Adventurer, author and presenter Alice Morrison doesn’t do things by halves. After ditching the rat race in 2011, she’s taken on countless extraordinary expeditions all over the world and been called the Indiana Jones for girls.
"Being British, when people call me a role model it fills me with horror. I know myself on my off days, lying on the couch with my cat watching Netflix, so those labels feel embarrassing. But I love hearing from women who have been inspired by following my adventures. "On the second day, I was walking at the back feeling sorry for myself when the lead guide Brahim shouted, “Zahara!” which was the name they gave me. “Come to the front. One hand can’t clap.” That was it. I was part of the team.
"Luckily, Addi was only 20 and strong as an ox. He managed to yank Callum out and push everyone back amid this terrible noise of the camels screaming. We felt that we had cheated death. "I love living in the mountains and the families I live with. When I come home, all the kids in our communal yard call, “Alice, what have you brought for us?” and then I get covered in sticky kisses - children everywhere are the same.
"I still love the UK and recently I was back in London for AdventurHER, an exhibition by Intrepid Travel to showcase female adventurers. It was validating to have someone say to all of us, “You're doing a good job and we’re going to support you because you’re underrepresented.” "Midlife is the best time to travel solo as a woman because the male gaze is different. You’re looked at as a mum or auntie and everyone talks to you.