Wo ist dieser Ort? (Algerien)

[Chris S]

Hallo,
Hat jemand erkennt diesen Felsen?
Irgendwo in der Nähe Youf Ehakit, denke ich.

Wir waren dort im Jahr 1988 vor GPS und blind nach einem Führer.
Es wäre schön, um sie zu suchen.

Wir waren auf der Tiririne - Tadant - Tarabine Piste von Djanet nach Tam.
Kam entlang einer oued bis zu 'Fort Mot' Dorf, wandte sich dann nach links zur Tam.

Im Jahr 2006 ging ich nach Norden bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt:
22° 2'55.56"N 6°44'40.20"E
in der Nähe einige sehr ähnliche Felsen, aber es war nicht meine Spikes, auch von der Rückseite.

Dank

Chris S

Hello,
does anyone recognise this rock?
Somewhere near Youf Ehakit I think.
We were there in 1988 before GPS and blindly following a guide.
It would be nice to locate it.
We were on the Tiririne - Tadant - Tarabine piste from Djanet to Tam.
After the rock we came in along a oued up to Fort Mot' village, then turned left for Tam.
In 2006 I walked north up to this point: 22° 2'55.56"N 6°44'40.20"E
near some very similar rocks, but it was not my spikes, even from the back side.
thanks.
Chris S

[Werner Lenz]

Hi Chris,

I have been in this area several times, but I cannot help you with this rock.
But it is nice to hear from you here in the german Forum.

Werner

[Chris S]

Hello Werner, nice to hear from you too. How was my German

I thought I'd ask the experts first...

Chris

[Alexander]

Hi Chris,

good to see you here. Hope, you will get your answer, soon.

Alexander

[TGerd]

Hi Chris,
this are the 'Cathedrals of Tin Egoleh', NNE of Youffe Ahakit.
Your photo was made exactly here: N22°21'6.75" E007°5'12.20".

Not reachable for us this time, unfortunatelly.

Cheers.

[Alexander]

Whowever is interested in these kind of wonderful pictures, should visit this web side:

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/34363901

[Chris S]

Thanks TGerd, I knew someone here would know.

I had a feeling it was north of Youf Ehakit and the guide may well have mentioned 'le cathedral' as that was the name I used later. And Tin Egoleh rings a bell too. That puts it east of my waypoint above. According to IGNs it is the massif to the east of the oued passage: http://g.co/maps/7na8u

'Not reachable'
I thought they announced they re-opened Tassili-Hoggar a few weeks ago.
Although it may be closed again since Timbuktu events last week...
Anyway, I'm not in a hurry.

I searched Google images for Tin Egoleh and found that panoramio site and ones like it - but surprisingly no picture of this distinctive cathedral rock. It faces south.

Does someone have a waypoint for the Cathedrals?

Chris

PS
Actually, I see from watching the terrible film again that the original image above is reversed.
But it makes little difference to recognise it. Correct image below

[TGerd]

Hi Chris,
as I told you, we (Germans) don't get visa this time for Algeria from the algerian embasies.

Pls refer to the waypoint I gave you of the Tin Egoleh location N22°21'6.75" E007°5'12.20".
You can get there very easy from the south, from Tahaggart/Tin Tarabine straight N, or from the valley Oued Tadant dir S, the cathedrals are already to be seen from there.

OIC a Honda XL600LM, red engine, my old vehicle for Cameroun )

Bon courage.

[Chris S]

Mystery solved!
Thanks very much.

Chris

[TGerd]

Hit found in my photo fundus.
Very fine bivouac.
Would like to go there again ...
The desert does not let go.

[Chris S]

Very nice. It makes me smile seeing that again.

Chris