From the October ‘05 issue of Outside Magazine:
I was attempting an unsupported solo trek to the North Pole in 2000. The first day, my sled slipped into the sea and I had to reach into the water to get it. My left hand was gone after that, so I held my stove with my mouth to light it. The steel froze to my lips. Then the tent caught fire. Back home I amputated my mummified fingers with a saw. I’ve still got them.
–Veteran British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes
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1 JASon // Sep 11, 2005 at 10:20 am
I — for some reason — wouldn’t want to go camping with this guy.
2 Aj // Sep 11, 2005 at 10:21 am
Tasty. Thanks for that Sunday morning image.
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