{"id":2158,"date":"2025-04-13T17:41:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darrana.ma\/tircht-or-bou-ooghyool-3510-m\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T17:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T15:41:23","slug":"tircht-or-bou-ooghyool-3510-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darrana.ma\/en\/tircht-or-bou-ooghyool-3510-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Tircht or Bou Ooghyool (3,510 m)"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Marrakech, the two cones of Tircht and Meltsen appear very clearly to the east, behind the fairly regular Yagour ridge. They are an irresistible temptation to climb.<\/p>\n

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While looking for a route to this summit during a walk at the bottom of the Zat valley, towards Anssa, I pointed to the mountain that I thought I had identified as Tircht, and I heard the reply: \u2018No, that’s Bou Oughyool. Tircht? We don’t know it.\u2019<\/p>\n

I later learned that it was indeed Tircht. The mountain has two names, depending on whether you look at it from the Zat valley or from the Tichka road to Warzazat. It’s good to know. And it’s better to climb from the Tircht side than from the Bou Oughyool side. On its eastern slope, the mountain is round and rises without difficulty. On its western side, the mountain is jagged, the summit accessible by steep couloirs and the elevation gain from Zat is almost 2,000 m.<\/p>\n

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Une piste mini\u00e8re active permet de se rapprocher du sommet pour gagner deux heures de marche.<\/em><\/h6>\n

Access via the Tichka Pass is easier. The first route starts at Assenfou (2,076 m) and climbs up through the springs. A second route starts from the plateau above the Tichka Pass, where there is a car park and honey sellers, and follows a narrow, winding mining track used by lorries transporting barite extracted from small artisanal mines. After 45 minutes to the end of the track, the Tircht is only a two-hour climb away, with no difficulty and an elevation gain of 700 to 800 metres.<\/p>\n

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