Richard Phillips and Peter Kirkwood died while trying to summit Taranaki Maunga. (Composite image) He was born and raised in Cardiff, Wales, and the couple, who met at university, spent time working, skiing and climbing in the US, before moving to New Zealand in 2018. Kirkwood had climbed “numerous peaks” in the European Alps, Scottish Highlands, North American Rockies, and New Zealand’s Southern Alps. He was looking forward to introducing his baby daughter, Elaine Sierra, to the mountains the family “loved so much”, Kerrie Ann Kirkwood said. “He was a loyal, considerate and adventurous soul, who will be dearly missed by his friends in the UK, the US, and in Christchurch.
Mt Taranaki double tragedy: Climber Peter Kirkwood had just become a father, widow reveals
5 May, 2021 11:35 PM
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Peter Kirkwood died on Mt Taranaki on Tuesday.
A climber who died on Mt Taranaki on Tuesday has been remembered by his devastated wife as an adventurous soul who had recently become a father.
Dr Peter Brian Kirkwood, 33, and Richard Phillips - Christchurch-based engineering geologists – died climbing the mountain on Tuesday night.
One of the climbers raised the alarm with police on Tuesday night saying the other had fallen.
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Peter Kirkwood died on Mt Taranaki on Tuesday. Photo / Supplied
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