Sir Ranulph Fiennes

Sir Ranulph has been one of the world’s foremost explorers since 1969 when he led the British Expedition on the White Nile. His journeys include Transglobe (the first surface journey around the world’s polar axis), the Ubar Expedition (which in 1991 discovered Ptolemy’s long-lost Atlantis of the Sands, the frankincense centre of the world), and the Pentland South Pole Expedition (the first unsupported crossing of the Antarctic Continent). He has raised over $10 million for charity, written over a dozen books, and is a leading motivational speaker. In 1993 he was awarded the OBE and 1995 became the only person to hold a second Polar Medal.