At 5am, we woke up to hike the mammoth sand dune nearby. It was purported to have an elevation of 900 meters, but it turns out it’s only 600 meters above sea level. (more…)
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Merzouga to Marrakech
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Todra Gorge to Merzouga
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Finally, I wake up feeling human. I’m still fatigued and suffering hot/cold chills, but I’m good enough to climb a couple pitches. Barry offers to give me a belay at the crag behind the hotel, so I shimmy my way up the red limestone. The texture is awesome, it’s sharp and scraggly. It reminded me of the rock up at Mt. Charleston, NV.
I climbed a 5.6 extremely runout pitch to warm up, it only had 4 bolts for the whole pitch. But, the climbing was so easy, I was not worried.
The second climb was a 5.7, and I think there were only 3 bolts on it.
The third one was a dihedral, probably 5.8, and it was my favorite. After doing the third climb, I was starting to feel sick again, so we headed over to the cafe for some juice and a light snack. (more…)