Sir Ranulph Fiennes Bt OBE
Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes was born in 1944 and educated at Eton. He served with the Royal Scots Greys for a time before joining the SAS. In 1968 he joined the Army of the Sultan of Oman and in 1970 was awarded the Sultan's Bravery Medal. In the same year he married his wife, Virginia. Virginia was the first woman to be awarded the Polar Medal in 1987.

Since 1969, when he led the British Polar Expedition on the White Nile, Ranulph Fiennes has been at the forefront of many exploratory expeditions. Described in 1984 as the 'World's Greatest Living Explorer' by the Guinness Book Of Records, his expeditions around the world include Transglobe (the first surface journey around the world's polar axis) 1979-82; North Polar Unsupported Expedition (furthest north unsupported record) 1986; Anglo Soviet North Pole Expedition 1990-91; co-leader of the Ubar Expedition (which in 1991 discovered Ptolemy's long-lost Atlantis of the Sands, the frankincense centre of the world); leader of the Pentland South Pole Expedition (which achieved the first unsupported crossing of the Antarctic Continent and the longest unsupported polar journey in history) 1992-93.

Sir Ranulph's expeditions have raised over £3m for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, which has enabled the building of Europe's first MS research centre in Cambridge. In 1993 he was awarded an OBE for 'human endeavour and charitable services'. Sir Ranulph is also the author of several books including his autobiography 'Living Dangerously', 'The Feather Men' (UK Number One Bestseller), 'Atlantis of the Sands', 'Mind Over Matter' (a harrowing account of his 1992/3 expedition), and 'The Sett' (1996).

Cold Feat are extremely proud to have the support of Sir Ranulph for their expedition.
[ View the letter of support from Sir Ranulph ]