Matt Graham Bio

You’ve seen your favorite Primitive Skills guide Matt Graham on TV, but do you really know him?

Matt grew up in Southern California and was addicted to surfing and the ocean. His family had a small vacation cabin near San Bernadino Mountains that he frequented as a child and into adulthood.

That’s where his interest of primitive skills began, he would leave the city and retreat to the cabin and practice Earth Skills like making rope and creating fire out of thin air.

In the Yosemite area, Matt also developed his other love: long distance running, he’s broken several long distance running records and still holds some to this day. Running on the most minimal shoes possible was important to Matt, connecting with how our ancestors traversed the land, no foam on his toes. That’s still how he runs today.

Matt eventually met some producers in the CA area who were interested in Matt’s unique take on primitive skills, the rest is history. Matt loves sharing the priceless knowledge of being one with the natural world with as many people as possible.