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Brought up in South Africa, he never knew his father, who had died in the Italian Campaign the year before he was born. Ranulph followed his father's path into the Royal Scots Greys. After that came the SAS, from which he was dismissed for blowing up an American film set at the idyllic Cotswold village of Castle Combs, then two vicious years as a volunteer fighting communist insurgents in Oman. Then began the series of expeditions for which Fiennes is best known and which caused The Guinness Book of Records to hail him in 1984 as 'the world's greatest living explorer.' Up the White Nile in a hovercraft, parachuting onto Europe's highest glacier, forcing his way up 4,000 miles of terrifying rivers in northern Canada and Alaska, overland to the North Pole and to the ends of the earth, across the world's axis-the Transglobe Expedition-which took ten years from conception to completion. He writes here too about his attempt to reach the North Pole without dogs or motorised equipment, beating the world record by 300 miles, his determination to find the lost city of Urbar in the Arabian desert and, finally, his extraordinary journey across the Antarctic Continent via the South Pole. Living Dangerously is a remarkable testament from a remarkable man.
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes was the first man to reach both poles (by surface travel) and the first to cross the Antarctic Continent unsupported. In the 1960s he was removed from the SAS Regiment for misuse of explosives but, joining the army of the Sultan of Oman, received that country's Bravery Medal on active service in 1971. He is the only person yet to have been awarded two clasps to the Polar medal for both Antarctic and the Arctic regions. Fiennes has led over 30 expeditions including the first polar circumnavigation of the Earth. In 1993 Her Majesty the Queen awarded Fiennes the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for 'human endeavour and charitable services,' because, on the way to breaking records, he has raised over GBP5 million for charity.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
What a fantastic book!
Mesmerising, captivating and hysterically funny in places. The reader never feels bored, even in the part where he describes the 9-5 office job he had for some time.
Fiennes' command of the English (and French) language is as exceptional as the rest of this mans life. It has probably been said before, but I can't help feeling that if anyone at all should and could write an autobiography, it is this man and this book.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book defines what the human body is capable of if the mind is strong, Fiennes encapsulates everything good about mankind, and how his own journey of self-discovery changed him.
Starting with his boyhood in South Africa, the author takes you on a collosal journey with him through his lifes ups and downs, his close human relationships and his self beleif, a remarkable acheivement, if there is one book you must read in your life, it is this one.
Starting with his boyhood in South Africa, the author takes you on a collosal journey with him through his lifes ups and downs, his close human relationships and his self beleif, a remarkable acheivement, if there is one book you must read in your life, it is this one.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was given this book some time ago, it has been published twice, the most recent publication has a further antarctic expedition with Mike Stroud included. The book is well written and contains some fantastic stories and anecdotes about a true adventurous soul. The book takes you along with him as he travels the world, seeing the hardships and the laughs as though you were there. Fantastic read, buy it.
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as expected -
I know this book, so no surprises. It was a gift for someone else. Condition, delevery date were all most satisfactory, thank you
Published on 8 Mar 2010 by W. M. Hartwig-compton
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Very happy with the price, service and quality of the book. I will certainly be using Amazon again.
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Published on 12 Feb 2010 by R. G. Drury
Inspiration in a PC world
I've just finished Ranulph's book and it was a fantastic read. I've been a disabled soldier since 18, now 49. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2008 by J. Westcott
Living Dangerously - Outstanding Example of Masculine Excellence
Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE offers an outstanding example of masculine excellence to every man and boy who feels the spirit of adventure flowing in his veins. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2007 by W. Fabricius
Thinking of buying the CD - an evening with Fiennes?
I just think it should be cheaper or longer. I'm reading Living Dangerously right now (picked up signed copy in a charity shop)and am very much enjoying it. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2006 by C. Chiverton
super read, but Beyond the limits is even better.
I read these books the wrong way round Beyond the Limits then Living Dangerously. its well written, with perfectly timed examples of his life. its well worth the doe.
Published on 4 Jan 2001
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