African Ice Climbing

African Ice Climbing

Leading on bullet hard ice under clear blue skies. The joys of winter climbing in Africa. Photo by Mike "Twid" Turner UIAGM
Nigel Braggins
on Sep 25, 2013 5:55 am
Image Type(s): Ice Climbing
Image ID: 869112

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hgrapid

hgrapid - Sep 26, 2013 12:18 am - Hasn't voted

What country? Mountain?

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia?

Nigel Braggins

Nigel Braggins - Sep 26, 2013 5:12 am - Hasn't voted

Morocco

This shot was on waterfall ice in the Toubkal region of the Haute Atlas range, at an altitude of around 3270 mts (10,700 ft). Toubkal is the highest mountain in North Africa at 4167 mts (13,671 ft) and gives amazing views of Algeria the Western Sahara and the Atlantic. For detailed info and more images on this largely undeveloped climbing destination see this blog http://kragrags.wordpress.com/blog/

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