An internationally recognised photographer and mountain climber visited Angus last night to open a showcase of his work.
Dave “Cubby” Cuthbertson met visitors to the Bank Street Gallery in Kirriemuir, who marvelled at his alpine photography.
As well as a long career in competitive mountain climbing and photography, Mr Cuthbertson performed stunts in the blockbuster film Touching The Void including the famous fall sequence as Joe Simpson’s climbing double.
Gallery owner Susie Clark said Mr Cuthbertson is “an unsung hero”.
She said: “Cubby is another of Scotland’s secret treasures.
“Start him talking about his amazing Noblex camera, now obsolete but just as fabulous as ever, and you may need to stick around for a while his enthusiasm is infectious.”
Mr Cuthbertson qualified as an international mountain guide in 1987 and has been described as a legend in Scottish climbing, with many ground-breaking first ascents to his credit.
Born in Edinburgh in 1958, Mr Cuthbertson was drawn to the world of mountain guiding and met veterans Geoff and Brede Arkless in the Alps, who took him under their wing.
After a competitive climbing career that spanned 25 years, he took up photography to alleviate some of the physical stress.
Mr Cuthbertson said: “Scotland is a country very close to my heart and it is true to say that much of my photography is motivated by a sense of pride.
“To some degree it’s about putting something back into a country that has given me so much over the years, and so it will come as no real surprise that a climber in a landscape accounts for a large number of my images.
“The infinite variety of Scotland’s rock and mountains, and the outstanding landscape, within which they are found, makes for compelling photography.”
Mr Cuthbertson is exhibiting alongside English artist Joy Grindrod, who also has an affinity with mountains.
“Joy is a landscape painter who is of some standing south of the border but her love of the Highlands shines through,” Susie added.