Extreme…Adventure Emergencies looks at the problems faced by Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand in their Atlantic balloon crossing attempt; Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ attempt to break records with a solo mission to the North Pole – which ended in his having to be rescued and suffering from frostbite; yachtsman Rob Matthews caught in a freak storm in the Tasman Sea; and sky diver Barry Dawson, who narrowly avoided being killed in a plane crash.