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Beautiful High Atlas Mountain in Morocco
 
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  Oukaimeden
 
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some pics of Ouanoukrim in october
 
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Midelt
 
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  Bouiblane
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Jebel Toubkal (4167m)
 
  Blimey on Toubkal summit (censored for privacy):
 
 
  Monkey on Toubkal summit:
 
 
  Views of surrounding mountains (there are six of the seven 4000m peaks   in the Atlas in this area):
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Pictures from the descent (note that there are no pictures from the   ascent - I only relax enough to take photos after the summit ):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Ouanoukrim (Timesguida = 4089m and Ras = 4083m)
 
  These two peaks are separated by about 1km and a col at a little under   4000m. Ras's low degree of topographic prominence is perhaps why   Timesguida and Ras should be counted as one twin-headed mountain   (Ouanoukrim), with Ras-n-Ouanoukrim listed as a mere "top" or sub-summit   of Timesguida Ouanoukrim, rather than as two fully separate and   independent mountain peaks. However Ras may just about satisfy a low   standard of independence such as 100m topographic prominence (the lowest   degree of independence used for peak lists for the Alps) or 300ft/91.4m   (often used when listing the "14ers" in the Colorado Rockies).
 
  My guide Mohammed on the 4089m Timesguida summit:
 
 
  Ras has two small summits. From Timesguida it is quicker to climb up one   and then cross to the slightly higher one opposite. This is the view   from the marginally shorter one and shows the short col and then the   crack on the opposite rocks up which we had to scramble up to attain the   4083m summit of Ras:
 
 
  The view from Ras (4083m):
 
 
 
 
  On the descent:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  The trek back to Imlil
 
  After arriving back at the Refuge Toubkal (3207m), we had to collect our   heavy bags and face the long descent down the valley to Imlil (1740m),   albeit with the assistance of a mule to carry the heavy bags. Most of   these shots are looking backwards towards the high mountains as they   gradually disappear from view.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  The village of Aremd:
 
 
  One last view of the great peaks:
 
 
  Imlil in the distance:
 

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