30 Aug 2014: Originally published in the Guardian on 30 August 1982: Prince Charles praises Sir Ranulph Fiennes’s Transglobe Expedition as achieving ‘an extraordinary feat’ in terms of scientific research
Naomie Harris, Ellie Goulding, Richard Osman and the great Harry Dean Stanton all feature this month in our showcase of the best photography commissioned by the Observer
1 Mar 2013: Letters: I was heartened that only two of the remaining five-man expedition will be exposed to the elements at any one time through skiing in front of a pair of tracked vehicles
26 Feb 2013: Editorial: Forced to abandon his latest challenge, the adventurer extraordinaire may think twice next time before taking his glove off at -30C