He lives with his wife Charlotte, their horse Linus and their four dogs Dylan, Liza, Suede and Ella. Kirk has been an avid climber for 20 years. He has been on numerous guided and non-guided climbs throughout the world, including successful summits of Mount Elbrus, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Aconcagua, Mount McKinley, Mount Parinacota in Bolivia, Mount Vinson and many peaks in the Rockies and the Cascades. Kirk is also an experienced rock climber, most recently completing a climb of Brazo Cliffs, a classic big wall in northern NM. He is also a student of climbing having completed numerous courses in rock and ice climbing, mountaineering and avalanche training.