Me, on a Tuolumne Meadows roof crack.

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Writer, editor, graphic designer.

What a few people have to say about me:

"I've been writing professionally for more than ten years. I've worked extensively with several dozen editors at publications and publishers as diverse as Islands, National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, Men's Journal, Outside, Climbing, Rock & Ice, Backpacker, Random House, and Bantam-Dell.

Through all of it, Matt Stanley is one of the editors with whom I've most extensively and most closely worked. While Matt was at Climbing, we worked together from 2002 to 2004 and produced four features. Every one of those projects was an unmitigated pleasure.

Matt's an excellent communicator, his editorial comments consistently hit the bullseye, and he always seemed able to guide me from writerly logjams and into open water sailing. When he did need to insert the editorial knife, I often found it hard to discern the exact points of incision. Best of all, through all those years and features, I've been really pleased with the final products we cooked up together."

— Gregory Crouch, Climbing Magazine Senior Contributor and author of Enduring Patagonia.

"I've found Matt to be a thorough professional in the five years I've dealt with him. He approaches his work, as he does his life, with a unique balance of quiet competence and intense passion. Matt's smart, fair and dedicated to his craft. I'll look forward to any opportunity to work with him in the future."

— Michael Lane, Sales and Marketing Director for Omega Pacifc climbing-equipment company.

I'm about as well-rounded as you can get in the communication arena, with an extensive background in writing and editing, online and print graphic design, and handcoding HTML and XHTML. If you need someone who can jump in full-tilt and make an immediate impact, I'm your man.