Sunday, 13 March 2011

NNW ridge of Akioud 4030m

I'm planning to climb in High Atlas by the end of April. I have got some winter experience from Scotland and I have finished basic winter mountaineering course recently. Do you think that soloing Akioud as described in your guide (PD+) will be ok?
I'd like to climb all the 4000-ers in the area but i know that Moroccan guides are not the climbers really. I'd be grateful if you could give me your opinion on that.

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The ability to climb a PD+ grade in winter depends on your competence as a mountaineer and that is something that you alone know. Also the wisdom of solo climbing any route in this area (that does not have a search and rescue facility) apart from possibly the normal south cwm route of Toubkal needs to be questioned. This route on Akioud is not nearly as frequently climbed by other parties as e.g. Toubkal or Ouanoukrim and the risk of an injury and not being "discovered" until the next day (or more) is a real possibility.

Akioud
Although the route is graded "only" PD+, there is a real risk of a slide on the NW face when descending and this has potentially serious consequences (this is referred to in the route description in the book).

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