Matt Stieb is a Brooklyn-based journalist, climber, photographer, and associate editor at New York Magazine.
![Quincy Quarries: A Climber's Guide to Boston's Iconic Graffiti-Covered Crag](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/5s5Fr58GT8cQMcXdxjvUyq/0f18863b851b9ee3c6c86706819da992/quincy-quarries-boston-climbing-joe-view.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
All you need to know about the 200-year-old granite mine that became an unexpected haven for both Northeast climbers and graffiti writers
![Boston Rock Climbing Guide: The City's Best Outdoor Crags & Indoor Gyms](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/607kMXxSMot7pcWqX9yRA6/10313069d2779868a10b911f62ffb1b1/osman-rana-boston-unsplash.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
With easy access to some of New England's iconic crags and a burgeoning gym scene, it's not so bad to be a climber in Beantown
![Photo Essay: A Season Ending Summit Attempt of the Grand Teton](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/6O8URqoqrKT4l0f4rLgfxi/5a46e27bca6caeaaaf06f924886ee0d7/Matt-Stieb-Grand-Teton-Climb-MHW-11.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
With smoke and snow in the air and the climbing season closing, a last minute trip to the top of Wyoming's most iconic peak forces tough decisions
![Q&A: MT Sobek Co-Founder Richard Bangs on 50 Years of Adventure](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/7iTWbGmuVXDw9cf6bvCItp/b7d79a8fcb7d5cfbece09d9c0cd4af0f/Mt-Sobek-Richard-Bangs-Awash-River-1973-Field-Mag-1.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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
![Q&A: Alex Honnold on Heroes, Death & Free Soloing 3200' El Capitan](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/XSXX3NnQuQ8KmmuGckCMo/85e98f4c76f2f357d07dda4bca6ba5d1/Honnold-Free-Solo-El-Cap-1.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1OfNvYYwkAWKQQmkK0wkKs/877cb8df0c746a44d17eb524ad051618/La-Sportiva-Dumbo-9.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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 Climbing Boulder, Colorado's Fall Classics](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/ZsMTshz0EoKCe8mGE4I08/6efbc06a00cf9999834eb0e98e173a6a/Stieb-sportiva-film-11.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Exploring trad and sport routes on Animal World and the Flatirons, captured on 35mm film
![Q&A: Big Wall Climber Tommy Caldwell & His Book "The Push"](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/5mtGQ14nBKuQkcKqqWUwaq/02e486f13af068fdde0d61df88157825/22-The-Field-Tommy-Caldwell-Interview-Corey-Rich.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
On escaping capture in Kyrgyzstan, making the first free ascent of El Cap's Dawn Wall, his memoir and film