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Kindling interest in survival

In most instances, lighting fires on campus would be frowned upon, but Matthew Peck is planning on doing just that.

Peck, 17, a dual-enrolled NIC student is hosting a fire building survival class in McLain hall on Nov. 19.

Hosting the class is part of Peck’s outdoor leadership program, so he said he was able to get permission to use space in the Outdoor Pursuits center.

“They’re pretty chill in there,” Peck said. “Its really cool.”

Peck said he plans to teach people how to spark flames with two traditional methods, the bow drill and the hand drill.

Both processes start fires with the use of friction.

“Depending what wood and what the conditions are, I’ve done it in under five minutes for a decent fire,” Peck said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Christina Villagomez is the current Managing Editor and former News Editor at the Sentinel. Described by a previous employer as being a jack-of-all-trades-writer and a bit of a spark-plug, Christina enjoys writing hard news stories when she's not attending board of trustee meetings in her spare time. Christina was previously a staff writer at the Panhandle Sun, and is the three-time winner of the Most Cheerful Award at her old elementary school as well as several Idaho Press Club Awards and a Region Ten Mark of Excellence Award from The Society of Professional Journalists for her news writing.

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