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Virginia Frances, Lady Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (née Pepper; 9 July 1947 – 20 February 2004), known as Ginny Fiennes, was an English explorer. [1] She was the first woman to be awarded the Polar Medal, [2] 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 very low frequency ...
Bothie, also known as Bothie the Polar Dog, was a long-haired Jack Russell Terrier who was the only dog to travel to both the South and North Poles. Bothie was owned by Ranulph Fiennes and Ginny Fiennes and accompanied the team on the circumpolar Transglobe Expedition from 1979 to 1982.
Fiennes embarked on a lecture tour, where in Cheshire he met Louise Millington, whom he married at St Boniface's Church, Bunbury, one year and three weeks after Ginny's death. A daughter, Elizabeth, was born in April 2006.
With help from Ginny Fiennes and Giles Kershaw, they built a base camp near the SANAE III base. [5] They named the base camp Ryvingen, after the nearby Ryvingen Peak. Burton, Shepard, Ranulph Fiennes, and Ginny Fiennes (and their dog Bothie) remained at this base all winter, in four cardboard huts which quickly became buried in the snow. [5]
Pages in category "Fiennes family" ... Ginny Fiennes; Gregory Fiennes, 10th Baron Dacre; H. Hero Fiennes Tiffin; I. Ivo Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 20th Baron Saye and ...
Ginny Fiennes: British: 1947: 2004: First woman to be awarded the Polar Medal, and architect of the Transglobe Expedition [2] Enid Gordon-Gallien: British: c. 1887: 1931: Explored and mapped Kalambo Falls Barbara Hillary: American: 1931: 2019: First African American woman to reach North Pole Amy Johnson: British: 1903: 1941
Ralph Fiennes is opening up about a time in his career when he felt like he was on shaky ground.. The British actor, 61, recently sat down exclusively with PEOPLE to chat about memorable moments ...
Bonnie Francesca Wright [1] (born 17 February 1991) [2] is an English actress, filmmaker, and environmental activist.She is best known for her role as Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter film series.