Days before their bodies were found dead near Imlil, the two Scandinavian mountaineers arrived in Morocco to climb the Toubkal Mount. Before joining the village bordering Morocco’s highest peak, the two women stayed in Marrakech preparing for their unfortunate adventure.
Morocco is ranked 137th by the recently issued World Economic Forum report, the Global Gender Gap. Although the kingdom managed to better its positioning and score compared to last year, it remains one of the least performing countries in North Africa.