Matt Kettlewell was born and raised on a remote farm at the head of a long valley. There is no through road. Matt had travelled very little when he accidentally got a job that required him to move to Africa!
Matt now leads groups on expeditions around the world. 
We talked about growing up in a farming community, making a living from adventure, and motivational tattoos...

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• Ryedale preserves
• Stalling Busk tea room
• Inspired by Steve Irwin
• In the local area you are born into a trade
• After college got a job in South Africa. Had never flown, never been abroad
• The more you do stuff, the more you bump into people doing similar things
• SUP Semerwater
• I never thought I could make a living from expeditions - I just stumbled into it
• You can make a life like this happen - you just have to make a series of little sacrifices
• Going to South Africa was the best thing he did for dealing with his depression and kickstarting his life
• Camino de Santiago
• Dream as if you'd live for ever, live as though you'll die today
• "Great things are done when men and mountains meet." - William Blake

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