Rigger/Grip/Athlete

Matt has been a sponsored climber for 10 years and lives in Squamish,BC with his wife Annie. His passion for climbing has resulted in first ascents in remote locations like Pakistan where he soloed a mountain alone for 3 weeks, or spent 25 nights on a portaledge while climbing a 3000 foot wall in Baffin Island, 500 km above the arctic circle. As an athlete in the media he has had years of experience in adventure sport films and recently has turned his energy to help film them by inventing new rigging and camera angles. A self taught mechanical engineer, Matt has worked for Ziptrek Ecotours in Whistler, BC as their lead rigger and machine designer and currently holds 3 patents.  His own company, Sea to Sky Cam, specializes in remotely controlled cable cams, helicopters and jib booms. His first cable cam was human powered for Reel Water Production’s 49 Megawatt documentary showcasing white water kayaking. The danger involved, the lack of strong anchors available, heavy equipment and major limitations in finding appropriate locations made him realize the need for remote controlled equipment.