biography
| name: |
Fiennes, Sir Ranulph (Twisleton-Wykeham-)
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pronunciation:
[fiynz]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1944– )
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| biography:
| Explorer and expedition leader, born in Windsor, S England, UK. Educated at Eton, he served with the Royal Scots Greys and the SAS. He was the leader of several expeditions, from hovercraft on the White Nile (1969) to the Transglobe (1979–82), tracing the Greenwich Meridian across both Poles. With Michael Stroud he completed the first unsupported crossing on foot of the Antarctic in 1993, covering 1350 mi in 95 days. In 2000 he was forced to abandon his 520-mile solo trek to the North Pole because of frostbite. He has published several books recounting his adventures. |
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