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35km Endurance March in Botswana

Kenny Morris was born in Glasgow and brought up in the small country village of Uplawmoor. Surrounded by the countryside it followed that much of his activities were outdoors, where weekends were spent camping, fishing at the local loch, or participating in sport. No matter what the weather, football was always on the agenda, as was motocross, hockey and weight training. He was introduced to Karate at an early age courtesy of his father, Tommy Morris, who was Scotland's first karate black belt. School holidays were often spent at scout camps, working on the local farms, or hill walking and camping with the family.

At age seventeen weight training became his main focus and his goal was to become Mr. Scotland which he duly achieved in 1992 at the age of 25. He then went on to represent Scotland at the World Championships in Austria. During this time he was also running his own gymnasium and began to find it increasingly difficult to split his time effectively so he made the decision to retire from bodybuilding.

In 1995 he took a well-earned holiday in Scotland. The scenery was stunning and once again the beauty of the hills had him captivated. A good friend who was an experienced and qualified mountaineer took him under his wing and spent countless hours teaching him the art of map reading. The Ochil Hills will always remain a favourite of his and they have made him realise that climbing the Munro's and Tops is the only real way to truly appreciate the beauty of Scotland.

In 1996 Kenny joined the Territorial Army and after many strenuous treks in atrocious weather on the infamous Brecon Beacons he passed the SAS selection course. He later transferred to 15 Company 4th Battalion Parachute Regiment. In February 2003 he was compulsorily mobilised and saw active service in Iraq.

As he became more and more involved in leading groups of people on the hills and mountains he decided to work towards becoming a mountain leader which he achieved in October 2000. His military survival skills have been honed in the UK, Continental Europe including Norway, the USA, Africa and Iraq.

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