Ranulph Fiennes Quotes & Sayings

I go on expeditions for the same reason an estate agent sells houses - to pay the bills. — Ranulph Fiennes

No one will pay you for planning an expedition at first: you have to work in pubs at weekends so you can pay the gas bills. I joined the Territorial Army, which paid me when I turned up to drill nights, and so did my wife. — Ranulph Fiennes

Whenever feasible, pick your team on character, not skill. You can teach skills; you can't teach character. — Ranulph Fiennes

People who go to the polar regions are statistically less likely to die than salesmen who drive on motorways in England. — Ranulph Fiennes

The ultimate starting point for planning any adventure or expeditionby far and away the greatest book on earth — Ranulph Fiennes

As a rule, anything that is pretty you avoid when on an expedition in the polar extremes. Normally anything other than white means a hazard such as a crevasse. — Ranulph Fiennes

While I was serving, I worked as an adventure training officer, teaching soldiers how to ski, canoe and climb. — Ranulph Fiennes

It is a truism to say that the dog is largely what his master makes of him: he can be savage and dangerous, untrustworthy, cringing and fearful; or he can be faithful and loyal, courageous and the best of companions and allies. — Ranulph Fiennes

Rivalry is one of the factors pushing me. While my back was turned, the Norwegians managed to achieve the first Arctic crossing in winter. I didn't want the same to happen in the Antarctic. — Ranulph Fiennes

There is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. — Ranulph Fiennes