PETER KINLOCHIn memory of mountaineer Peter Kinloch who died just hours after achieving his lifelong dream and reaching the summit of Mount Everest.Peter, who from Liverpool and worked in Merseyside Police’s IT department, died on 26 May, 2010.The 28-year-old succumbed to altitude sickness as he and fellow climbers made their descent from the mountain’s peak in strong, cold winds and died at 8,600 metres.His father, Peter Snr, said: “We can take comfort in that he achieved one of his lifetime ambitions.“How many people can say they stood on top of the world?“Peter packed so much into 28 years.“He did in that time, what many people fail to achieve in a lifetime.“He used to go climbing mountains when he was a little boy. Being in the hills has been with him all his life."He was engaging to fiancée Gul Cosguner at the time of his death.After Everest, Peter planned to tackle the highest peaks on all seven continents.
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