Last week, a new Head was appointed to take charge of Scotland’s National Outdoor Training Centre in the Cairngorms. Bob Kinnaird, who has been chief executive of CairnGorm Mountain Ltd for the last eight years, will take up his new role at Glenmore Lodge in December. Bob will be taking over from Tim Walker, who has held the post for over 31 years.
Bob Kinnaird
Mr Kinnaird has spent a lifetime working in, or around, mountains, previously being responsible as the chief outdoro instructor for British Mountaineering Training Centre in Norway and chief exectutive of the British Association of Snowsports Instructors.
In repsponse to the appontemnt, Bob Kinnaird stated:
I am delighted to be joining the sportscotland team, particularly at this time when there is an increasing recognition of the importance of outdoor sports in both education and more generally in society.
Glenmore Lodge has a long and distinguished history as a centre of excellence and I look forward to taking on the challenge of ensuring this continues in the future.
Glenmore Lodge has an international reputation as a leader in the field of outdoor leadership training and assessment, so this appointment is big news to the outdoor industry. Especially as some of the UK’s most experienced and highly-qualified people provide coaching and receive coaching via this centre in rock and ice climbing, mountaineering, river kayaking, sea and surf, open canoeing, mountain biking, orienteering and ski-ing.
We wish Bob Kinnaird all the best for his new post and to Tim Walker thank you’s on behalf of quite a number of outdoor people I expect!
