{"id":110948,"date":"2025-12-18T12:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/?p=110948"},"modified":"2025-12-18T12:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:52:19","slug":"alice-morrison-walks-the-length-of-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersweb.com\/alice-morrison-walks-the-length-of-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Alice Morrison Walks the Length of Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alice Morrison has walked the entire length of Saudi Arabia over 112 days. Covering about 20km each day, she walked 2,200km in all.<\/p>\n

Starting in January 2025, Morrison split her walk into two sections. The 930km first part took the 62-year-old Scottish woman from the Jordanian border and along the Pilgrimage Route to Medina. She then took a break before completing the final 1,270km to the Yemen border.<\/p>\n

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She split the journey into two parts<\/a> so that she could complete it over two winters, avoiding both the extreme summer heat and Ramadan. Even with this planning, temperatures regularly hit 39\u02daC.<\/p>\n

In her weekly blog, Morrison said, \u201cI am not absolutely sure how hot hell is, but I think we are approaching it. That and water are our two big challenges at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The heat forced her and her accompanying team to start walking as early as possible each day to minimize exposure to the midday heat.<\/p>\n

Early start<\/h2>\n

\u201cAlarm at 4:45; leave at 6:00, then walk until our much-anticipated tea break at 9:30. After that, we forge on to camp, have lunch, and then hide under a bush for shade until the sun sets,\u201d she said of their daily routine.<\/p>\n

Throughout, she was accompanied by a team that included Shaya Al Shaya, who walked with her, a cook and camelteer for each stage, two camels, and a support vehicle, ensuring a constant supply of water.<\/p>\n

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