Matt Graham is the legendary survival expert who is famous for sparking fires, hunting and well surviving on the Discovery Channel show, ‘Dual Survival’. Graham spends half his year in the wilderness and brings shows a whole new spectrum to his skillset. Graham has been regarded as the Sharman of Stone Age. He famously came to the show replacing the veteran Cody. Matt, however, is doing an amazing job and is not letting the standards set by Cody drop.
Graham is a man who is constantly living in pain and in the presence of risk and danger. This human has different configurations and enjoys this life that he is leading. By the looks of it, Matt wants the Adrenalin rush in his life and that is exactly what he is getting from Dual Survivor. Let us now get to know more about this survivor.
Matt Graham: Early Years and Education
Matt Graham was born in 1974 in Utah. Growing up, he was keen to understand the lives of Native Americans. At 7, he found a book that helped him understand their lifestyle and his curiosity was ever so growing. Graham began looking at the primitive tools from those years and wanted to master their lifestyle and the usage of tools.
By the time Matt was 15, he had a fire in his heart for adventure and he was already climbing peaks and training for a triathlon. In an interview, he tells the story of how he fell in love with the mountains and the forest. It was in a family vacation that spent at a cabin in the mountains that began his love for nature.
Matt does not find modern life attractive and feels that it lacks contact with nature. He wanted to experience more of nature, the trees, animals, and plants. At 23, he was able to set a record for covering 1700 miles after crossing the Californian crest in 58 days.
Matt Graham: Career
Matt for many years now has been a primitive survival expert. Yes, it indeed is a profession. Every year he has been spending almost 6 months in the forests, exploring the wilderness and living amidst the dangers that nature presents.
Like Parker Schnabel, he has been working for the Discovery Channel for one of their shows. He is a co-host of the channel’s reality show Dude, You’re Screwed. He, however, was famous as the co-host of the survival show Dual Survival. For the show, he made appearances in the latter years and in 3 consecutive seasons. He is also the cast of Live Free or Die, a show on the Nat Geo network.
Throughout the years, Matt has been a man of many different skills. He has been using primitive weapons and is quite frankly an expert in surviving. According to reports, Matt is also a professional in martial arts like Jodo and TaeKowndo. This sets of skills come in handy for Matt while shooting in the forests.
Matt Graham: Personal Life
Graham has been heavily influenced by his childhood and is constantly seeking adventure. Luckily for him, he has been able to enjoy a career alongside nature. He lives in the woods for the most part of his life. He has a bow and an arrow that he uses to hunt animals. Graham is extremely tricky while hunting and uses many different primitive tools too. He also enjoys fishing and likes to be part of anything adventurous.
As of 2018, Matt has not revealed any information regarding his love life. According to reports, he is single, without a spouse or children. Graham is leading an unconventional lifestyle full of dangers. His relationship status does not come as a surprise if you think that this man spends 6 months a year in the forest and is kinda primitive.
Matt is currently a part of the Ansari Outdoor Program which is a therapy project. He also has been instructing the Canadian Cadets and the Young Marines and organizes upscale training programs for people who have a passion for adventure. If you want to know more about his tips and tricks for surviving, he has even written a book- Epic Survival.
Matt Graham: Net Worth and Social Media
Matt has been in the presence of nature for many years now, however, his talents took time to find recognition. This man has an unbelievable level of endurance and that can be seen from the shows he has appeared in. He currently is perhaps one of the highest paid survival experts. As of 2018, his net worth is somewhere around $2 million. He has been able to make most of his money from his involvement on Discovery and Nat Geo.
Surprisingly, Matt is active on social media platforms. You can find him on Instagram under the handle mattgraham_earthskills. He has almost 15k followers on the platform and posts about his lifestyle.
