A British veteran is spending 60 days on the tiny island of Rockall in order to raise money for military charities. 

Perched in the middle of the North Atlantic, far away from other landforms, Rockall is a disputed island claimed by both Ireland and the United Kingdom. 

Inhabited only by wildlife most of the time, the island measures a mere 30 metres by 21 metres and takes three days to reach by sea. 

Cam Cameron has already spent 18 days on the rock and brought with him specialist accommodation. 

“It’s a survival pod,” he told Moncireff down a crackly line.  

“It’s like a hard tent survival capsule which has been specially marinised for me by Landlord UK.” 

Today the weather is “scorching” but the past week has been so foggy it scared away much of the birdlife. 

“There were thousands,” Mr Cameron said. 

“When the fog came in most of them disappeared - I don’t know where they’ve gone but the place was full of birds.  

“It’s really just me now.” 

Other than speaking to journalists, Mr Cameron has a regular routine he carries out with military precision. 

“Wake up, have breakfast, wash, clean teeth, write my diary, take some weather recordings and then I get on with my daily routine which normally includes filming,” he said.  

“I have two seal companions and two Minke whales.” 

The only thing that really changes is the weather and Mr Cameron is careful not to leave his pod when the weather is bad; the wet bird poo makes the island slippy and simply “too dangerous” to roam about on. 

Still, although he is 370km from another human settlement, Mr Cameron feels he is “alone but not lonely”. 

Mr Cameron has 42 days left on the island and has already made the arrangements for his departure. 

“Hopefully I won’t have to swim [back],” he said. 

“A vessel will come and get me.” 

Main image: Cam Cameron on Rockall