Living Dangerously

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Amongst his many record-breaking achievements, he was the first to reach both poles, the first to cross the Antarctic and Arctic Oceans, and the first to circumnavigate the world along its polar axis–his current goal is to become the first person in the world to cross both polar ice caps and climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. It’s astonishing to learn, given his passion for mountaineering, that Fiennes suffers from vertigo, but if there’s a lesson to be derived from his career, it’s that he has never been interested in admitting defeat. This trait has occasionally cost him dear and he knows the agony of frostbite on these far-flung expeditions. Yet he keeps persevering. Countdown, 19 November 2013. When he recounted this story, Fiennes initially confused Frazer with another Carry On actress, Barbara Windsor, excusing himself on the grounds that they were both "big up top".

Everest is the most difficult, but I’ve done that. And if, when I’d done Everest, I had done the minor ones, that would have been no problem. It was 2009 and I was in my 60s and quite fit, but when you’re a bit older, things start to go wrong. Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge» 'Polar Bytes' no. 48". spri.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018 . Retrieved 25 May 2018. More Tales from the Travellers: A Further Collection of Tales by Members of the Travellers Club, M. Tomkinson Publishing. ISBN 978-0-905500-74-4 (with Sir Chris Bonington, Sandy Gall and others). Mind over Matter: The Epic Crossing of the Antarctic Continent (1994), Delacorte Press. ISBN 978-0385312165.

A PERSONAL JOURNEY

In Living Dangerously, Sir Ranulph offers a personal journey through his life, from his early years to the present day. Both light-hearted and strikingly poignant, Living Dangerously spans Sir Ranulph’s childhood and school misdemeanours, his army life and early expeditions, right through the Transglobe Expedition to his current Global Reach Challenge - his goal to become the first person in the world to cross both polar ice caps and climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents. After the war his mother moved the family to South Africa, where he remained until he was 12. While in South Africa he attended Western Province Preparatory School in Newlands, Cape Town. Fiennes then returned to be educated at Sandroyd School, Wiltshire and then at Eton College. Since that controversy, he has become the first person to cross Antarctica by foot, climbed Mount Everest at the age of 65 and gained the title of “World’s Greatest Living Explorer”. Earlier in his life, he was considered for the coveted role of James Bond and made it to the final six contenders, but was eventually rejected by producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli for having “hands too big and a face like a farmer.” Cool, Kenton (2015). One Man's Everest. London: Preface (Penguin Random House). pp.143–162. ISBN 9781848094482.

I said yes because I didn’t want to be unpopular with the client. I sort of opened my eyes as we left the platform, but I then kept them shut for the rest of the ride.Across the Frozen Himalaya: The Epic Winter Ski Traverse from Karakoram to Lipu Lekh (2000), Indus Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7387-106-1 (by Harish Kohli, foreword by Ranulph Fiennes). Illustrated with photographs from his personal collection, Sir Ranulph’s story introduced us to some of the most incredible places on the globe – places where lost cities are re-discovered, new species of scorpion are found or the wind chill drops to -122 degrees. Fiennes is a member of the Worshipful Company of Vintners and the Highland Society of London and holds honorary membership of the Travellers Club. [36] Awards and recognition [ edit ] Henley, Jon (5 October 2007). "I am not a madman". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017 . Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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Breaking Everest and Eiger records

Running Beyond Limits: The Adventures of an Ultra Marathon Runner (2011), Mountain Media. ISBN 978-0-9562957-2-9 (by Andrew Murray, introduction by Ranulph Fiennes). After failing to gain entry into the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Fiennes attended Mons Officer Cadet School. [6] After completing several months' training, on 27 July 1963 he was granted a short service commission in his late father's former regiment, the Royal Scots Greys. He was later seconded to the Special Air Service where he specialised in demolitions. [7] Dobson, Jim. "World Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes And Actor Joseph Fiennes on Their New Adventure Series in Egypt". Forbes. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020 . Retrieved 2 January 2020. In September 2011, Fiennes was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Science from Plymouth University [37] and, in July 2012, he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Glamorgan. [47] He added: “There is one thing I wish I had tried doing earlier. At the moment, I still hold the world record of being the only person to have crossed the whole of the Antarctica ice cap, the whole of the northern ice cap and to climb the highest mountain.