PRESS & JOURNAL followup article (full print edition)
9 May 2014

SOURCE: Angus Robertson @MorayMP

HOLLYWOOD.COM
Kevin McKidd climbs U.K.'s tallest mountain for charity
By: WENN.com
May 09, 2014 | 7:46am EDT

Scottish actor Kevin Mckidd is trekking up Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis, to raise money for charity. The Grey's Anatomy star has swapped the Hollywood Hills for the Scottish Highlands to take on the hiking challenge with his friend and fellow Scottish actor Iain Robertson to raise money for a sudden infant death syndrome charity. McKidd, who has two children, wanted to help his pal raise funds for the Scottish Cot Death Trust (SCDT) because Robertson's sister died when she was a tiny baby. He says, "I know that Iain has personal reasons for supporting such a worthy charity and I'm glad space in my schedule has allowed me to get involved. "As a parent I can't even begin to imagine what the loss of a child would feel like, I hope people dig deep to help the SCDT continue to offer much-needed support and assistance. It's great to be home and taking in the Scottish scenery again, and helping out such a good cause in the process."

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http://www.hollywood.com/news/brief/56975938/kevin-mckidd-climbs-u-k-s-tallest-mountain-for-charity

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CHORLEY CITIZEN
Kevin McKidd joins charity climb
4:50pm Thursday 8th May 2014

Trainspotting actor Kevin McKidd has joined a group climbing Britain's highest mountain to raise funds for a charity supporting families affected by cot death.

Kevin, who stars in US medical drama Grey's Anatomy, has teamed up with fellow Scottish actor Iain Robertson - who he appeared with in Small Faces - and film set chef and restaurateur Guy Cowan to take on Ben Nevis.

Full article:
http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/showbiz/11201345.Kevin_McKidd_joins_charity_climb/

Donate at JustGiving here:
http://www.justgiving.com/SCDTBenNevis

As the end of Season 10 of Grey's Anatomy draws ever nearer this fan's heart grows heavy at the idea that we won't have easy access on a weekly basis to the magic of Owen Hunt and Cristina Yang interacting with each other on our TV screens. Yet we were certainly witness to that magic, although not quite enough, in this week's episode.

Owen Hunt had his professional hands full negotiating a precarious situation in which Miranda Bailey had administered a deactivated virus to her immune deficient patient even after his parents had withdrawn their consent for the procedure. Once the child's health had improved to the point at which he could be discharged, Bailey finally confessed her actions which, in turn, put her in the position of having to tell Owen once the child's parents threatened legal action. While Owen spent most of this episode investigating this situation and trying to shield the hospital from harm, he was also facing his challenging feelings regarding the impending departure of his love and colleague, Cristina Yang.

We saw Owen and Cristina navigate around each other, frustratingly so, for most of the episode. We recently learned that Dr. Russell, the hospital's Chief of Cardio, had resigned to pursue options elsewhere in the face of Cristina's loss of the Harper Avery award and the resultant implications for award eligibility for Grey Sloan Memorial hospital surgeons. Owen had given Cristina the task of interviewing prospective candidates for her former boss' position which put her in a series of interviews with mostly lackluster or ill-prepared candidates, none of whom, as Owen put it, will ever be Cristina Yang. While she took her duties seriously, we saw one candidate's mention of the Harper Avery award be the trigger it took to show us just how grown Cristina is as a surgeon as she talked about the importance of the work, not the awards, to illustrate a surgeon's mettle.

While Owen and Cristina's professional duties weighed on them over the course of the day, in this episode we were meant to feel the tension of how would these two people ever be prepared to let go of each other personally as well. And yet through that tension we saw that their bond remained firmly in place even as they were both facing the prospect of being apart when Owen approached Cristina at the end of the day. In a touching scene we saw Owen and Cristina face up to their acceptance of their situation and also how deeply in love they remain with each other. As Owen encouraged Cristina to explore opportunities elsewhere he also reached for her and pulled her into one of their legendarily scorching kisses. When they both paused for air we heard Owen ask Cristina to step overtly back into their romantic bond with him until she leaves. That it took her not even a split second to agree and lean back into him showed us how much they both still rely on the love between them.

