Explorer Fiennes wrote secret will during Everest expedition

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 4 Oct, 15:54 · Archive

Sir Ranulph Fiennes wrote a handwritten will during an Everest trek, according to a longtime friend.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes wrote a handwritten will in his tent during an Everest expedition, according to Michael Kobold, a friend of the explorer for 30 years. Kobold told the Mail on Sunday that Fiennes composed the document the night before an unsuccessful attempt to reach the summit at 29,000 feet.

Kobold reported that Fiennes' wife had vetoed his plans to divorce her. The Metro reports that Fiennes had written up plans for after his death from a tent at Everest Base Camp.

How it is being reported

• Sir Ranulph Fiennes mystery continues over claims he ‘wrote will on Everest’Daily Express · 4 Oct, 15:48
• Ranulph Fiennes ‘wrote secret will on Everest hike before wife talked him out of divorce’Metro · 4 Oct, 15:47
• Sir Ranulph 'drew up secret will on Everest trek after wife vetoed his plan to divorce her'Daily Mail · 3 Oct, 23:56

In this story: Sir Ranulph Fiennes · Michael Kobold · Mount Everest

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