toubkal massif before starting our ascent from the beautiful Lac d'Ifni on the south-east slopes of Toubkal itself. Climbing over the high Ouanoums pass brings us to the Toubkal refuge. After Toubkal we descend down to Imlil on the north side. A true mountain traverse!

Day 1 Meet in Marrakech early morning and using our 4x4's, drive over the dramatic Tizi n-Tichka road pass to the east of Toubkal massif. Lunch at the pass offers some great views. Afterwards we take a dirt road to the Berber village of Amsouzart situated to the south-east of Toubkal at 1740m. Stay in traditional Berber village house.

Day 2 After breakfast, we trek up to the only lake in the Toubkal region - Lac d'Ifni. It may well be snow or ice covered with the dramatic south face of Toubkal soaring up behind the lake - a great location! Stay overnight in a simple Berber village house at around 2300m altitude.

Day 3 Today, the crux of the trip, we move on to the Mouflon (Toubkal) refuge situated at the base of the highest mountain in North Africa. To-day's route brings us over the watershed of the Atlas mountains - the spectacular Ouanoums pass at over 3650m before dropping down to the inviting refuge some 500m below. Expect an 8 hour day.

Day 4 An early start for the summit of Toubkal. Generally we leave the refuge around 07.00 or possibly earlier depending on time of year, weather and conditions. Our route of choice on Toubkal itself, is the north-cwm route (which is by far the less frequented of the main routes starting at the refuges below). However we will only attempt this route if weather, snow conditions and group abilities allow - otherwise we will climb Toubkal by the standard south-cwm route. Whichever route we do climb, you can be assured of a great day out! Expect a 7-8 hour energetic day before we get back to the refuge for late lunch. Then sit in the sun and re-live the day....

Day 5 After breakfast, trek down to Imlil to arrive around lunch-time. Have lunch there before our transfer back to Marrakech. Aim to arrive Marrakech mid afternoon.

In addition to all our knowledge, resources, help and attention to detail before the trip starts, once we meet you in Marrakech, our prices include:-

accommodation for the 4 nights - Berber village houses and the Mouflon mountain refuge
all food throughout from the time we leave Marrakech until we get back there
all transport costs associated with the official trip itinerary
porters / mules to carry all our communal gear and food
porterage of your personal gear based on 1 kit bag shared between 2 people
professional guiding services for the duration of the trip
extensive helpful equipment list for Toubkal in winter (Adobe PDF format)

The additional costs for you once we meet up would be just bottles of water, drinks outside of meals, showers charged for separately and any additional snacks you may wish to purchase.