In September 2011, Fiennes was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Science from Plymouth University [37] and, in July 2012, he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Glamorgan. [47]

SPOTLIGHT SERIES 60th ICONS". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022 . Retrieved 26 September 2022.The wonderful Michael Palin brought a rich collection of eccentrics to life in his memorable 1970s TV series Ripping Yarns. According to an interview on Top Gear, Fiennes was considered for the role of James Bond during the casting process, making it to the final six contenders, but was rejected by Cubby Broccoli for having "hands too big and a face like a farmer", and Roger Moore was eventually chosen. [28] Fiennes related this tale again during one of his appearances on Countdown, in which he referred also to a brief film career that included an appearance alongside Liz Fraser. [29] I said yes because I didn’t want to be unpopular with the client. I sort of opened my eyes as we left the platform, but I then kept them shut for the rest of the ride. Freeze Frame» Transglobe Expedition 1979-82". freezeframe.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018 . Retrieved 25 May 2018.

Books:: Ranulph Fiennes". ranulphfiennes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020 . Retrieved 25 March 2019. Delivered in his own inimitable fashion and accompanied by stunning, never-before-seen images and home videos, this show guarantees to leave you entertained and inspired to seek out your own life adventures. After the war his mother moved the family to South Africa, where he remained until he was 12. While in South Africa he attended Western Province Preparatory School in Newlands, Cape Town. Fiennes then returned to be educated at Sandroyd School, Wiltshire and then at Eton College.Thus, with the threat of climate change more apparent than ever, what would he urge the younger generation to change as a matter of urgency?

Across the Frozen Himalaya: The Epic Winter Ski Traverse from Karakoram to Lipu Lekh (2000), Indus Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7387-106-1 (by Harish Kohli, foreword by Ranulph Fiennes). Cold: Extreme Adventures at the Lowest Temperatures on Earth (2013), Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-47112-782-3. Mind over Matter: The Epic Crossing of the Antarctic Continent (1994), Delacorte Press. ISBN 978-0385312165.

Breaking Everest and Eiger records

He added: “There is one thing I wish I had tried doing earlier. At the moment, I still hold the world record of being the only person to have crossed the whole of the Antarctica ice cap, the whole of the northern ice cap and to climb the highest mountain.

by Explorersweb". AdventureStats. 30 September 2003. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015 . Retrieved 16 August 2013. Home of the Blizzard: A True Story of Antarctic Survival, Birlinn Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84158-077-7 (by Sir Douglas Mawson, foreword by Ranulph Fiennes).Above the World: Stunning Satellite Images From Above Earth (2005), Cassell Illustrated, a division of the Octopus Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-84403-181-8 (foreword by Ranulph Fiennes). The north face of the Eiger has killed off 80 people but I could only do it because of that guy.” A fragile planet Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge» 'Polar Bytes' no. 48". spri.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018 . Retrieved 25 May 2018.