A film-maker based in Perth will see his latest work aired on the Adventure Show on BBC Scotland this Thursday.
James Cave, who works for the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS) at its Perth HQ, is proud to see ‘On The Edge of Nowhere’ broadcast as part of the programme.
For the project he got up to his waist in snow in a lonely place no one has heard of, a place that Ordnance Survey (OS) cartographers found to be the most remote spot in Scotland.
His trip around the shortest day of the year was to a lonely grid reference - NH 0157 7893 – on the flanks of Loch Beinn Dearg in the Fisherfield Forest, between Loch Maree and Dundonnell.
James and his small team cycled and walked a round-trip of 50km, beginning and ending in Poolewe.
“We were well prepared but the combination of filming, carrying huge packs, and keeping warm in the sub-zero snow meant it was quite exhausting,” explained James.
Mountain legends Cameron McNeish and Colin Prior provided short cameos in his film.
He got his break with TV executives after making a short film in 2018, ‘The After Work Adventure’, shot on an iPad about a climb and camp up a Munro near Loch Tay. It was shown at the Dundee Mountain Film Festival.
“He made another film, ‘To Beef or Not To Beef?’ contributing to the debate on meat which he filmed at a farm north of Pitlochry.
'On The Edge of Nowhere’ broadcast as part of the Adventure Show Winter Sports programme will air on BBC Scotland on Thursday, March 11 at 7pm.
Links to all the films are on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram: @JamesCaveFilm
