Matevž Lenarčič is an extreme light aircraft pilot from

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. He is also an alpinist,

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, environmentalist, and a photographer. He has climbed all over the world and among others reached the top of 8051m Broad Peak in

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and climbed extreme routes in Patagonia, like

Fitz Roy Monte Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or simply Mount Fitz Roy) is a mountain in Patagonia, on the border between Argentina and Chile.Valley of Life 2005: *

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– A Bird's Eye View 2006–2009: 28,000 km over 8 countries incl. Russia *38,000 km crossing 23 countries *17,000 km over 13 countries *60,000 km all over the Alps He has flown for more than 3500 hours all over the world, mostly with his ultra light motor glider and other single engine aircraft. He holds PPL –

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with IFR – (instrumental flight rules) rating, night qualification, and ULPL – ultralight pilot license.

Records

*Official national speed record Around the World Eastbound *Unofficial world speed record Around the World Eastbound – *2nd place national competition RAL2 2005 *Active member (Supervisory Board) AOPA Slovenija *Member AOPA America *Member EAA America (Experimental Aircraft Association) *Aero club Member AK Prlek and Društvo Zgornjesavinjskih letalcev *Aviator of the Year; Flightglobal Achievement Awards 2013

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/ 1959 births Living people Slovenian aviators Slovenian mountain climbers Slovenian photographers Slovenian environmentalists Aviation record holders {{Slovenia-bio-stub