British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes (R) and expedition partner Mike
Stroud (L) make final preparations before departing from Windsor Castle
on the fifth leg of their seven continent marathon challenge, in
southern England, October 31, 2003. Fiennes began the fifth leg of his
latest challenge of running seven marathons in seven days in seven
continents on Friday, less than five months after suffering a
near-fatal heart attack. REUTERS/David Bebber

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