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Jan 5, 2018 · After attempting to walk alone and unsupported to the North Pole, Fiennes suffered severe frostbite to his fingers. The pain was unbearable, even for a seasoned explorer like Fiennes. Fiennes had been a member of the British Army, had conquered glaciers and found lost cities, but his frozen fingers created a living hell.
Dec 16, 2017 · In his autobiography Sir Ranulph described how, following a 2000 expedition, he had amputated the tips of all four fingers and the thumb of his left hand. Sir Ranulph Fiennes signs copies...
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Nov 15, 2013 · 15 November 2013. Sir Ranulph Fiennes tells BBC Newsnight's Kirsty Wark how he cut some of his own fingers off with a blade because of the pain they caused him.
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Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet OBE (born 7 March 1944), commonly known as Sir Ranulph Fiennes ( / ˈrænʌlf ˈfaɪnz /) and sometimes as Ran Fiennes, [a] is a British explorer, writer and poet, who holds several endurance records. Fiennes served in the British Army for eight years, including a period on counter-insurgency ...
- 1963–1971
Sep 1, 2022 · He was in the dark water long enough that the dreaded, tingling numb feeling began to spread across the fingers of his left hand. Sure enough, it was frostbite. As he told The Guardian, once he got home, there were no surgery appointments available for months, and the pain was excruciating.
Feb 20, 2019 · Sir Ranulph Fiennes keeps his fingertips in a jar and Aron Ralston cut off his arm to escape death. Is this the ultimate in heroism?
