Alan Hinkes OBE (born 26 April 1954) is an English mountaineer from Northallerton in North Yorkshire. Hinkes is the first British mountaineer to have claimed all 14 mountains with elevations greater than 8000 metres, the so-called Eight-thousanders; however, this claim is disputed.He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the University of Sunderland in 1999, and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of York in 2007.In 2011, Hinkes teamed up with UK tours operator Best of Britain Holidays to lead the 3 Peaks Challenge UK Tour.Hinkes presented awards with Gemma Merna at Kirkby Suite for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme in 2009
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Sport as a Mountaineer.
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Year
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Life of a Mountain: A Year on Scafell Pike
2014
Documentary
Himself
Death on Everest
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Life of a Mountain: A Year on Scafell Pike 2014 as Himself