Sir Ranulph Fiennes has pulled out of an expedition across Antarctica in winter because of frostbite.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes has pulled out of an expedition across Antarctica in winter because of frostbite.
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The 68-year-old was injured after a fall while skiing during training at a base camp and developed frostbite after using his bare hands to fix a ski binding in temperatures of around minus 30ºC.
Sir Ranulph will now leave the expedition but organisers said his evacuation was being hampered by blizzard conditions. His teammates will continue with the 2000-mile trek. A spokesman said: "We regret to announce that Sir Ranulph Fiennes has developed a case of frostbite. He has very reluctantly decided to withdraw from Antarctica.
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