The Times They Are A-Changin'
You know you're living in the 21st century when you find that Sir Ranulph Fiennes is on MySpace.
I'm 63 years old. I'm terrified of heights. I've had a double heart bypass. This March I will be climbing the North Face of the Eiger. Why? Well, I've been an explorer for more than 25 years, but this is my challenge of a lifetime. The North Face is 6,000ft of vertical rock and ice. It's claimed the lives of 50 climbers since the first ascent in 1938 and is notorious for rockfalls, avalanches and unstable weather.
Brilliant.
— Filed under Other expeditions