They returned to England and became wardens of Crockham Hill YHA youth hostel.
[1] His first trip abroad was to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco in 1965, travelling by truck with a group of friends.
[1] Kev Reynolds died on 10 December 2021, aged 78, having suffered from tuberculosis, which restricted his life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
[1] Reynolds wrote more than 50 books on climbing and walking, on areas including the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Himalayas, Nepal, and southern England.
[8] Reynolds was one of the first honorary members of the British Association of European Mountain Leaders, later the British Association of International Mountain Leaders[2] and also an honorary member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild, which in 2014 recognised him with its Lifetime Achievement Award.