Running in the Atlas Mountains is a passion of mine. As anyone who follows this blog will know. It began as a way to keep fit for mountaineering, and developed into a major part of the running tours we offer in Morocco. I first got into mountain running in my early thirties when I was
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Ultra Running in Morocco
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Hydration on Atlas Mountain Trails
Trail Running Hydration Hydration is a key consideration when running or hiking in Morocco. The Atlas Mountains are fairly arid, and the Moroccan sun is notoriously hot. The High Atlas and Toubkal trails, are especially dry. Even in winter the sun can be strong and the effects of heat exhaustion are never far off. Keeping
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Toubkal Snow Conditions – May 2016
The weather on Toubkal this month has been very unpredictable. Several trekking groups have been disappointed to find that Morocco is not always the land of blue skies, and some have failed to summit. The snow had almost melted off at the end of April, but there were more storms and a significant dump of
