Beyond the Limits: The Lessons Learned from a Lifetime's Adventures

by Ranulph Fiennes

Book Overview

On 5th February 2000 Sir Ranulph Fiennes set off on the most direct - and most difficult - route to the North Pole from Canada. It involved towing a heavily laden sledge over 425 nautical miles of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316854581
• ISBN13: 9780316854580
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.8" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

A Testament to the Human Spirit

Ranulph Fiennes is a remarkable person who set out to achieve what most considered impossible. From circumnavigating the Earth's polar axis to discovering a lost ancient city in Arabia to gut-wrenching unsupported polar treks, Fiennes shares the ups and downs of a life lived in full. Here are the finely-distilled lessons learned of an intrepid spirit, told through captivating stories of adventure and magnificent photographs. This book provides hard-earned, sage advice for people from all walks of life. Recommended.

Ranulph Fiennes's lifetime of adventures is documented

Sir Randolph Fiennes has been called the 'world's greatest living explorer': he's spent thirty years circumnavigating the globe, broken many exploration records, and has had both high and low moments in the process, so it's little surprise BEYOND THE LIMITS provides such a fascinating memoir and examination of these points. Ranulph Fiennes's lifetime of adventures is documented in a vivid series of lessons: add color photos and you have an outstanding achievement.