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,
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.
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,
Alex Donnelly CF 2012 is standing for election as a Conservative councillor in Camden, London and was interviewed by the Camden New Journal.
By Alex Donnelly,
Reverend Bob Shepton has published his fourth book, Wild Preaching: Sermons that Weren’t.
By Bob Shepton,
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.
By Kathy Hall,