I imagine there would be a lot of people asking this question!  I'm 27, I work in IT and currently live in Liverpool.  I've had an interesting upbringing, which has taken me from the Isle of Skye to Liverpool.

The Kinloch family moved to the Isle of Skye having become tired of city life.  What a contrast!  Skye is a very special place with more than it's fair share of odd country folk.  My parents, Peter and Berni, along with my wee brother, Iain, still live on Skye and run a sporting estate (visit www.kingsburgh-sporting.co.uk if you are interested).

I left Skye in 1999 to go to university in Liverpool, and am still there doing a PhD, and am in danger of settling down.

Two video diaries have been added below to give you a taste of what it is like on one of the Seven Summits expeditions.

Gül is my extremely patient and understanding girlfriend.  Born in Turkey and currently studying architecture in Cyprus Gül has a bright future ahead of her as she is top of her degree class.  We met in Cyprus at a conference and have been together since then.  Gül is one of the reasons why I am always smiling!

Like most partners Gül worries when I climb but is good enough to let me follow my quest for the Seven Summits.

Once this mission is completed I plan to follow some other lower altitude ventures to put her mind at rest!

For some reason that I cannot explain I have always been drawn towards mountains. Since the age of eight I had a picture of Mount Kilimanjaro on my bedroom wall and vowed that one day I would climb it.

I am lucky enough to have friends who train with me most weekends as yet more of the UK Munros are ticked off the list.  Having reached the summit of Kilimanjaro in 2005 I embarked on the ambitious plan to undertake the Seven Summits Challenge (the highest peak in each continent).  Each time I climb I try to raise awareness and some sponsorship in the charity OCD Action.

Travel is one of the most important things in my life.  We live in a world that is so culturally diverse but reading about it is not enough.  My outlook on life is that I've only got one stab at it so I'm going to see as much of the world as I can.

It is hoped that you will enjoy the write ups I have done for this website and that you will start to think about where you want to travel to next.