Obtaining information about the routes at Todra has always been notoriously difficult... so first of all it's important not to expect anything like the kind of accurate detail that you may be used to for your local crag! Routes here have been put up over some 40 years by people from all over the world, and in many cases first ascents were not accurately recorded. To make matters worse, much information has been lost in translation from the first ascentionist's native tongue, into Arabic, Berber, back into French or English... you get the picture. The result is a variety of source documents, all describing the same things with different names.
ORIGINAL TOPOS (Various)
Hassan Mouhajir has done lots of work collating this information, and for many years his hand-drawn topos (see photo below) were the guidebook to Todra - usually sold to visitors on arrival in the Gorge for a hefty 25 Euros or more. The topos were updated each year, and copies are still available... indeed they may still end up being sold to you if you hang around the Hotel Mansour long enough!
French climber Guy Abert has also been pivotal in the development and recording of routes in the Gorge, particularly those in the upper grades. He produced a number of topos which can still be found online, and whilst they are now rather out of date they perhaps provide more correct information in some cases.
