< Kate Spencer
The last time I saw her she was in the Marie Curie Hospice at Elswick , where she passed away peacefully on July 7 . As always , her main concerns then were Pete , the business , and the Guild , and she wanted to know everything about what was happening . She was determined , as she said , “ to make every day count .” She certainly succeeded in doing that throughout her long and distinguished life .
Kate was perhaps best known for her work with Pete in publishing consumer magazines and annuals for cycling and the outdoors , including tradeandindustry ,
Cycling World , Bicycle Times and Footloose . Opposite in so many ways , she and Pete formed a formidable and loving partnership , which was widely respected throughout the outdoor trade .
A proud Mum and grandmother , Kate was not only the lynchpin of the Guild , but also of her growing young family . She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her . And they were usually one and the same people .
Rest in peace , Kate , and thanks for everything .
New members
Hanna Lindon started her career on Trail and now freelances across a wide range of newsstand outdoor titles . Her features have appeared in The Great Outdoors , Countryfile , Walk , Adventure Travel , Outdoor Enthusiast and Country Walking . She also writes on walking and scrambling for the BMC and pens general travel pieces for newspapers and airline magazines . She lives in the South East and spends an inordinate amount of time driving to-and-fro between the hills of Snowdonia , Scotland and the Lake District for outdoor adventures . With a second kid on the way she ’ ll be scaling back on work for the next year or so , but still hopes to take an active part in Guild life .
www . hannalindon . com
James Deboo . I was brought up in Wiltshire , went to Lancaster University 21 years ago and stayed in the northwest . I have a PhD on the poetry of William Wordsworth , with all its Lake District connections . I was a freelance editor , including for Cicerone Press , for a number of years , but having been recently diagnosed with autism I ’ ve decided to pursue my dream and become an outdoor writer . Based in Milnthorpe in southern Cumbria , I ’ m so far writing for Lakeland Walker , Cumbria , TGO and Country Walking , as well as working on a book about the Arnside & Silverdale AONB . I ’ m married to a GP and I have three children : so home is a busy place .
I have a new blog at www . deboooutdoors . blog
Ash Routen is an adventure writer and exercise and health scientist based in Leicester . Growing up in the New Forest he developed an interest in the outdoors through scouting , which led to walks , climbs and scrambles across the UK , with the odd foray into Europe . A post-doc career in academia chained him to a desk for a while , but in recent years he has taken up arctic sledding expeditions , including leading a 634 km crossing of a frozen Lake Baikal in Siberia . Ash primarily writes about adventure and expedition news , but also covers hillwalking and product reviews . He has written for a selection of leading publications and newspapers in the UK and US .
www . ashrouten . com
Carsten Krieger is a German native and has been living and working in the west of Ireland since 2002 . He started out as a landscape photographer but over the years he has spread out to cover a wide range of topics including wildlife , outdoor activities , portraits and food . His clients include Tourism Ireland , The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark ( for whom he also produced the flagship book This is the Burren ), The National Monuments Service and others .
Writing in both his native as well as the English language has been taken on an important role in his work . Carsten has photographed and written a number of books on Ireland ’ s landscape , wildlife and heritage , including the bestselling Ireland ’ s Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland ’ s Ancient East . He just finished The River Shannon , a book on Ireland ’ s longest waterway and two photography guides for Ireland , one in English and one in German , which are due for publication in the coming months . www . carstenkrieger . photography
10 Outdoor focus | autumn 2018