LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Lady Virginia on the abandonment of Ranulph Fiennes’ Antarctic trek

Genre

Interview

TX Date

12 Feb 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:01

Description

Mike Carlton telephone interview with Lady Virginia, wife of Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who has been forced to halt his trek across Antarctica with Dr Michael Stroud, the pair having covered 1,350 miles unaided and set two world records. Lady Virginia confirming they abandoned the trek because they had frostbite and were running short of food supplies.

Contributors

Mike Carlton; Virginia Fiennes

Keywords

Record attempts; Ranulph Fiennes; Geographical exploration; Explorers; Antarctic exploration; Expeditions; Michael Stroud

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