" Kamal , you are so fit !!
You walk four and a half kilometers everyday ... and sometimes twice a day .
You go to Greater Noida by Metro, changing trains, taking an auto for the last leg, lecture for 4 hours and return home the same way atleast once a week "
I say " Bah....Nix !! "
The Kasbah du Toubkal , Imli is 40 miles from Manakech and 5850 ft above sea-level
( Mussorie is 6580 ft) It is directly below Jbel Toubkal the highest mountain peak in the Atlas range.
Imli is 5710 ft above sea-level and Kasbah du Toubkal says it is a 15 minute walk from Imli.
I was asked would I like to walk or ride the mule that was going to carry my luggage up.
Kamal " The fit" said ... walk up ...
The path was rocky , steep and my breathing was so laboured that some of the tree leaves fluttered.
I took two stops ...met my mule on his way back ...and reached the gates of the Kasbah in twenty five minutes.
The itinerary for the next day had the words " Picnic" and a "Moderate" walk in it.
I imagined apple orchards , cherry and walnut trees , a rug , and a flask of hot coffee.
Instead it was a snow clad peak 7520 ft high !!
My calves are still screaming and the fact that I made it and came back is because I had a wonderful guide ... Mr Ali.
If you are as fit as I am I recommend you ask for Mr Ali before you set out.
You walk four and a half kilometers everyday ... and sometimes twice a day .
You go to Greater Noida by Metro, changing trains, taking an auto for the last leg, lecture for 4 hours and return home the same way atleast once a week "
I say " Bah....Nix !! "
The Kasbah du Toubkal , Imli is 40 miles from Manakech and 5850 ft above sea-level
( Mussorie is 6580 ft) It is directly below Jbel Toubkal the highest mountain peak in the Atlas range.
Imli is 5710 ft above sea-level and Kasbah du Toubkal says it is a 15 minute walk from Imli.
I was asked would I like to walk or ride the mule that was going to carry my luggage up.
Kamal " The fit" said ... walk up ...
The path was rocky , steep and my breathing was so laboured that some of the tree leaves fluttered.
I took two stops ...met my mule on his way back ...and reached the gates of the Kasbah in twenty five minutes.
The itinerary for the next day had the words " Picnic" and a "Moderate" walk in it.
I imagined apple orchards , cherry and walnut trees , a rug , and a flask of hot coffee.
Instead it was a snow clad peak 7520 ft high !!
My calves are still screaming and the fact that I made it and came back is because I had a wonderful guide ... Mr Ali.
If you are as fit as I am I recommend you ask for Mr Ali before you set out.
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