My eyes lifted to the horizon & the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest. Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs & films but never in real life. She looked angry. In April 2018, seasoned adventurer Ben Fogle & Olympic cycling gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, along with mountaineer Kenton Cool, took on their most exhausting challenge yet climbing Everest for the British Red Cross to highlight the environmental challenges mountains face. It would be harrowing & exhilarating in equal measure as they walked the fine line between life & death 8, 000 metres above sea level. For Ben, the seven-week expedition into the death zone was to become the adventure of a lifetime, as well as a humbling & enlightening journey. For his wife Marina, holding the family together at home, it was an agonising wait for news. Together, they dedicated the experience to their son, Willem Fogle, stillborn at eight months. Cradling little Willem to say goodbye, Ben & Marina made a promise to live brightly. To embrace every day. To always smile. To be positive & to inspire. & from the depths of their grief & dedication, Ben’s Everest dream was born. Up, from here the only way was Up. Part memoir, part thrilling adventure, Ben & Marina’s account of his ascent to the roof of the world is told with their signature humour & warmth, as well as with profound compassion.