BLAIN REEVES
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army

Team Leader/Ultra-Endurance Athlete.  Blain is a fierce competitor and outstanding athlete.  He regularly competes in multi-sport events.  He is best known in the military ranks for placing fifth in 1992 and first in 1993 in the very prestigious and grueling "Best Ranger" competition, a three day multi-event endurance competition ranked as one of the toughest in the world.  Blain has also lead teams which competed in the 1995 (Utah), 1996 (British Columbia), 1997 (Australia) Eco-Challenges, 1999 Southern Traverse (New Zealand) and the 1998 and 1999 "Beast of the East" Adventure Races.  He currently holds one of the fastest times in the world for these types of races as a solo competitor.  Blain recently completed the world's toughest expedition adventure race, Primal Quest Utah 2006 and has it on his plate again for 2008.  Blain serves as an instructor throughout the United States in many of the country's adventure racing academies.  He is considered an asset in all disciplines, but is best recognized for his calm leadership under harsh deteriorating conditions, navigation expertise and survival skills.  Blain spent a year in combat in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom with the 101st Airborne Division.  Blain has completed many of the most physically and mentally demanding schools the military has to offer.  US Army Ranger School, Airborne School, Air Assault School, Special Forces Combat Diver Course (US Navy Buds/SEAL School equivalent), Combat Lifesaver Course, Northern Warfare School, and the Army's Advanced Land Navigation Course.

To contact Blain Reeves: BestRanger@aol.com