{"id":36804,"date":"2017-02-21T10:16:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T15:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/blog\/britains-toughest-explorer-still-setting-records"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:01:01","slug":"britains-toughest-explorer-still-setting-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/britains-toughest-explorer-still-setting-records","title":{"rendered":"Britain&#x2019;s Toughest Explorer Still Setting Records"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ranulph Fiennes<br><br>British explorer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/speakers\/ranulph-fiennes\"><b>Ranulph Fiennes<\/b><\/a> is the only man alive to have travelled the surface of the world\u2019s polar axis. His achievements almost defy description. In addition to his polar explorations, he has climbed Everest, the North Face of the Eiger, and even navigated a hovercraft up the Nile. 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