University of Reading: Morocco High Atlas Meeting

Choose a Challenge are holding an information meeting at the University of Reading on Thursday 12 November, from 5pm to 6pm in Lounge Room 2 at Whiteknights. It's part of the university's Student challenges 2026/27 collection, and the whole point is to get students on board for a team expedition to summit Mount Toubkal, the highest point in North Africa.

If you've never heard of it, Choose a Challenge is a student-run charity. The trip isn't just about the climb, though; you'll be raising money for Hft, a charity that supports people with physical and sensory disabilities, and picking up transferable skills for your CV along the way. The climb itself takes you to the top of the High Atlas mountains in Morocco, so you're talking about the highest peak in North Africa.

Beyond the fundraising and the CV stuff, there's the actual experience of it. They describe it as a chance to tick something huge off a bucket list, with the possibility of sleeping under a sky full of stars or riding camels in the desert. It's a proper expedition, not just a weekend walk, and the meeting is where you'll get the full run-down on what it actually entails before you commit.

If you're a student and the idea of a Moroccan mountain range sounds like your kind of thing, it's worth popping in to hear the details first hand. The meeting is on Thursday 12 November, 5pm to 6pm, in Lounge Room 2 at Whiteknights, and entry is free.