Sir Ranulph Fiennes forced to abandon climb with bad back

Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been compelled to desert an try and climb the best peak in South America after being struck down with a nasty again.

The 72-year-old was airlifted from Aconcagua within the Andes on Monday when he was overcome with extreme again ache, only a few hours from the summit.

Sir Ranulph was scaling the 6,691m (22,838ft) mountain as a part of his try and turn out to be the primary particular person to cross each the polar ice caps and climb the best mountains on every of the seven continents, a problem that's elevating cash for the terminal sickness charity Marie Curie.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes making his means down from Camp III after injuring his again simply hours away from reaching the summit

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, initially from Windsor, who's an explorer and holder of a number of endurance information

The veteran explorer being helped to the helicopter by a colleague after working into bother in South America

As an Argentinian flag flutters violently within the wind, Sir Ranulph is airlifted away within the rescue operation on the Aconcagua

Talking from Mendoza in Argentina, Sir Ranulph stated: 'I used to be inside only a few hours of the summit however issues with my again meant I could not proceed.

'I am very pissed off however I've learnt that at my age you'll be able to't ignore any ache. 

'I'll come residence to the UK and get my again checked out earlier than I do anything.'

Sir Ranulph alluded to the bodily difficulties his problem entailed earlier than he set off, saying on the time: 'One other impediment I'll face is that issues aren't as they have been previously - the physique, with the identical quantity of coaching, cannot obtain the identical issues, so success on this problem is under no circumstances assured.'

With two individuals main the way in which in entrance of him, Sir Ranulph Fiennes (centre in purple jacket) is helped by a colleague

The 72-year-old makes his means down the treacherous-looking face of the Aconcagua - the best mountain in South America

The veteran explorer (pictured within the centre) is trying to achieve the best mountain in all seven continents

With the Andes within the background, Sir Ranulph was compelled to chop his expedition quick as he makes his means down the mountain

The veteran explorer on his haunches after his again gave means on his newest mission as his colleagues look on 

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 72, was trying to climb Aconcagua as a part of his quest to overcome the best mountain on all seven continents

A cameraman captures the second Sir Ranulph Fiennes is taken away within the helicopter after getting injured in Argentina

The climb was lower painfully quick near the 6,962m summit and needed to be airlifted off the South American peak on Monday

Talking from Mendoza in Argentina, Sir Ranulph stated: 'I used to be inside only a few hours of the summit however issues with my again meant I could not proceed.'

Sir Ranulph is greater than half approach to finishing the World Attain Problem for Marie Curie.

Regardless of having a coronary heart assault and present process bypass surgical procedure in 2003, he has since climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mount Elbrus in Europe and Mount Vinson in Antarctica.

He additionally reached the summit of Mount Everest in 2009, reaching the highest of the world's highest mountain at his third try and turning into the oldest Briton to realize the feat.

To finish the world first, he nonetheless wants to achieve the highest of Aconcagua, Mount Carstensz in Indonesia, and Denali, the best peak in North America. 

• Anybody wishing to donate to Sir Ralph Fiennes' World Attain Problem for Marie Curie can achieve this right here.

 

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