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 Brian Germain is an author, teacher, entrepreneur, inventor, test pilot, psychology researcher, and world champion skydiver. He began this eclectic career on April 13, 1986,
the day he first jumped out of an airplane. A psychology student
at the University of Vermont at the time, Brian began his research
on the topic of fear and the coping mechanisms for dealing with
it.
Over 20 years and 13,000 jumps later, Brian is still researching fear, but has
also taken up the lofty task of teaching the subject in a worldwide
lecture tour. From the US Air Force Academy to Australian Parachute
Federation, Brian helps empower all kinds of people to transcend
fear in order to improve safety and enhance performance.
Fear is a topic that Brian has taken on in a very personal way.
Having survived a near fatal paraglider collapse in 1993, he returned
to the sky to redesign modern wing parachutes in an effort to prevent
the same tragedy from befalling other aeronauts. A few short years
(and thousands of jumps) later he went on to win ESPN's X-Games
in Freefly Skydiving.
Brian is on a mission. His goal is to teach the truth about fear,
and the means to combat this dangerous emotional response. Fear
diminishes our ability to think clearly. This is why every pilot,
soldier and citizen must learn the nature of the primal defense
mechanisms, as well as the most powerful tools for handling prolonged
stress.
In an age filled with fear of terrorism, disease and poverty,
our ability to handle fear has become paramount for our survival
as a species. If we do not understand what is occurring within us,
we will be unable to change our current path toward escalation.
This will inevitably lead to more war, ill-health and unhappiness.
If, however, we are able to learn how to control our emotional response
to the world, there is hope...
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General Resume
| Author: |
Transcending Fear
The Parachute and its Pilot
Vertical Journey
Greenlight Your Life (almost finished!)
Over one hundred articles on Parachute Safety and Transcending Fear |
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| Educational Background: |
B.A. Psychology, University of Vermont (1985-1991)
M. A. Contemplative Psych, Naropa University (1998-2000) |
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| Inventor/Patent holder: |
US Patent # 5,573,207 “Valve Apparatus for Ram Air Wings” |
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Owner: Malone Parachute Center, Plattsburg, New York (1987-Present)
Owner/Founder: Vermont Skydiving Adventures, Addison, Vermont (1991-1997)
President, Founder and Head of Research and Development: Big Air Sportz, parachute manufacturing company (2000-Present) |
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| Skydiving Achievements: |
X-Games World Champion: Freefly Skydiving (1997)
Parachute Designer and Test Pilot (1987-Present)
FAA Senior Parachute Rigger (1988-Present)
13,000+ Parachute Jumps |
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| Lecturer: |
Civilian Safety Courses (worldwide)
US Navy Seal Teams
EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit)
USSOCOM: Various SpecOps Units
US Air Force Academy |
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| Past Seminar Locations: |
Adventure Center Skydiving, Hollister, California
African Freefall Convention, South Africa
Australian Parachute Federation Conference, Cairns, Australia
Benefit Seminar: Tunnel For the Cause, Orlando, Florida
Blue Sky Ranch, Gardiner, New York
Chambersburg Skydiving Center, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Chicagoland Skydiving Center, Hinkley, Illinois
Coastal Skydivers, North Carolina
Collegiate National Championships, Lake Wales, Florida
Danish Parachute Federation, Roskilde, Denmark
Dutch Parachute Association Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Edmonton Skydive Centre, Edmonton, Canada
Finland: Hämeen Laskuvarjourheilijat
Freefall, Lake Taupo, New Zealand
Green Beret Sport Parachute Activity, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Hassfurt Skydiving, Hassfurt, Germany
Hilversum, The Netherlands (Holland)
Skydive Hoogeveen, The Netherlands
International Parachuting Symposium
Orlando, Florida
Houston, Texas
Reno, Nevada
Irish Parachute Club, Dublin Ireland
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
Norweigian Freeze Fest, Opdal, Norway
Oestre Aera, Norway
Paradise Skydives, Vinton, Iowa
Raeford Parachute Center, Raeford, North Carolina
S.A.F.E. Association Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona
Skien, Norway
Skive, Denmark
Sky Knights, Wisconsin
Sky's The Limit, Pennsylvania
Skydive Burnaby, Ontario, Canada
Skydive Carolina, South Carolina
Skydive Chicago, Ottawa, Illinois
Skydive City, Zephyrhills FL
Skydive Houston, Houston, Texas
Skydive Kansas, Osage City, Kansas
Skydive Nagambie, Australia
Skydive New England, Lebanon, Maine
