INTERVIEWER: A dream came true in 1995,when over 96 days of the spring and summer,and expedition of four men undertook what they believe to have been the first and only complete end-to-end crossing of Morocco's Attora mountains.I talked to Charles Owen,the leader or the expedition group,about the trip.Charles,how much planning went on beforehand?

CHARLES: Well,as you know,I run these walking trips across the mountains for tourists and over the years,I've collected maps and other data to prepare what I call a 'route book' for this trip and this book basically shows the route across the mountains that we took.

INTERVIEWER: You actually broke records while you were out there,didn't you?

CHARLES: Mmm.Yes,it was 900 miles in total and we managed to climb 32 peaks that were over 3000 metres high,including Toubkal,which is of course the highest in North Africa.We weren't actually out to make a name for ourselves-it just happened really.