Mountaineer Alan Hinkes (Image: LDRS)Mr Hinkes, from Northallerton, became the first Briton to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre peaks. The location of the proposed Hope Moor Wind Farm (Image: LDRS)“Peat is one of our most important natural carbon stores. The Hope Moor proposal has attracted opposition from local residents, parish councils and campaign groups, who argue it would industrialise the moorland. The D&S Times is also opposing the scheme, launching a Save Hope Moor campaign earlier this month. Mr Hinkes has become an ambassador for the Hope Moor Action Group.