Anti-Atlas Morocco 2001

This is pretty smart for a Moroccan village - obviously the home of someone of some importance. Amal village, Moroccan Anti-Atlas

Photography in this lunar landscape is difficult, especially in full sunlight. You just have to try make the most of any rock forms and colours. Moroccan Anti-Atlas

Not an especially photogenic village, but it did have some quite impressive terracing. Moroccan Anti-Atlas

Our approach to the formidable looking ramparts of Jebel Aklim, at 2531m the high point of our trek. At the time I don't think we realised how ominous the clouds were - after all this is Morocco and it hardly ever rains! Anti-Atlas mountains, Morocco

Not quite enjoying the view from the top of Jebel Aklim. It was very wet and quite cold. The summit is a plateau so finding a bit of shelter for refreshment wasn't that easy. It was also a challenge for our GPS-less guides who weren't used to navigating in very poor visibility. But with a few minor detours it wasn't long before we were descending to more hospitable climes and some mint tea!

Looking back from the col above the village of Tagragra, our camp of the previous day. Anti-Atlas mountains, Morocco

Well it was quite a fine viewpoint!

One advantage of the recent rain was the clear air. From this fine viewpoint we could clearly see the snow covered High Atlas on the left horizon, around 125km distant. Anti-Atlas, Morocco.

A quite substantial valley opens up, sheltering the village of Irtem - a patch of green amongst the harsh red rock. The backdrop to the village shows some quite dramatic rock folding. Anti-Atlas, Morocco.