Quotes by Ranulph Fiennes

About Ranulph Fiennes:

Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet is an English adventurer and holder of several endurance records. He is also a prolific writer.
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I go on expeditions for the same reason an estate agent sells houses - to pay the bills.

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Rivalry is one of the factors pushing me. While my back was turned, the Norwegians managed to achieve the first Arctic crossing in winter. I didn't want the same to happen in the Antarctic.

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While I was serving, I worked as an adventure training officer, teaching soldiers how to ski, canoe and climb.

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As a rule, anything that is pretty you avoid when on an expedition in the polar extremes. Normally anything other than white means a hazard such as a crevasse.

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No one will pay you for planning an expedition at first: you have to work in pubs at weekends so you can pay the gas bills. I joined the Territorial Army, which paid me when I turned up to drill nights, and so did my wife.

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Author Bio

  • NameRanulph Fiennes
  • DescriptionBritish adventurer
  • BornMarch 7, 1944
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionExplorer; Author
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire