Sir Ranulph Fiennes through the years - in pictures

  • Sir Ranulph Fiennes addresses a press conference following his return to London in 2009 from his ascent of Mount Everest. All photos: Getty Images
    Sir Ranulph Fiennes addresses a press conference following his return to London in 2009 from his ascent of Mount Everest. All photos: Getty Images
  • Mr Fiennes poses for a picture at The Coldest Journey launch on board the SA Agulhas, in 2012, in London
    Mr Fiennes poses for a picture at The Coldest Journey launch on board the SA Agulhas, in 2012, in London
  • Mr Fiennes attends the World Premiere of Explorer at BFI Southbank in London in 2022
    Mr Fiennes attends the World Premiere of Explorer at BFI Southbank in London in 2022
  • The explorer during the glacier hike stage of the 1999 Eco Challenge in Patagonia, Argentina
    The explorer during the glacier hike stage of the 1999 Eco Challenge in Patagonia, Argentina
  • Leading the way during the 1999 Eco Challenge in Patagonia
    Leading the way during the 1999 Eco Challenge in Patagonia
  • Mr Fiennes on the first unsupported crossing of Antarctica, in 1992
    Mr Fiennes on the first unsupported crossing of Antarctica, in 1992
  • Mr Fiennes aboard the Transglobe Expedition boat the Benjamin Bowring in 1982, anchored off Southend Pier, south-east England. The expedition was the first to make a circumpolar navigation
    Mr Fiennes aboard the Transglobe Expedition boat the Benjamin Bowring in 1982, anchored off Southend Pier, south-east England. The expedition was the first to make a circumpolar navigation
  • In snow hut in Antarctica, 1979
    In snow hut in Antarctica, 1979
  • Oliver Shepard, Mr Fiennes and Charles Burton in front of The Discovery in 1979. Aboard the Benjamin Bowring, the Transglobe Expedition team made the first polar circumnavigation of the globe
    Oliver Shepard, Mr Fiennes and Charles Burton in front of The Discovery in 1979. Aboard the Benjamin Bowring, the Transglobe Expedition team made the first polar circumnavigation of the globe
  • Mr Fiennes walks across the River Thames, near Tower Bridge in London, in 1979, using floats designed for the Transglobe Expedition
    Mr Fiennes walks across the River Thames, near Tower Bridge in London, in 1979, using floats designed for the Transglobe Expedition
  • Mr Fiennes with his team before their White Nile hovercraft expedition in 1969
    Mr Fiennes with his team before their White Nile hovercraft expedition in 1969
  • Mr Fiennes in 1966
    Mr Fiennes in 1966