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I worked in the TV industry for years and spent all of my free time learning bushcraft from some of the most reputable people in the industry. I love to travel and practise bushcraft as I go, these travels have taken me all over Scandinavia, Germany, France, India, Mexico, Guatemala and Belize
South East Kent born and raised, in the woods Is where i spent most of my days, chilling out making fires and camps when a couple of guys, up to no good, started making trouble in my neighbourhood, I got in a one little scrape and my mum got scared and said your moving with your auntie and uncle in....London.
Bushcraft was my gateway drug, it started off innocently but led to canoeing, climbing and kayaking, in fact bushcraft has been an ever present companion and has helped me in all of my other activities.
my favourite environment is the jungle, closely followed by the arctic, but I always love coming home to blighty's diverse forests.
| Name: |
Matt Fletcher
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| Full Time Job: |
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| Age: |
31 |
| Outdoor Qualifications: |
Level 2 paddlesport coach,
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| Other Qualifications: |
Lots! |
| How long have you been working in the outdoor industry? |
a year or so
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| What did you do previously? |
Broadcast Engineer |
| What’s your biggest achievement to date? |
Training with the Swedish Army in Lapland, Paddling the Mangroves off Campeche, swimming in fresh water pool within sea water pools, quiting a soul destroying job to pursue something that enriched my life instead of taking from it. |
| What do you love most about your job? |
All the Being outside most of the time passing on knowledge and skill's that i have learned, I feel at my best when living outside.people I work with and meet, and borrowing boats. |
| What do you like least about your job? |
The Admin and red tape |
| What do you do for fun? |
I paddle my boat, I hone my bushcraft skills and learn new skills, plan expeditions, travel, eat out a lot, read, |
| What’s your ultimate ambition? |
It's a secret, but i can divulge that it involves a lost city, a jungle, treasure and a cool hat. |
| What’s your favourite… |
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| …climb/walking route, etc? |
My favourite place to climb is actually a wall underneath the A40 in white city, it's a hectic area of london and i like being able to find peace while others around me are scurrying off to work |
| …river/paddling venue, etc? |
Agua azul near Palenque in Mexico |
| …book? |
I am currently enjoying Dave Gormen Vs The Rest of the World, I really enjoyed Ed Stafford's Walking the Amazon and Karl Marlantes - Matterhorn |
| …film? |
Indiana Jones - Raiders |
| …song? |
Argh, I hate it when i'm asked this, I currently like Alexi Murdoch's - Breathe for inspiration, However i listen to all kind's of music and it really depends on what i'm doing or how i'm feeling. On the way to a recent expedition start point we listened to the Jurassic Park theme tune!, on the way to work yesterday i listened to Jehst's - England, last night i listened to a Marina Raye album. |
| Something not a lot of people know about you: |
I was once in the Merchant Navy and i'm writing a book! |
| Anything else interesting about you? |
I speak Spanish, have wild camped in each of the main environments on earth (except the desert but i'm working on that) and am planning a new expediton that will follow a route that has never been followed before. |
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