English adventurer Ben Fogle resolves to extreme climbing, on Utah desert's Castleton Tower peek. That first requires conquering his acrophobia: skydiving in Western Australia with a British Para veteran and paragliding over the steep Dolomites (Italian-Austrian border Alps) with twice world champion Parcher. His instructor and climbing mate in Utah come along first in canyons. The climb proves daunting and exhausting, yet succeeds despite worrisome weather.
—KGF Vissers