Trainspotting actor Kevin McKidd has joined a group climbing Britain's highest mountain to raise funds for a charity supporting families affected by cot death.
McKidd, who played drug addict Tommy in the 1996 hit movie, has teamed up with fellow Scottish actor Iain Robertson - who he appeared with in Small Faces - and film set chef and restaurateur Guy Cowan to take on Ben Nevis.
The trio are raising money for the Scottish Cot Death Trust (SCDT).
Rab C Nesbitt actor Robertson, 32, is an ambassador for the charity and has already raised more than £14,000.
He said the charity was close to his family's heart after his elder sister Nicola died of cot death.
"The support I have received in fundraising from friends has been incredible. It's all been pulled together last minute, but with Kevin's support and Guy's exquisite picnic to fuel us on our way - I'm sure we'll make it to the top," he said.
Money raised by the trek will go towards publishing a book - Andrew's Rainbow - for young siblings affected by the loss of their brother or sister through cot death.
McKidd, who stars in US medical drama Grey's Anatomy, said: "I know that Iain has personal reasons for supporting such a worthy charity and I'm glad space in my schedule has allowed me to get involved.
"As a parent I can't even begin to imagine what the loss of a child would feel like, I hope people dig deep to help the SCDT continue to offer much-needed support and assistance.
"It's great to be home and taking in the Scottish scenery again, and helping out such a good cause in the process."
Cowan added: "It will be great to team up with Iain and Kevin again, and raise funds for such a deserving charity.
"I have fed both these boys many times through their film careers from Small Faces, Trainspotting and The Debt Collector and, as a result, I have prepared a delicious picnic filled with their favourite goodies to keep them going."
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article