A 76-year-old hillwalker who survived eight days lost in a remote part of the Scottish Highlands has described it as "one long black nightmare".
Ian Currie, from Edinburgh, had been attempting to walk from Glenfinnan to Knoydart when he got into perilous difficulty during bad weather.
The 30-mile strenuous and pathless trek across mountainous terrain, rivers and boggy ground is part of the Cape Wrath Trail and is normally completed in three days.
He told BBC Scotland News that he thought he was going to die during his ordeal but he was grateful to those - including the local laird - who came to his rescue.
"I am so happy I survived," the grandfather-of-one said.
