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Ranulph Fiennes


Born
in Glasgow, The United Kingdom
March 07, 1944


Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet, OBE, better known as Ranulph (Ran) Fiennes, is a British adventurer and holder of several endurance records.

Fiennes has written books about his army service and his expeditions as well as a book defending Robert Falcon Scott from modern revisionists. In May 2009, aged 65, he climbed to the summit of Mount Everest. According to the Guinness Book of World Records he is the world's greatest living adventurer. ...more

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“There is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
― Ranulph Fiennes
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“It is a truism to say that the dog is largely what his master makes of him: he can be savage and dangerous, untrustworthy, cringing and fearful; or he can be faithful and loyal, courageous and the best of companions and allies.”
― Ranulph Fiennes
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“People should be treated the same and, if black or brown, they should neither be penalized nor rewarded. Positive discrimination is counterproductive.”
― Ranulph Fiennes, Killer Elite (previously published as The Feather Men): A Novel
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