The explorer heads to Derwentwater and Borrowdale, a region of England susceptible to extreme weather, where he meets some of the locals who have battled against flooding and learned to live with the conditions. Along the way, Paul tells the story of Millican Dalton, the 'Professor of Adventure', who ran his own expeditions in the Lake District more than 70 years ago. He also heads for the summit of Great Gable, one of the Lake's best-known peaks