Fear. It’s in each and every one of us. An inevitable component in all of our lives, like it or not. For some, it’s an almost imperceptible whisper in the back of our mind that gives us little more than a slightly uncomfortable nudge now and then. For others, it’s a virtually uncontrollable and debilitating sense of doom that grows stronger with each and every heartbeat. For most, it stays balanced somewhere in between the extremes. Yet within that spectrum, fear always maintains the capacity to teeter between rational constructive caution, and outright mindless panic. Regardless of where you may fall, you’re still on the chart somewhere. There simply isn’t anyone that fear does not affect to some degree. For those who follow paths in life that lead toward potentially dangerous situations, it’s a fact that we must not only come to grips with, but one with which we must inevitably form some type of partnership.

In The Up Side of Fear, we will examine not only the biology and psychology of fear and our bodies response to it, but a number of different ways to help move past its sometimes potentially overwhelming effects. We will meet some of the best and most experienced members of the skydiving community as they share incredibly difficult experiences in their lives, and how they, and in turn you, may learn to benefit from these pivotal moments.