An Aberdeen man has embarked on a trek of nearly 100 miles to raise cash to fight the disease that killed his brother and now affects him.
Waiter Martin Watson launched his epic journey along the West Highland Way on Sunday, and is aiming to walk 14-miles a day with friend Paul Sinclair as they go from Milngavie to Fort William.
Mr Watson, of Holburn Street, Aberdeen, found inspiration in his quest from his brother Philip’s death from complications related to the skin condition psoriasis in 1996.
The 46-year-old, who says he is not a particularly keen walker, himself has the inherited condition and hopes to raise funds and awareness along the route.
The pair have already raised more than half of their £1,000 target for the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance (PAPAA), which offers help and advice to suffers and awards small medical research grants.
Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes red, flaky, crusty patches of skin covered with silvery scales- it affects roughly 2% of British adults and differs in severity.
Mr Watson said: “We just want to get out there and raise a bit of money for this condition.
“Being two guys in our 40s it has been a bit difficult to get back into the swing of it and we’ve been doing a lot of walking around Deeside way to get ourselves used to the conditions and the weight we’ll be carrying.”
To support the pair, visit www.justgiving.com/MartinandPaul2016
