Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ biggest influencers were Sir Edmund Hillary, Robert Falcon Scott, and his father, who was killed in the Second World War. Photo: Gary Salter

Facing fear on Everest

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Dubbed the world’s greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes opens up on his fears, Mt Everest attempts and an admiration for Sir Edmund Hillary.

Look closely at Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and you’ll notice the marks of adventure. A gash in his dress shoe relieves pressure on an old frostbite wound – the skin graft, he says, fell off in the bath years ago and it’s been painful ever since. The fingertips of his left hand went the same way. […]
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