January 2026 Fellows' update: Dennis Gray
Dennis Gray’s (CF 1968) article “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Yosemite” has been featured in Summit magazine (USA) as part of a new piece exploring the history of British climbing in Yosemite.
By Dennis Gray,
November 2025 Fellows' update: Dennis Gray
Dennis Gray (CF 1968) has published Essays from the Edge, a collection of twenty-one essays spanning fifty years of his writing on British climbing and mountaineering.
The book brings together vivid portraits of key figures in British and international climbing, alongside reflections on pivotal moments and developments within the sport.
The paperback version is available from online booksellers.
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December 2024 Fellows' update: Bob Shepton
Reverend Bob Shepton has published his fourth book, Wild Preaching: Sermons that Weren’t.
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June 2023 Fellow's update: Kathy Hall
Self-employed teacher, presenter and promoter of Chinese opera, Kathy Hall (CF 2004) focused her Fellowship on Kunqu opera, so that she could further her Kunqu performance skills in Hangzhou, China. Kathy was invited by the British Museum to perform an excerpt from the Peking Opera, The Imperial Concubine Intoxicated -The Hundred Flowers Pavilion on June 9 2023 at the close of the 2-day Conference: China's 1800s -Material and Visual Culture. In the same evening, Kathy performed an excerpt from the Kunqu Opera, The Palace of Eternal Youth - the Intimate Feast. This was an informative comparison and contrast between the two major Chinese Opera genres in music, singing, and movements.
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January 2023 Fellow's update: Hilary Cooper
Girlguiding leader Hilary Cooper (CF 1979) was awarded a BEM in the 2023 New Years' Honours for services to young people and education.
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