Elsewhere in the hospital: Derek Shepherd proposed he and Meredith Grey move to Washington DC and that his sister Amy could take over his practice in Seattle; Amy, meanwhile, had already decided she wanted to stay in town; Callie Torres and Arizona Robbins processed some challenging news regarding their plans to have another baby; April Kepner and Jackson Avery began telling people they're expecting; Alex Karev acted out around his frustrations with his new gig outside the hospital; Miranda Bailey and her husband Ben struggled over where their relationship fit into her professional aspirations; and we watched all of the residents in a tizzy still around which of them was rumored to be getting cut from the program while Richard Webber eventually broke the news to Leah that she didn't have what it took to be a surgeon.

PRESS & JOURNAL (followup article)
Ben Nevis action for film set trio
By Rita Campbell
Published: 09/05/2014

Scottish film star Kevin McKidd went from the heights of Hollywood to the top of the UK’s highest mountain yesterday – all in support of a good cause.

Mr McKidd, who famously played Tommy in Trainspotting, took on the challenge to climb Ben Nevis alongside his friends, actor Iain Robertson and film set chef Guy Cowan.

They were fundraising for the Scottish Cot Death Trust (SCDT).

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http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3679386

BOURNEMOUTH DAILY ECHO
Kevin McKidd joins charity climb

Trainspotting actor Kevin McKidd has joined a group climbing Britain's highest mountain to raise funds for a charity supporting families affected by cot death.

Kevin, who stars in US medical drama Grey's Anatomy, has teamed up with fellow Scottish actor Iain Robertson - who he appeared with in Small Faces - and film set chef and restaurateur Guy Cowan to take on Ben Nevis.

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http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/uk_national_entertainment/11201345.Kevin_McKidd_joins_charity_climb/

CONTACT MUSIC
Kevin Mckidd Climbs U.K.s Tallest Mountain For Charity
by WENN | 09 May 2014

Scottish actor Kevin Mckidd is trekking up Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis, to raise money for charity.

The Grey's Anatomy star has swapped the Hollywood Hills for the Scottish Highlands to take on the hiking challenge with his friend and fellow Scottish actor Iain Robertson to raise money for a sudden infant death syndrome charity.

MCKidd, who has two children, wanted to help his pal raise funds for the Scottish Cot Death Trust (Scdt) because Robertson's sister died when she was a tiny baby.

He says, "I know that Iain has personal reasons for supporting such a worthy charity and I'm glad space in my schedule has allowed me to get involved.

"As a parent I can't even begin to imagine what the loss of a child would feel like, I hope people dig deep to help the Scdt continue to offer much-needed support and assistance. It's great to be home and taking in the Scottish scenery again, and helping out such a good cause in the process."

Read full article here:
http://www.contactmusic.com/story/kevin-mckidd-climbs-u-k-s-tallest-mountain-for-charity_4187786

PRESS & JOURNAL followup article - full print edition
9 May 2014

SOURCE: Angus Robertson @MorayMP

HERALD SCOTLAND (followup article)
Scaling the peaks for charity
Friday 9 May 2014

TRAINSPOTTING actor Kevin McKidd has joined a group climbing Ben Nevis for a charity supporting families affected by cot death.

McKidd teamed up with fellow Scottish actor Iain Robertson - who he appeared with in Small Faces - and film set chef and restaurateur Guy Cowan to take on the challenge for the Scottish Cot Death Trust (SCDT). Rab C Nesbitt actor Robertson, 32, has raised more than £14,000. He said the charity was close to his family's heart after his elder sister Nicola died of cot death.

Read full article here:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/scaling-the-peaks-for-charity.24180919