Comments on Mountains and Water: Matt Samet Interview Part 1

Great interview.

2010-03-16T14:37:34.252-06:00

Great interview.

Matt, can you connect me to Neil Kaptain? Thanks. ...

2010-03-09T22:49:01.034-07:00

Matt, can you connect me to Neil Kaptain? Thanks. jimffox@frontiernet.net

Very interesting interview, especially the part on...

2010-02-24T02:10:09.816-07:00

Very interesting interview, especially the part on the editorial strategy, finally decided by the owner, and not by the journalist...
Impatient to read the following answers.

great work peter.

2010-02-23T14:50:11.335-07:00

great work peter.

Matt, we wish you all the best in your future ende...

2010-02-23T13:56:26.669-07:00

Matt, we wish you all the best in your future endeavors. I know first hand the pains and difficulties associated with running a magazine. You did your task with grace and your voice will be missed. If you ever feel the need for your voice to be heard again, give me a shout.
matt@deadpointmag.com

Great interview Peter. It was interesting to see ...

2010-02-23T09:04:24.587-07:00

Great interview Peter. It was interesting to see how the dates of Matt's different jobs coincided with my opinions of the different climbing magazines.

I previously preferred to read R&I. At about the time Matt left R&I for Climbing, I felt that R&I went downhill, becoming all about big glossy pictures, with little written content (I could read an entire magazine end to end in a single sitting), so I canceled my R&I subscription (and kept Climbing).

I recently re-subscribed to UC and was surprised to see a large percentage of the content was written by Justin Roth. While I love his writing, it seems there should be more outside contribution. I cant imagine that he has the time to do that much writing (and keep up the quality) on top of all his other duties.

I will also be curious to hear why Matt left, and where he is going next.

Hi Mick, I think we'll be touching on that in ...

2010-02-23T06:52:51.906-07:00

Hi Mick,
I think we'll be touching on that in the next installment.
Peter

Hi Peter (and Matt), Question for Matt. Why did ...

2010-02-23T05:47:18.481-07:00

Hi Peter (and Matt),

Question for Matt.

Why did you leave Climbing magazine?

Mick Ryan
UKClimbing.com

Matt's voice will be missed, but I'm sure ...

2010-02-22T12:36:04.477-07:00

Matt's voice will be missed, but I'm sure we haven't heard the last from Mr. Samet. Doing what he did for Climbing the last couple years - with almost no staff - is impressive.

Go climbing dude, you've earned it!

What do you have in mind, Anonymous?

2010-02-22T12:24:01.764-07:00

What do you have in mind, Anonymous?

Any non-softball questions coming up?

2010-02-22T12:07:56.525-07:00

Any non-softball questions coming up?

Thanks Dave. I hope this interview clarifies for a...

2010-02-22T12:02:37.261-07:00

Thanks Dave. I hope this interview clarifies for a lot of people what actually goes into creating a magazine and what writing for one is like.

I feel like I just woke up to a Christmas present ...

2010-02-22T08:40:46.223-07:00

I feel like I just woke up to a Christmas present with this interview series. Thanks a ton, Peter. As a struggling writer myself (working at all different angles), its refreshing to hear a voice devoid of spin and full of truth. What Matt has to say is important to anyone in this industry, without a doubt. Cheers to Matt...I hope to see his words in print for the rest of my climbing career...