Snow troubles? WIMPS!

[Mich the Tester]

Fears of Sir Ranulph Fiennes ahead of lung-bursting 'impossible' journey across Antarctica - Telegraph

[BrilloPad]

I did cycle to work while it was -2 today. Does that count?

[NickFitz]

There's a fine line between "Because it's there" and "Because I'm an idiot"

[Mich the Tester]

I did cycle to work while it was -2 today. Does that count?

No. Ran Fiennes is 68 and it'll be -92 in Antarctica.

I rode up a hill yesterday in wind and snow. Well I didn't because the rear wheel kept slipping, so I picked up the bike, slung it over my shoulders and soldiered on to reach the top through a total white out, then stepped back on and blasted downhill, regardless of the ice, actually I didn't; I gave up and went to the pub instead.

[Old Hack]

I remember reading about him taking the tops of his frostbitten fingers off with a black and decker in his shed. I think that's rather odd behaviour, so him doing this, well, like those extreme sportsmen and women, you just know you're going to be reading about them towards the end of the paper within a few years.

[BrilloPad]

There's a fine line between "Because it's there" and "Because I'm an idiot"

I remember my ex-father-out-law saying that Colonel H Jones was an idiot. As he fought in the 8th army I suppose he had the right to say it. But maybe he had a point.

[d000hg]

>> trek on foot across the Antarctic in wintertime.
>> Temperatures are expected to reach no more than about -70C.

Why not try walking across Mars or something?! Madness.

[darmstadt]

I rode up a hill yesterday in wind and snow. Well I didn't because the rear wheel kept slipping, so I picked up the bike, slung it over my shoulders and soldiered on to reach the top through a total white out, then stepped back on and blasted downhill, regardless of the ice, actually I didn't; I gave up and went to the pub instead.

Are we meant to believe you? Where is it you live? Ah, Holland. Not exactly famous for its hills :-)

[RasputinDude]

His autobiography is very good read - he's quite honest about why he does these things - it's how he makes his money; he raises his profile in doing an expedition and then lives off the earnings of after-dinner speaking for a while.

Personally, I think he's an inspiring character.

[Mich the Tester]

Are we meant to believe you? Where is it you live? Ah, Holland. Not exactly famous for its hills :-)

We have a thing nearby called a 'berg', which is a slightly ambitious name as it's 70 metres high.