Sir Ranulph Fiennes on his Antarctic expedition ordeal

Title

Sir Ranulph Fiennes on his Antarctic expedition ordeal

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:57

Description

Speech by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who was forced to halt his trek across Antarctica with Dr Michael Stroud, having covered 1,350 miles and set two world records. Fiennes confirming that during the nastiest expedition he has ever been on, the pair had travelled for a minimum of 10 hours a day for 95 of the 96 days, that they had fallen down crevasses and that Stroud had suffered from severe hypothermia.

Contributors

Ranulph Fiennes

Keywords

Record attempts; Medical conditions; Ranulph Fiennes; Geographical exploration; Explorers; Antarctic exploration; Expeditions; Michael Stroud

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