
Explorer & adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes explores the concept of fear & shows us through his own experiences how we can push our boundaries in everyday life Sir Ranulph Fiennes has climbed the Eiger & Mount Everest He's crossed both Poles on foot He's been a member of the SAS & fought a bloody guerrilla war in Oman & yet he confesses that his fear of heights is so great that he'd rather send his wife up a ladder to clean the gutters than do it himself In FEAR the world's greatest explorer delves into his own experiences to try & explain what fear is how it happens & how he's overcome it so successfully He examines key moments from history where fear played an important part in the outcome of a great event He shows us how the brain perceives fear how that manifests itself in us & how we can transform our perceptions With an enthralling combination of story-telling research & personal accounts of his own struggles to overcome fear Sir Ranulph Fiennes sheds new light on one of humanity's strongest emotions