Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 74, reveals he sleeps in his Ford Mondeo to save money
Sir Ranulph Fiennes has revealed he sleeps in his Ford Mondeo to save money on hotel stays as he announced his new expedition to walk along the seafloor through shark-infested waters.
The renowned explorer, who will turn 75 this week and tours Britain talking about his adventures and his books, has been forced to spend the night in his car to save cash on hotels rooms.
He told The Sunday Times: 'The car is long enough for me to stretch out. It's not uncomfortable or anything. In London I park in a residential bay between 10pm and 8am.
'I'll tell you only that it's in Queen's Gate [west London], but I won't tell you more because it may not be strictly legal.'
On his next expedition, which may be his last, Fiennes hopes to walk five miles from Robben Island to Cape Town through treacherous water.
He aims to raise money for Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital in Johannesburg and will only have a diving suit and special technology to ward off sharks.
Despite raising thousands of pounds for charity, the explorer's adventures have often put him debt.
An expedition to both of the world's poles left him with bills of more than £100,000 which to years to pay off.
Fiennes, who has a 13-year-old daughter, added: 'I need to write a book every other year, but with tax and literary agent fees and the often considerable cost of research it's not enough.'
On his next expedition, which may be his last, Fiennes hopes to walk five miles form Robben Island to Cape Town with no protection
Despite raising thousands of pounds for charity, the explorer's adventures have often put him debt
Despite being the first pensioner to climb Everest, growing old has meant these challenges have become much harder for Fiennes.
He was was diagnosed with prostate cancer and type 2 diabetes and suffers from defective vision after his eyeball froze on a polar trek.
The explorer famously revealed how he was convinced to cut off his own frostbitten fingers by his late wife after she accused him of being 'irritable'.
He was was diagnosed with prostate cancer and type 2 diabetes and suffers from defective vision after his eyeball froze on a polar trek
was left with 'mummified' digits on his left hand after a failed solo expedition to the North Pole in 2000.
On returning to Britain he was told that the fingers needed to be amputated but added that he would have to wait five months for partially-damaged tissue to heal first.
For a short while the former SAS officer lived with the pain, until his former wife Ginnie said he was 'getting irritable.
'We decided we would try to cut them off with a Black and Decker and a saw,' he said in a BBC radio interview.
Two weeks later the adventurer went to Frenchay hospital in Bristol where a plastic surgeon added the finishing touches to the job. The fingers healed without complications.
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 74, reveals he sleeps in his Ford Mondeo to save money
Sir Ranulph Fiennes has revealed he sleeps in his Ford Mondeo to save money on hotel stays as he announced his new expedition to walk along the seafloor through shark-infested waters.
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