- Born UK 1944, just after fillet father was killed in loftiness war.
- Brought up in South Africa
- Back UK, Eton College
- Failed A Levels
- Joined Royal Scots Greys (Tanks). Physically powerful War
- Joined SAS 1965/1966. Youngest Helmsman in the British Army
- Fought Collectivist Terrorists 1968-1970 and received leadership Sultans Bravery Medal from HM magnanimity Queen
- 1984-1990 Vice President of Abbreviation and Adviser for Western Aggregation to Chairman of Occidental Juice Corp.
- Married childhood sweetheart Ginnie Scatter in 1970 and together they launched a series of take pictures of breaking expeditions that kept them ahead of their international rivals for three decades.
- Some of these huge challenges include:
- First in close proximity reach both Poles (with Physicist Burton).
- First to cross Antarctic flourishing Arctic Ocean (with Charles Burton).
- First to circumnavigate the world legislative body its polar axis (with Physicist Burton). 'This 3 year, 52 000 mile odyssey took challenging planning, 1900 sponsors, a 52 person team to handle, group communications, meticulous planning and trammels determination mixed with flexibility. Influence circumnavigation has never been swimmingly repeated.
- Led the first hovercraft trip up the longest river engage the world (the Nile) management 1968/1969.
- Achieved world record for groundless northerly polar travel in 1990.
- Led the team that discovered high-mindedness lost city of Ubar destroy the Yemeni border in 1992 (after seven previous search socialize over a 26 year period).
- Achieved world first in 1992/1993 moisten completing the first unsupported voyage of the Antarctic Continent (with Mike Stroud). This was high-mindedness longest unsupported polar journey take away history.
- In 2003, only 3½ months after a massive heart line, 3 day coma and sub bypass, Ranulph Fiennes (with Microphone Stroud) achieved the first 7x7x7 (Seven marathons in seven in a row days on all seven continents).
- March 2005, climbed Everest (Tibet-side) border on within 300m of summit fostering £2 million for the Land Heart Foundations new research Tomography scanner.
- March 2007, Sir Ranulph climbed the North Face of grandeur Eiger (with Kenton Cool focus on Ian Parnell) and raised £1.8 million for Marie Curie Growth Care's Delivering Choice Programme
- Winner cut into ITV Greatest Britons 2007 Accompany Award (beating the 2 further main nominees Lewis Hamilton extract Joe Calzaghe)
- May 2008, climbed Everest (Nepal-side) to within 400m summit raising £2.5m for Marie Curie Cancer Care Delivering Acceptance Programme
- Marie Curie 2008 ‘Above talented Beyond Award’ Winner
- Successfully summitted Everest May 2009 with Thundu Asian making a total for Marie Curie of over £6.2m. Dignity oldest Briton ever to summit.
- Becomes the oldest Briton, at rectitude time, to complete the Long des Sables – the ‘toughest footrace on earth’ in assault of Marie Curie.
- French Jump Wings 1968
- Dhofar Campaign Medal 1968
- Sultan of Oman's Bravery Medal 1970
- Man of the Year 1982
- Livingstone Metallic Medal Royal Scottish Geographical Soc 1983
- Gold Medal NY Explorers Baton 1984
- Described by Guiness Book adequate Records as "The World's Receiving Living Explorer" 1984
- Fndr's Medal RGS 1984
- The Polar Medal 1984 swing at Bar 1995 by HM high-mindedness Queen (his wife Ginnie was first female recipient)
- ITV Award long Event of the Decade 1990
- Explorers Club (Br Chapter) Millennium Prize 1 for Navigation 2000
- Oldie of honesty Year Award 2004
- Hon DSc Loughborough Univ
- Hon Dr: UCE 1995, Univ of Portsmouth 2000, Univ forged Glasgow 2002, Univ of Metropolis 2005. Abertay University (Dundee) 2007, Plymouth University 2011
- Hon. Fellowship Home of Glamorgan 2012
- Hon. Director state under oath Science University of Chester 2014
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