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Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (Ighil M'Goun)

July 11, 2010  —  Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

This trek in the High Atlas was in July. At that time of the year, we were a few months into the dry season, and its impact on the scenery was quite obvious. However, it allows us to walk in river beds through magnificent gorges and to do a climb of the third-highest summit in Morocco; the Ighil M'Goun.

We are a group of 10 travellers including myself, and the trek was over a period of 10 days. Khalifa, our Moroccan guide, is with us for its duration.

Day 1

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
The mules carrying our luggage, the food, and the tents.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Lake Tamda.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Lake Tamda.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

Day 2

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

Day 3

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
A night under the stars.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

Day 4

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

Day 5

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Gitane.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Work is being done by hand.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Part of the local team.

Day 6

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

Ighil M'Goun

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

Climbing the M'Goun is quite tough due to the altitude. The Ighil M'Goun, third-highest summit in Morocco, peaks at 4071 metres. The highest summit, the Toubkal, is only a few dozen metres higher at 4167 metres.

At these heights, the effect of altitude is non-negligible, and we are all experiencing shortness of breath.

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
With Gitane and Khalifa.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Just a bit more, we are almost there.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Only a few metres left.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
At the summit of the Ighil M'Goun.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
The return trail is quite rough just after the summit.
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

Day 7

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

Day 8

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

Day 9

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco

Back in Marrakesh

Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco
Trek from Tighza to Ighrem Akdim (High Atlas) - Morocco