Author: Alice
Healthy body, healthy mind
October 9, 2018
World Mental Health day reminds us all that we need to take care of our minds and souls as well as our bodies. So, here is my call to action.... get up, get out and have fun in the wonderful natural playground that was created for us.
Your Rohans or your life!
August 6, 2018
Sometimes you have to take tough decisions. You have to sacrifice something you love for the greater good. I found myself facing just that conundrum atop a high peak in the mighty Atlas Mountains. My Rohan Explorers are dear to my heart but it was a life or death situation.
Running the Everest Trail Race – am I mad?
July 24, 2018
The Everest Trail Race is a 160km ultra running race with 15km of ascent over 6 days in the Himalayas. Taking it on is going to be Alice Morrison's toughest challenge yet. Is she mad? Quite possibly.
Losing a beloved pet
June 6, 2018
All of us who have pets love them dearly, these animals that we share our human lives with. When the time comes to part with them, it can be unbearable. They give us so much and this blog is for all of us who have loved and lost.
Tsk tsk, tut tut, women drivers
April 23, 2018
You know that moment when you realise you have been a disgrace to your gender? That moment when you have let down women all over the world? That moment when you have reinforced every misogynistic stereotype? Yes, this was one of those moments when I was an embarrassment to the sisterhood.... in a big way!
How to be brave
April 2, 2018
Hiking in the desert mountains can be quite a challenge. I didn't set out to scare myself when I set out from Tighmert near Guelmim to walk the ridge, but I managed it nonetheless and in doing so learnt some lessons about how to be brave.
Goat’s milk and boiled butter
March 10, 2018
An adventurer needs adventures, so with that in mind, I packed up the cats, my bike and my hiking and running kit and moved to a tiny oasis in the south of Morocco called Tighmert for a couple of months. I want to see what living in an oasis is like, explore the desert area and mountains around Guelmim and get to know the Sahara people. My first adventure was a hike from the oasis, across the desert plain to the mountains.
An adventure run to Essaouira
February 13, 2018
16km of pristine, virgin Atlantic beach stretching out ahead of us as we started our adventure run from Moulay Bouzektoun back to Essaouira on Morocco's coast. Winter sun beating down and lots of golden sand to cross.
Snow in Morocco!
January 29, 2018
For the first time in thirty years, it is snowing in the Sahara desert in Morocco.