Ranulph Fiennes Quotes

I go on expeditions for the same reason an estate agent sells houses - to pay the bills.
Ranulph Fiennes

Same, Reason, Pay

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.
Ranulph Fiennes

Pretty, Means, Avoid

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.
Ranulph Fiennes

Work, Wife, Pay

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.
Ranulph Fiennes

Happen, Same, While

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

Training, While, Soldiers

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Nationality: British

Born: March 7, 1944

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