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Ranulph Twistleton-Wykeham Fiennes

Ranulph Twistleton-Wykeham Fiennes (born March 7, 1944), British soldier and explorer, led the Transglobe Expedition (1979-1982), the first surface journey around the Earth to visit both North and South poles.

References

Ranulph Fiennes, To The Ends of the Earth (1983) ISBN 0340252774 -- account of the Transglobe Expedition.

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