- Kicked out of the SAS for 'borrowing' high explosives to blow up the movie set of "Dr Dolittle" because it made his favourite village look ugly.
- First man to walk to both poles
- First man to walk to the South pole solo
- 4 months after Heart Bypass surgery, at the age of 59, he ran 7 marathons in 7 consecutive days on 7 continents
- Was shortlisted to take over from Sean Connery as James Bond
and coolest of all:
After his Antarctic expedition he was advised to wait a few months before having his frostbitten finger-ends amputated, but couldn't wait, so went into his garden shed and did it himself. He tried a hacksaw at first, but apparently it didn't work very well so he bought a cutting attachment for his electric drill and that did the job.
Interview Here
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This man is a FUcking Legend!