It's a fear that's kept these challengers grounded their entire lives. For a Winnipeg homemaker, confronting her fear could save her marriage. For a Vancouver firefighter, battling his fear of heights is a matter of life and death.
A Vancouver resident who was mauled by a tiger shark in Maui last year will step back into the ocean for the first time since the attack. For a Calgary man, overcoming his paralyzing fear of sharks will free him from a burden he has carried since childhood.
A Topsail, Newfoundland marketing manager and a Vancouver insurance underwriter attempt to overcome their fear. After repeatedly trying to ditch their phobia, they will face the ultimate "do or die" decision in front of twenty thousand sports fans.
A single dad wants to overcome his fear so he can take his two children on their dream vacation. He and a flight attendant are the two challengers who take to the sky to soar above their self-imposed limitations.
On a working ranch, these city folk are put through a series of challenges to build their confidence. Will 72 hours be enough time to inspire these challengers to break out of their self-defeat and create the lives they deserve?
A competitive mountain bike racer at the pinnacle of his sport was left a quadriplegic after an accident. Now he dreams of surfing with legend Jesse Billauer. Together with an aspiring police officer who is held back by a fear of drowning, the pair journey to California to ride the perfect wave.
An engineering student who wants to help anytime, anywhere joins up with an advocate for Hamilton's RE-Create art therapy program to raise money for the centre. Will they be able to get enough people to turn out for the fundraiser?
A 30-year-old corrections officer avoids any situation where he needs to take the lead. Together with a woman who has battled low self-esteem since high school, they'll learn to take command on a stretch of surging white water on the Ottawa River.
A married mother of two whose fear of driving makes her a virtual prisoner in her own home is paired with a car crash victim in a challenge of speed and skill that will demand nerves of steel.
Maddie Babineau was known as the girl who gave her wish away. Suffering from cancer, she told the Children's Wish Foundation to use her "wish" money to build a school in Africa. However, when Maddie found out that many of the local kids did not attend school because they had to fetch water for their families, she began fundraising from her hospital bed to raise money to build a well.