Jimmy McSparron
Jimmy McSparron has spent most of his adult life in remote corners of the world. He has lived with many indigenous groups, getting tattoos deep in the jungle with sticks, meeting head hunters and cannibals: documenting languages and cultures along the way. He has also featured on Nat Geo Wild and the BBC with both screen time and as a location manager and fixer for a variety of TV programs.
About Jimmy: with years spent as a Jungle Survival Instructor and periods of up to six days having been spent completely alone in the jungle with nothing more than what is in his pockets. Yet he is just at home on top of a peak in the Andes of on the plains of Africa. His recent projects include exploring the part of the amazon basin he lives in, paddling completely alone through the jungle and recording indigenous tribes. His acalades include being a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, the Explorers Club and the Royal Anthropological Institute.
Outside of the Jungle Jimmy has ridden a horse 600 miles across the second highest plain in the world, driven a 3 wheeled tuk tuk 2500 miles across the whole of Peru and been part of earthquake relief teams in Indonesia.
He is also a Patron for Hennessy Hammocks and Veterans In Action.
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Alternative Education – Using the Outdoors
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Markings of the Headhunters of Borneo
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Into the Jungle – Survival of the Mind
- Duke of Edinburghs Awards Groups
- Various Youth groups and Schools
- South American Explorers Club Speaking Tour
..although an old hand at jungle survival, Jimmy has recently taken to public-speaking engagements with a matching enthusiasm and skill.
Tim Lavery, World Explorers Bureau
