Friends of missing hillwalker Edward Davies, whose body was found a fortnight ago, have set up a fundraising appeal for Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team (MRT).
A major search was launched for the 39-year-old when a note was found on the hire car he had been using three days after he had set out for a walk in Glencoe.
The ecologist had not been seen or made contact with his family or friends since leaving the note saying he planned to go up Sgùrr na h-Ulaidh on Sunday May 8 and to return the same day.
Searches began on the afternoon of Wednesday May 11.
A major search operation, involving members of Glencoe, Oban, Lochaber and RAF MRTs, SARDA dogs, police officers and a Coastguard helicopter, was launched the next day and continued for the following week.
However his body was found in the Sgùrr na h-Ulaidh area by an off-duty police officer on Wednesday May 18.
Glencoe MRT members spent many hours looking for Mr Davies both during organised searches and while out walking on their own.
And one of his friends, Aline Brodzinski, of Kingston upon Thames, has set up a JustGiving page to raise funds for the team in his memory, which had last night reached £430.
She says the appeal is to “support and show our appreciation for Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team because of their incredible efforts in the search for Ed”.
And she points out that the team is run by volunteers and relies heavily on donations to continue its work.
In her appeal, she wrote: “All that knew Ed held every hope that he was going to be found well.
“Despite the incredible efforts of the rescue team and rapid response, the dreadful news was confirmed.
“The Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team run by volunteers rapidly responded and measured no efforts to bring Ed home to his family.
“Let Ed live on in our thoughts to be forever remembered for his kind heart, humbleness, and free spirit.”
Ms Brodzinski added that this was the time for Mr Davies’s friends to thank Glencoe MRT and show their appreciation for the team’s hard work and perseverance.
She wrote: “Ed will be sadly missed but never forgotten.”
Mr Davies, originally from Farnborough in Hampshire, had been working in Cumbria prior to his visit to Lochaber.
Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/inmemoryofeddavies