Skydive New Mexico, Belen, New Mexico
Skydive Orange, Orange, Massachusetts
Skydive Ramblers, Toogoolawah, Australia
Skydive Richmond, Richmond, Indiana
Skydive Stockholm, Sweden
Skydive Suffolk, VA
Skydive Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey
Skydive Tecumseh, Tecumseh, Michigan
Skydive Temple, Temple, Texas
Skydive Utah, Erda, Utah
Skyventure Colorado, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Skyventure New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire
Sydney Skydivers, Australia
US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
US Special Forces, Arizona
West Point, West Point Virginia
Winnipeg Skydiving Centre, Manitoba Canada
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Adventure Sports Resume
| Adventure Guide (1989) |
- Longacre Expeditions, Carlisle, Pa
- Lead teen tours: technical rock climbing/rappelling, backpacking, bike touring, canoeing, kayaking, whitewater rafting, caving
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| Backpacking/Mountaineering/Hiking |
- Colorado Rockies, Wyoming (Tetons) Montana (Glacier National Park, Vermont (Green Mountains), Upstate New York (Catskills and Adirondacks), Sweden, Norway, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Maine, Minnesota
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| Base Jumping (Since 1987) |
- Cliff: Bon Echo (Northern Ontario) 279 feet (over water, I’m not stupid)
- Building: Can’t tell you -500 feet (ok, maybe a little)
- Bridge: New River Gorge 876 feet
- Hot Air Balloon: 400 feet (OK, it’s not a base jump, but it was really low!)
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| Caving (Since 1987) |
- Formal Training with Longacre Expeditions (1989)
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| Canoeing/Portage (Since 1974) |
- Boundary Waters, Minnesota and Canada (1985)
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| Canyoneering (Since 2005) |
- California, Colorado, Vermont, Upstate New York, Maryland, Virginia
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| Kayaking (Since 1985) |
- Initial Training with Man and His Land Expeditions (1985)
- Advance Roll Training (2007)
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| Paragliding (Since 1987) |
- Started ground-launching my skydiving canopy (Super Evolution) without instruction at a nameless ski area in Vermont in 1987 (duh)
- Bought an experimental paraglider and flew the heck out of it starting in 1989
- Got formal training at Marshal Peak in southern California in 1993
- Bounced later that year
- Got back in the air in 2000 (OK, I admit it, I was scared)
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| Pilot Training (Since 1986) |
- Started when I was 18
- US Air Force ROTC Program, University of Vermont
- Bought my first airplane in 2000: Betty (1960 Cessna 172), excluding various jump planes (I try not to fly those; it’s more fun to jump out)
- Flew a Supersonic MIG 21 Fighter Plane (2000)
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| Powered Paragliding (Since 2007) |
- Formal Training in Boulder, Colorado with Whitehawkppg.com
- First flights in Longmont, CO. (wow!)
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| Skiing/Ski Racing (Since 1970) |
- Wayne Hills Varsity Ski Team, NJ (1981-85) (2nd in State)
- New Jersey State Team (1984-85) (we beat Vermont!)
- University of Vermont Team Rebound (1985-86)
- Instructor Certification Course: Windham (2006)
- Colorado, Vermont, New York, California, Utah, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Norway, Sweden
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| Scuba Diving/Free-diving |
- Initial Scuba Course (1989)
- Free-diving/Snorkeling: Great Barrier Reef in Australia, John Pennycamp Park in the Florida Keys, all over the east coast of the US
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| Snowboarding (Since 2001) |
- Dedicated 4 years of exclusive snowboarding to learn the black art
- Colorado, New Mexico, New York, Vermont, Norway and Sweden
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| Snowshoe Mountaineering (1990) |
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| Technical Rock Climbing (Since 1980) |
- Started rappelling off cliffs when I was 13 with a yellow plastic boat rope and a homemade harness made from a karate belt.
- Initial Formal Training in the Tetons, Exum Guides (1985)
- Rock Climbing Specialist: Longacre Expeditions (1987)
- Climbed with the UVM Outing Club (1985-91)
- Climbed in Colorado, Wyoming, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Virginia, Maryland, Montana
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| Whitewater Rafting (Since 1985) |
- Colorado, Wyoming, Vermont
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For Scheduling:
bookbrian@transcendingfear.com
(845) 264-5298
(703) 349-2639
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Brian Germain's
Famous Brother Andy
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