I don't generally post photos here, but for Kate Stokes I'm going to make an exception. She was one of those people who was always cheerful, and also one of those people for whom the greater good - and that meant the poverty-stricken and planet earth - always came first.

Notice the use of the past tense. She died of hypothermia a week ago in the Picos de Europa, northern Spain. Full story here.

We were both in the University Mountain Walking Club at Bangor. I'll tell you a story about her when I've got a bit more time. I'm getting ready to go to Scotland and climb a few mountains myself.