“When somebody is basically hanging on to the edge of their life, you cannot question what you are doing.” Now retired from law enforcement, Matthew has been instructing CMC Rope Rescue Technician I/II courses since 2013. He worked his way up to State Search and Rescue Coordinator, where he was responsible for 58 counties. After search and rescue, Matthew joined the Mariposa Sheriffs department where he worked as a 'Gun Toter' and Search and Rescue Coordinator for over 20 years. Matthew got his start in high school, volunteering for the Search and Rescue team in Mariposa County, CA. This week we are joined by Matthew Scharper. Join us weekly to get to know our CMC instructors. After selling the Crackerjack Group he returned to his passion of rope training world joining CMC as an instructor in April 2022.ġ6:55 - “I really enjoy what we do in this, which is help people overcome those fears and kind of open up new things in their lives.”Ģ4:52 - “That caving influence in ITRS (International Technical Rescue Symposium) is vital to the growth and vital to the history.”ģ0:54 - “If you’re going to pick up a new technique, you need to consider what you’re going to stop learning if you’re going to learn a new one.”ģ5:57 - “Their risk profile is different than yours, so maybe don’t adopt their practices.”

Eventually after many years of volunteering and teaching in the rope rescue field Craig started his own training company called The Crackerjack Group, which he ran for nearly 10 years.

Craig got his start in rope rescue volunteering for a Search and Rescue team in Bend, OR. This week we are joined by CMC School Instructor Craig McClure.

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