By Victoria Woollaston PUBLISHED: 03:27 EST, 31 May 2013 | UPDATED: 09:25 EST, 31 May 2013 An amateur explorer from Edinburgh has begun a 60-day mission living on a remote island off the coast of Scotland stuck inside a converted eight-foot water tank. Nick Hancock is hoping to set two endurance records by living on the 100ft island of Rockall and raise £10,000 for the Help for Heroes charity. But as he started his mission, he admitted his wife Pamela told him she and their 18-month-old son, Freddie, didn't want him to go.
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Nick Hancock will spend live on the 100ft-wide island of Rockall
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He has converted an eight-foot water tank to live in for the duration
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38-year-old chartered surveyor is raising money for charity Help for Heroes
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The rough waters around the island have waves of up to 95ft
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