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29 de feb. de 2004 · Lady Fiennes operated radio stations at both poles and in 1987 became the first woman to be awarded the Polar Medal, a British honor. Virginia Frances Pepper was born on July 9, 1947, near ...
Ginny Fiennes. Virginia Frances, Lady Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (9 July 1947 – 20 February 2004) was an English explorer. She was the first woman to be awarded the Polar Medal, and the first woman to be voted in to join the Antarctic Club in recognition of her research work for the British Antarctic Survey and University of Sheffield into ...
This expedition led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes had first been envisaged in 1972 by Ranulph’s wife Ginny, who had the idea of travelling around the world from pole to pole. It took seven years to plan, and to raise the money to fund the expedition; with all their finances and equipment coming from sponsorship.
Ginny Fiennes. Self: To the Ends of the Earth. Ginny Fiennes was born Virginia Frances Pepper in Godalming, Surrey, England on 9 July, 1947. She was a writer and explorer who worked alongside her husband Ranulph Fiennes. They appeared together in To the Ends of the Earth (1983). She was the first woman to receive the prestigious Polar Medal and the first woman to be voted in to join the...
Virginia Frances « Ginny » Fiennes, plus correctement nommée Lady Virginia Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, née le 9 juillet 1947 à Godalming et morte le 20 février 2004 est une exploratrice polaire. Elle a été la première femme à recevoir la Médaille polaire.
Ginny In The Hut Virginia Fiennes, the first wife of explorer Sir Ranulph, is remembered by friends and family, and through the recordings she kept during the expedition that made her husband famous.
Transglobe Expedition. The Transglobe Expedition (1979–1982) was the first expedition to make a longitudinal (north–south) circumnavigation of the Earth using only surface transport. British adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes led a team, including Oliver Shepard and Charles R. Burton, that attempted to follow the Greenwich meridian over both ...
