Matevž Lenarčič

Matevž Lenarčič in 2012

Matevž Lenarčič is an extreme light aircraft pilot from Slovenia. He is also an alpinist, paraglider, environmentalist, and a photographer. He has climbed all over the world and among others reached the top of 8051m Broad Peak in Himalaya and climbed extreme routes in Patagonia, like Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre. He is author of thirteen books (nature, photography, climbing and flying), some of them awarded and translated in several languages. He is also founder and director of Aerovizija d.o.o. Besides "normal" flying in Europe, mostly for aerial business purposes (vertical and oblique photography), he has also made some extreme flights Worldtrannsiberia 2002: 28 000 km Round the World - Wingsforever 2004: 38 000 km Africa 2005: 17 000 km Round the World - GLWF 2012: 91000km North Pole - GLWF 2013: 17 000 km Round the World – GLWF  2016: 42 172 km Mediterranean – GLWF 2017: 17 500 km Asia – China – GLWF 2018: 22 000 km Cape Verde – GLWF 2021: 8 000 km Cape Verde - GLWF 2022: 8 000 km Himalaya - GLWF 2023: 21000 km He has flown for more than 4600 hours all over the world (more than 110 countries), mostly with his ultra light aircraft and other single engine aircraft. He holds PPL – private pilot license with IFR – (instrumental flight rules) rating, night qualification, and ULPL – ultralight pilot license.

Records

• ·      FAI World speed record, category C1-b, Cape Verde – Martinique, 2017 ·      National speed record Around The World – Eastbound  FAI category C1A
  Awards: ·      Aviator of the year: Flightglobal Achievemet Awards, Paris 2013 ·      Honorary Citizen of the Trbovlje county 2012 ·      Honorary Member of Trbovlje Mountain Club ·      Republic of Slovenia State Award ·      Edvard Rusian Plaque: The highest award of Aeronautical Association of Slovenia 2012 ·      Stanko Bloudek plaque 2012 ·      Best sportsman of Aeronautical Association of Slovenia 2012 ·      ITB Berlin Buch Award 2011 ·      Banff Mauntain Book festival: Best Image Book 2009  (The Alps-A Bird's Eye View) ·      FAI bronze colibri ·      FAI silver colibri ·      FAI gold colibri ·      FAI Circumnavigator East Diamond ·      »Nejc Zaplotnik« Literary Award

External links

• http://www.wingsforever.com/
• http://www.worldgreenflight.com/index.php?id=
• http://www.aerovizija.com/
• http://www.panalp.net/en/au_lenarcic.html
• http://www.flightglobal.com/page/achievement-awards/2013/welcome/