Sir Ranulph Fiennes, born in 1944, "the greatest explorer in the world today, unique!" (Guinness World Records official review), was awarded the OBE ), served in the British Air Force Special Forces (SAS), fought in the Middle East.
From 1979 to 1982, two comrades-in-arms with SAS completed the entire journey through the Earth's surface (ground, water and ice) along the Earth's polar axis to explore the north and south poles, unprecedented. In 1993, in 93 days, with his companion Mike Stroud (Mike Stroud) achieved the first feat of walking across the polar continent without support in human history. From October 26 to November 1, 2003, seven marathons were completed in different time zones on seven continents for seven consecutive days. In May 2009, he reached the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 65.
At that time, he participated in the competition for the role of James Bond in the "007" series of movies. Until the final stage, he lost to Roger Moore because of his "big hands and a peasant look".
Over the years, he has worked hard, combined with his own experience, and has created and published more than 20 works, with readers all over the world.
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