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The moonlight on the Cathedral was creepy and I was loathe to go to sleep. I’d just dream about the climb. When I did drop off, another dog went into a barking frenzy outside my tent, each yack echoing off the tower opposite. Unable to stand this two-for-the-price-of-one din I took the discovered remedy and gave the dog a sleeping pill. We both slept well.

My notes are hardly clear and the maps are of limited use, but there’s enough to go on, and part of the fun will be the nosying about and then finding the start. Eureka! – and all that.

ROUTE EIGHT

Mouriq 3242m

CommitmentRemote enough to need a day or two for a drive in, Mouriq, as described here, is a straightforward ascent. A day to remember guaranteed.Maps100: Imilchil; AFC sketch/map. Not a problem if no maps. See Route 6 for route map.TextsAFC gives good coverage; AF p130 a picture of our ascent line; MP2 covers.Travel to start4x4 access as yet. Spectacular way in is from the Bin el Ouidane lake to Tamga and up the canyon to Anergui, then the stiff piste up to a high valley, from which Mouriq is climbed. The quickest but less interesting way in is to continue east from the lake to Taguelft, then south to drop into the Tezgui valley starting spot/camp. With about 860m of ascent from camp allow a day, as we did; too good to hurry.Local assistanceNot relevant.

This exceptional viewpoint summit, on a mountain with a horseshoe cirque in its heart of huge proportions, is very desirable.