Adventurer halfway to Rockall record - but gales are forecast

An adventurer living alone on the barren islet of Rockall, 230 miles west of the Outer Hebrides, is halfway to completing a record-breaking stay, while enduring "atrocious" Atlantic weather.

- Severin Carrell

Chris "Cam" Cameron, a teacher and former soldier, is often soaked and bitterly cold. He landed on Rockall on 30 May with two companions to raise £50,000 for military charities and beat the 45-day occupation record, set nearly 10 years ago.

"My dad was a sea captain who used to go to sea for 12 months at a time," said Cameron.

"I want to highlight being away from family in difficult situations and doing it out of duty. That's why I want to raise this money.

"And for the veterans who put themselves at risk all their days and are too proud to ask for help when they most need it. We owe them that.

It's not about the record at all." His companions left him alone in a survival pod on a narrow guano-encrusted area of the rock known as Hall's Ledge on 2 June.