Category Archives: Toubkal

Bobsled Stop Sign

Posted on September 21, 2013 by TA Loeffler

One of the joys of travel is paying attention to what is new and different and what is the same, and perhaps universal. When we saw our first stop sign here, we remarked that it looked like some folks riding … Continue reading →

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Mountains of Morocco: Day 1

Posted on September 21, 2013 by TA Loeffler

Welcome to our Mountains of Morocco expedition.  Today is a very exciting day where we meet our entire trekking/climbing team in Marrakech and prepare for departure to the High Atlas Mountains.  Each day you can check out our SPOT tracker … Continue reading →

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Tajine TA

Posted on September 20, 2013 by TA Loeffler

Not to be done by all the M’s, the second post of today will be about the Tajine. Tajine of one of two dishes that Moroccans have for lunch. It involves vegetables, meat, and spiced stock cooked together in the … Continue reading →

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Landed Safe & Sound… Ready to Go!

Posted on September 20, 2013 by TA Loeffler
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This Trip is Brought to You by the Letter M

Posted on September 20, 2013 by TA Loeffler

This trip is being brought to you by the letter M. Marian, Mike, Morocco, Marrakech and mint tea are our M words for today. After a long 24 hours of traveling we got settled into our hotel which is called … Continue reading →

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Check-in/OK message from SPOT TA

Posted on September 20, 2013 by TA Loeffler

TA Latitude:31.61860 Longitude:-7.98840 GPS location Date/Time:09/20/2013 14:44:38 NDT Message:Mountains of Morocco: This is TA and team’s location on their expedition to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Click the link below to see where I am located. http://fms.ws/DwbU7/31.61860N/7.98840W If the above … Continue reading →

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Mountains of Morocco: Happy Adventure Eve

Posted on September 18, 2013 by TA Loeffler

This was early last evening… This was mid evening… This was the end result… The bags are packed for Morocco. Happy Adventure Eve. We’re ready to go after seemingly endless to-do lists (why is it that everything left undone for … Continue reading →

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“Worked Capacity”

Posted on August 27, 2013 by TA Loeffler

My training program currently has three kinds of work-outs: strength, endurance, and work capacity. Today was work capacity or as I now feel, “worked capacity.” The goal of a work capacity workout is to increase one’s capacity to work. I … Continue reading →

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“Strong Like Bull”

Posted on August 26, 2013 by TA Loeffler

One of my dad’s favourite expressions was “strong like bull” He used this to describe strong flavours, strong materials, and strong people. He always believed in my strength and frequently said, “You are strong like bull.” This past week, training … Continue reading →

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Et tu, Brute?

Posted on August 23, 2013 by TA Loeffler

This is Brutus. Brutus probably weighs about 50 pounds with the rim in. Brutus is new to Signal Hill and is still getting broken in so that’s how it got its name. It’s a brut to pull up hill. I’ve … Continue reading →

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“In Training”

Posted on August 19, 2013 by TA Loeffler

For the past week, I am have been “in training.” It was a good week. Nicely physical. Decently busy. Challenging in the good kind of way. I put in about 18 hours worth…some strength training, some cardio, some hikes, some … Continue reading →

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Mountains of Morocco Expedition Intro

Posted on August 16, 2013 by TA Loeffler

Thanks to all who participated in “What’s TA Climbing Next IV?” Using your peak detective skills, you deciphered my cryptic visual clues to what I am climbing this fall. This adventure will take me to a new country, Morocco, a … Continue reading →

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