So… here we are - back in Marrakech. Back in one of the nicest internet cafe’s I’ve had the good fortune of visiting!
Photos are up on the gallery
Well what a week we’ve had. 6 days of truck supported travels with our bikes. Myself, Sara and our Moroccan guinea pigs Fran and Mark. Unbelievably these two paid us to help us explore the High Atlas mountains. Many a wrong turn, followed swiftly by a U-turn. But still we kept smiling (luckily the wrong turns were mostly UP hill, so the extra descent was the pay off..)
All in all though I think we’ve ridden some of the best trails that I’ve personally ever ridden. And all without seeing a single other biker all week - and all on trails that were never intended to be ridden - and all the better for it.
We started off on a 6 hour drive into the mountains - heading East out of Marrakech before turning south into the Atlas proper. Our first chosen descent started up at 2,600m (where the Van dropped us off of course!) - What a start it was though - super tough, super tech, and super fun. We found out that Fran and Mark were people after our own hearts (thank god!): they didn’t mind a spot of toil and hike-a-bike in order to ride the good stuff. This was followed by a journey through stepped gardens of the remote village below. All the locals were waving and cheering (as well as asking for pens, sweets and money).
The rest of the week followed suit - lifts to the top (either van, or mule power) - and sublime singletrack down. All on the tough side - but all the better for it.
And now we’re off to do it all again - this time with 6 paying guests, 2 vans, 2 drivers. 8 bikes. 30 odd litres of water. 1 very VERY handy GPS.
The weather is looking like it might turn a bit chilly - but then that’s what clothes are for I guess!
I’ll have a full break down of the weeks up here when we get back.
Guy
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