- Peter Kinloch
Infobox Person
name = Peter Kinloch
size = 250px
caption = On the summit ofMount Elbrus , 21st August 2007
birth_date = 17th July 1981
nationality = ScottishPeter Alasdair Kinloch, (born
17 July 1981 ), is a Scottish mountaineer. Peter is known for his motivational speaking and his work aimed at raising awareness in the charityOCD Action .Peter has embarked on the
Seven Summits challenge and has gained a reputation amongst climbers for always wearing a hat and scarf of his belovedInverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club .Background
Having been brought up on the
Isle of Skye Peter moved toLiverpool in 1999 to study at Liverpool John Moores University. In 2008 he is due to complete a PhD in Information Systems andGIS . Whilst at Liverpool John Moores University Peter has developed his public speaking skills, which he has applied to enhance his reputation as a speaker.Recently Peter has presented at various international conferences. Whilst promoting OCD Action Peter also provides lectures to various audiences in relation to his academic work, as he is an active member of the Liverpool John Moores University GIS Lab.
Travel has always played a significant part in Peter’s life, which has led to many funny anecdotes in his speeches. Despite his love for travelling Peter has always maintained that the
Isle of Skye and the mountains on the island are always on his mind wherever he has gone.Previous High Altitude Climbs
In 2005 Peter climbed
Mount Kilimanjaro inTanzania for the charity OCD Action to raise awareness inObsessive Compulsive Disorder . Peter reached the summitUhuru Peak on the morning of Thursday 10th March 2005.Since conquering ‘Kili’ Peter has continued to develop his climbing skills and in October 2006 reached the summits of
Fox Glacier andFranz Josef Glacier on the south island ofNew Zealand .In 2007 Peter reached the summit of
Mount Elbrus inRussia , again climbing to try to raise the profile of OCD Action. Despite suffering from a chest infection, which significantly hampered his progress, Peter reached the summit on Tuesday 21st August 2007 “OCD Action newsletter: December/January 2007/08"] .On 13 February 2008, Peter summitted
Mount Aconcagua inArgentina [cite web|url=http://www.peterkinloch.co.uk/Aconcagua.html|accessdate=February|accessyear=2008|title=Mount Aconcagua climb in 2008] after traversing the technically challengingPolish Glacier . Again, Peter climbed to raise awareness in the charity OCD Action.Peter can regularly be seen training on the
Munros in England and Wales as well as on his nativeIsle of Skye .Future Climbs
Following the
Mount Aconcagua climb, Peter plans to step up his training in preparation for an expedition toMount Denali inAlaska in the summer of 2009.ource
* [http://www.ocdaction.org.uk www.ocdaction.org.uk]
* [http://www.cbs2007.ktu.edu.tr www.cbs2007.ktu.edu.tr]
* [http://www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/GIS www.cms.livjm.ac.uk/GIS]
* [http://tekmer.emu.edu.tr/ http://tekmer.emu.edu.tr/]References
External links
* [http://www.peterkinloch.co.uk www.peterkinloch.co.uk]
* [http://ocdaction.org.uk www.ocdaction.org.uk]
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