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Sir ranulph fiennes looks back on a life lived at the very limits of human endeavour. This book is about this aspect of our environment and about sir ranulph fiennes own life experiencing the extreme cold, from. Ranulph is also the first one to have traveled on foot and crossed antartica. Explorer and adventurer sir ranulph fiennes explores the concept of fear, and shows us through his own experiences how we can push our boundaries in everyday life. For 1,350 miles at a rate of 14 miles a day, fiennes and his partner dr. The elite book by ranulph fiennes official publisher page. Ranulph fiennes has travelled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on earth, almost died countless times, lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite, raised millions of pounds for charity and been awarded a polar medal and an obe. Ranulph fiennes has travelled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on.
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