Sir Ranulph Fiennes is, according to The Guinness Book of Records, The World's Greatest Living Explorer.'Look for a brave spirit' is the Fiennes family motto - a thousand years of courageous and resourceful ancestors, traceable directly to Charlemagne, live on in Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes Bt.Sir Ranulph has led over 22 major expeditions to remote parts of the world. In 1982, the Transglobe Expedition accomplished the first polar circumnavigation of Earth, having taken seven years to plan and three years to complete. Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Charlie Burton were the first men to reach both poles.Fascinated by the legends of the Lost City of Ubar, described by Lawrence of Arabia as the Atlantis of the Sands, Fiennes led several expeditions in the great deserts of Arabia, before finally finding the city in Oman in 1992.In 1993, Sir Ranulph and Dr. Mike Stroud completed the first entirely unassisted polar journey across the Antarctic Continent, the longest polar journey in history. For ninety-seven days the two men fought pain, starvation and snowblindness, dragging 500-pound sledges across the frozen roof of the world. Their physical struggle against the elements soon turned into a psychological and mental struggle between the two explorers.In 1993 Sir Ranulph was awarded an OBE for 'human endeavour and charitable services', and in 1995 was unique in being awarded a double clasp to his Polar Medal in recognition of his outstanding achievements in Polar exploration. Other honours include the Sultan of Oman's Bravery Medal, the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the New York Explorer's Club Gold Medal.His speech topics include:Mind Over MatterChallengesTeamworkLiving Dangerously - A Life of AdventuresNothing Is Beyond Your ReachPersonal Motivation and DeterminationTo the Ends of the Earth - Setting New Standards for Achievement