Living Dangerously: The Autobiography of Ranulph Fiennes

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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. 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.

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 ] It’s called the Global Reach Challenge and I’m the only person to ever have done it. There are two other people who have nearly done it, a Norwegian and a Belgian, both of whom I am friends with now. But the record I would like to have broken is to cross all the ice caps and climb all seven of the highest mountains. Face to Face: Polar Portraits (2008), The Scott Polar Research Institute with Polarworld, ISBN 978-0-901021-07-6 (with Huw Lewis-Jones, Hugh Brody and Martin Hartley (photographer)). Ranulph Fiennes pulls out of Antarctic journey". USA Today. Associated Press. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013 . Retrieved 16 August 2013. The Last Expedition (2012), Vintage Classics. ISBN 978-0-09-956138-5 (by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, new edition introduction by Ranulph Fiennes).And, if the whole of the motor industry had to switch to electric vehicles, that would be good – because then we would be heading in the right direction.”

Fiennes has long been fascinated by the qualities of the rugged explorers from the early part of the 20th century and how they willingly travelled into unknown territory, never knowing whether they were on the verge of a windfall or a catastrophe.In the 2007 Top Gear: Polar Special the presenters travelled to the Magnetic North Pole in a Toyota Hilux. Fiennes was called in to speak with the presenters after their constant joking and horseplay during their cold weather training. As a former guest on the show who was familiar with their penchant for tomfoolery, Fiennes bluntly informed them of the grave dangers of polar expeditions, showing pictures of his own frostbite injuries and presenting what remained of his left hand. Sir Ranulph was given recognition by having his name placed before every surname in the closing credits: "Sir Ranulph Clarkson, Sir Ranulph Hammond, Sir Ranulph May".... [43] Travels with My Heart: The Essential Guide for Travellers with Heart Conditions (2007), Matador. ISBN 978-1-905886-88-3 (by Robin Liston, foreword by Ranulph Fiennes).

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. Clarke, Cath (13 July 2022). "Explorer review – Ranulph Fiennes on frostbite, family and James Bond". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022 . Retrieved 4 September 2022. Preparation for what came to be called the Transglobe Expedition began in 1972 and occupied much of Fiennes’s and Ginny’s time during the rest of the decade. The trekking team, led by Fiennes and including fellow Britons Charles Burton and Oliver Shepard, had a support crew of some three dozen people, including Ginny. They departed from Greenwich, England, in September 1979, attempting to stay as close as possible to the Greenwich meridian as they journeyed southward over land and water, until they reached the coast of Antarctica in January 1980. They remained there until October, when Fiennes, Burton, and Shepherd departed on snowmobiles for the South Pole, which they reached on December 15. Setting out again after a short time at the American base there, they arrived at the Scott Base on the west coast of Antarctica in mid-January 1981, having made the continental traverse in a record-setting 67 days. The north face of the Eiger has killed off 80 people but I could only do it because of that guy.” A fragile planet Glamorgan graduates meet Britain's most famous modern-day explorer". News.glam.ac.uk. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012 . Retrieved 16 August 2013.Top 100 living geniuses". The Daily Telegraph. London. 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020 . Retrieved 30 July 2009. As with many of the contemporary breed of explorer, while the thrill of achieving their goal is a large part of what they do, Ranulph has seen enough around the world to know that we live on a fragile planet. Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Bt, OBE Authorised Biography". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015 . Retrieved 9 January 2014. 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.