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Rabat – Moroccan mountain-climber Mohamed Liouaeddine has achieved a milestone in his career by successfully reaching the summit of Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest peak in the Americas standing at 6,961 meters.
Liouaeddine proudly raised the Moroccan flag upon reaching the peak of the summit, which is also the world’s highest peak outside Asia.
This accomplishment adds to the Moroccan climber’s impressive portfolio, which includes scaling Mount Kilimanjaro standing at 5,895 meters in Africa, as well as the Argentinian peaks Bonete and Manso both exceeding 5,000 meters.
In his home country of Morocco, Liouaeddine has conquered North Africa’s highest peak of Mount Toubkal, along with other summits exceeding 4,000 meters in altitude.
Aconcagua, also known as the Sentinel of Stone, is one of the Seven Summits that has a non-technical route, making it harder to conquer because the path to its peak allows no use of any specialized climbing equipment.
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This achievement adds to Morocco’s mountaineering history, solidifying the North African country’s presence in international high-altitude expeditions.
Moroccan alpinist Bouchra Baibanou reached the Annapurna summit in Nepal in April 2022, marking history as the first Arab woman to set foot on the world’s most intimidating mountain.
The mounter-climber announced later in 2023 that she managed to successfully climb the summit of Amadablam in the Himalayas, one of the most difficult peaks in the world standing at 6,812 meters.
Last year, the youngest Moroccan mountaineer Youssef Tazi conquered Mount Elbrus, the highest point in Europe at an altitude of 5,642 meters, as part of the youngest Arab and African alpinist’ journey to climb the famed Seven Summits of the world.
