Known by the Berber people as ‘Idraden Draren,’ or ‘Mountains of Mountains’, the Atlas mountain range is the spine that separates the milder Mediterranean to the north and the desolate Sahara looming in the south.
Stretching for 2,500km across Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria, the Atlas Mountains are a mass of dusty canyons, slicing valleys and cloud-tickling summits. The central Moroccan High Atlas mountain range is home to the unexploited M’Goun Massif and the infamous Toubkal Massif, the hometown of Jebel Toubkal (4,167m). North Africa’s tallest peak. The southern Anti-Atlas mountain range is made up of more modest and less-travelled summits such as the Jebel Aklim (2,531m).
Many hikers opt for the temperate months of April through to September. The mild Moroccan winter provides a non-technical introduction to the world of crampons and ice-picks.
With the help of the famous Berber hospitality, craft your own adventure through Africa and Europe’s towering collision point.
