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Buckie-raised Rockall adventurer Chris "Cam" Cameron has thanked the Stornoway Coastguard for rescuing him.

Meet the three men who will take on the Rockall charity challenge and live for one week in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

The image is a view from the summit of Mullach Mor on Hirta, the main island of the St Kilda archipelago. Boreray is the bigger island to the right. The central stac is Stac Lee (NA1405) and to the left is Stac an Armin (NA1506). by Phil Thirkell Introduction The St Kilda archipelago is located about 65 km WNW of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides (Na h-Eileanan an Iar). It comprises three main islands (Hirta, Soay and Boreray) as well as Dun and many sea stacks. Hirta was inhabited for many ce...

10 Bizarre Cold War Tales Left Out Of History Books Although we already know a bit about the famous affairs that happened during the Cold War, that particular era spanned more than four decades—enough time for a lot of wackiness. Aside from learning about the slew of ridiculous government projects, let’s also get to know some of the other little-known, extremely strange events which took place in that period. 10North Korea And The US Almost Went To War Over A Tree This one arguably ranks so...