Explorer review – compelling portrait of adventurer Ranulph Fiennes
Explorer review – Ranulph Fiennes on frostbite, family and James Bond
February 2019
Shortcuts
Are you a proper adventurer if you haven’t lost a toe?
Seven marathons in seven days: British runner sets time record
September 2017
National Trust fights membership over resolution to ban hunting
Trustees are acting cynically say activists who want to revoke all licences on National Trust land
August 2017
National Trust rebels call vote to ban hunting with hounds from estates
Ranulph Fiennes leads charge against ‘despicable’ trail hunts, as 50 members endorse a motion to revoke all licences
January 2017
Sir Ranulph Fiennes abandons bid to climb Aconcagua mountain
Ranulph Fiennes to attempt ascent of South America's highest peak
October 2016
Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Foreign Office blocked winter Antarctic crossing
British explorer says Whitehall officials were worried it would be ‘embarrassing’ for them if he ran into difficulties
November 2015
Do Something creative
The DIY Q&A: Ranulph Fiennes
‘I did amputate the ends of my own fingers with a saw’
October 2015
Digested read
Heat: Extreme Adventures at the Highest Temperatures on Earth by Ranulph Fiennes - digested read
The explorer’s expeditions down African rivers and across Arabian deserts are amputated in the interests of survival by John Crace
April 2015
The Friday flyer
Ranulph Fiennes: 'At the finish, I gave two fingers to the camels'
The 71-year-old explorer discusses his most recent challenge through the Sahara, getting older, and how he refuses to succumb to technology
Ranulph Fiennes 'overtaking people a quarter his age' in Marathon des Sables
The 71-year-old is facing temperatures of more than 50C running through the Sahara as hge hopes to raise £2.5m for UK charity Marie Curie
Ranulph Fiennes' next challenge: 156 miles through the Sahara
71-year-old explorer prepares for the Marathon des Sables, said to be the toughest footrace on earth
March 2015
How I get ready
How I get ready: Ranulph Fiennes
Sir Ranulph Fiennes plans Sahara ultra-marathon aged 71
February 2015
Every second counts
Sir Ranulph Fiennes: 'The mindset had to be that we would take a leap into the dark'
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, discusses his early career and the pivotal decision that took him into the world of competitive expeditions
January 2015
Every second counts
Where I went right - interactive
Celebrated innovators Tim Berners-Lee, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Ranulph Fiennes and Alice Roberts provide unique insights into the formative moments that have shaped their careers
August 2014
From the Guardian archive
From the archive: 30 August 1982: Pioneer Fiennes lists scientific achievements
Originally published in the Guardian on 30 August 1982: Prince Charles praises Sir Ranulph Fiennes’s Transglobe Expedition as achieving ‘an extraordinary feat’ in terms of scientific research
December 2013
The best original photographs from the Observer
Original Observer photography: November
Naomie Harris, Ellie Goulding, Richard Osman and the great Harry Dean Stanton all feature this month in our showcase of the best photography commissioned by the Observer
