The High Atlas mountains of Morocco have mountaineering potential galore. With 7 peaks over 4000m, and myriad other remote, little-climbed and poorly mapped summits, the region offers countless challenges for experienced winter climbers and scramblers looking for adventure.

This, the first English-language guide of its kind, outlines walks, climbs and scrambles on 40 peaks right aross the range from Taroudant in the south-west to Midelt in the north-west, all accessible from Marrakech.

West of Tizi n-Test

Taroudant

Jbel Tinergwet

1  Jbel Tingerwet south-west ridge
2  Jbel Tingerwet west-north-west ridge

Jbel Awlim

3  Jbel Awlim south-west ridge
4  Jbel Awlim south ridge

Imaradene

5  Imaradene from the east
6  Imaradene from the south and west

Awlim

7  Awlim north-east ridge

Awrir n-Said

8  Awrir n-Said west ridge

Additional routes

Between Tizi n-Test and Tizi n-Tichka

Marrakech
Imlil

Getting to the refuges from Imlil

Traverses between Lepiney and Toubkal refuges

 9  Toubkal refuges via Tizi Aguelzim
10  Toubkal refuges via Tizi n-Tadat
11  Toubkal refuges via Clochetons breche
12  Toubkal refuges via Tizi Melloul and Tizi Afella

Tazaghart

13  Tazaghart via Tizi Melloul
14  Tazaghart Diagonal Couloir
15  Tazaghart Descent Couloir

Biguinoussene

16  Biguinoussene from Tizi n-Tadat
17  Biguinoussene south ridge

Afella

18  Afella via Tizi Melloul
19  Afella via Aougdal Bou Tiouna

Akioud

20  Akioud north-north-west ridge

Ras and Timesguida n-Ouanoukrim

21  Ras and Timesguida n-Ouanoukrim east ridge from Tizi n-Ouagane
22  Ras and Timesguida n-Ouanoukrim north-east couloir
23  Ras and Timesguida n-Ouanoukrim north-west ridge

Jbel Toubkal

24  Jbel Toubkal south cwm south col
25  Jbel Toubkal north cwm north col
26  Jbel Toubkal north-east ridge
27  Jbel Toubkal south-west (Ouanoums) ridge
28  Jbel Toubkal south-east ridge

Toubkal West

29  Toubkal West north-east ridge

Imouzzer

30  Imouzzer north cwm north col south-west ridge

Oukaimeden                      
Angour

31  Angour north side ledge
32  Angour west ridge

Anrhemer

33  Anrhemer west ridge

Bou Iguenouane

34  Bou Iguenouane via Amazzer Meqqoren
35  Bou Iguenouane ridge traverse (north to west-south-west)

Aksoual and Azrou n-Tamadot

36  Tizi Likemt to Tizi n-Tagharat traverse

Additional routes

East of Tizi n-Tichka       

Ait Bougammez

Getting to Tarkeddit refuge

37  Tarkeddit refuge from Agouti           
38  Tarkeddit refuge from Sebt Ayt Bou Wlli
39  Tarkeddit refuge from Tondout

Ighil Mgoun and Mgoun West

40  Ighil Mgoun and Mgoun West from Tarkeddit refuge
41  Ighil Mgoun and Mgoun West north-east ridge (traverse)

Oumassin and Aslad

42  Oumassin and Aslad from Tarkeddit refuge

Aklim

43  Aklim from Tarkeddit refuge or Tatrarat

Tarkeddit

44  Tarkeddit ridge – east to west traverse

Zawat Ahansal

Ouaougoulzat

45  Ouaougoulzat west summit
46  Tagafayt

Azurki

47  Azurki north-east to south-west ridge traverse
48  Azurki north face couloirs

Midelt

Jbel Maasker

49  Jbel Maasker via Inifif

Jbel Ayyachi, Sayd ou Addi and Ichichi n-Boukhlib

50  Jbel Ayyachi, Sayd ou Addi and Ichichi n-Boukhlib via the Cirque de Jaffar