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MGOUN WINTER
ASCENTS
RIDGE TRAVERSES
SNOWSHOEING
TREKKING BELOW
SNOWLINE
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MGOUN WINTER
ASCENTS
Ighil Mgoun at 4068m
is the 4th highest peak in the Moroccan High Atlas (the top 3 being Toubkal
4167m and the Ouanoukrim twins all in the Mizane valley south of
Imlil). It is however a much more remote and consequently serious
undertaking in the winter.
The differences between Toubkal & Mgoun winter ascents
cannot be overstated! See
an article in our blog for a summary of these.
In essence, anyone wishing to climb Mgoun in winter should (in
our view) be a self-sufficient mountaineer, skilled in using
snowshoes, crampons and ice-axe. In addition, they should be up to long days (summit
day can be around 11 hours out and back from the refuge) and realise
that help in the form of rescue is a long way away. Lastly the
weather is not always as settled as it is in the Toubkal region
making summit day a serious proposition in the event of a storm occurring.
The rewards of a winter ascent are tremendous and one that
can be reasonably scheduled into a 9 day trip out and back from the
UK. This allows time for acclimatisation, and an extra summit day in
the event of bad weather. Tighter schedules than this are
unrealistic if you want to have time for the unforeseen.
A comprehensive PDF dossier on our open Mgoun winter trip
(Feb 28 - March 8, 2009) is available by following this link. This
PDF also includes details of small private trips and our prices.
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