Phoebe Smith

Biography

Growing up on the edge of Snowdonia National Park, in North Wales, Phoebe Smith was bitten by the outdoor bug early. Her love of dramatic landscapes has since led to walking and backpacking adventures all over the world – from wild camping on the Scottish islands to sleeping under a swag in the Australian outback to watching the Northern Lights from a wigwam above the Arctic Circle. She has enjoyed snowshoeing in the Swiss Alps, scrambling in Wadi Rum and canyon walking in the US. Of all the places she has been, however, it is the UK that holds a special place in her heart, in particular the coastal areas.

Author of The Camper’s Friend, Phoebe also regularly writes for Trail, Country Walking, The Guardian, Wanderlust and Australia and New Zealand Magazine. When she’s not planning her next escapade, she is most likely to be found in the mountains, powered by nothing more than her own feet.