Matt Stieb
Matt Stieb is a Brooklyn-based writer, climber, photographer, and associate editor at New York Magazine.
The Father of Adventure Travel Says to Protect We Must Explore
The MT Sobek co-founder discusses 50 years in the travel business, the call of wild places, and the big-picture problems of travel on a choking planet
Alex Honnold on Heroes, Death & His Free Solo of El Cap
The world's premier free solo climber lives in a van, thinks life insurance is a scam, and is unlike anyone else
How La Sportiva Is Navigating Climbing's Rapid Growth
From the feet of Alex Honnold to apparel on the day-pass wielding newbie, the Italian brand takes a head-to-toe approach
A Visual Guide to Trad Climbing Colorado's Iconic Flatirons
Exploring trad and sport routes on Animal World and the Flatirons, captured on 35mm film
Q&A: Big Wall Climber Tommy Caldwell Tells it Like it Is
On escaping capture in Kyrgyzstan, making the first free ascent of El Cap's Dawn Wall, his memoir and film
