Interviews

At 40 years old, he had achieved some of the most astounding ascents in mountaineering history. He was seemingly invincible.

We sat down with men’s suiting legend Martin Greenfield and J.Crew Menswear Director Frank Muytjens to learn more about their suiting collaboration.

The person responsible for cycling brand Rapha’s display of enthusiasm for fashion and cycling is the company’s Head of Central Brand Marketing, James Fairbank.

Nicolas Müller is one of the best snowboarders on the planet, but you won’t see him on the podium at the X Games or in highlight clips on SportsCenter.

Craig Alexander is one of the greats in triathlon.

Kilian Jornet is, simply put, a force of nature.

The Age of Innocence: Football in the 1970s is a photographic eulogy for the first era of worldwide soccer obsession, documenting the lives of international legends — Pelé, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore, Maradona, Johan Cruyff and more — on and off the pitch.

We sit down with Eric Wallace of Left Hand Brewing and Brett Joyce of Rogue Ales to talk about brewing technology, stout glasses and Miley Cyrus.

Alastair Humphreys has bicycled around the world; embarked on polar expeditions; completed a self-supported, thousand-mile walk through the Empty Quarter Desert; rowed the Atlantic; crossed India coast-to-coast on foot and backpacked and packrafted across Iceland, among other expeditions.

Montreal has been good to the co-owner and co-chef of Joe Beef. But it’s the country that inspires him — and in turn, inspires his restaurant, a relatively small place in Montreal’s Little Burgundy neighborhood that has, almost despite itself, become one of the city’s most celebrated dining spots.

How do you popularize an obscure sporting event that runs through the remotest oceans for three quarters of a year? That is Knut Frostad’s task as CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, a round-the-world yachting competition that takes place every two years.

Being a pedestrian or a cyclist in a city can be as harrowing as it is liberating.

First impressions go a long way in this world, and Jeff Carvalho knows it. The 39-year-old cofounder of the men’s style and lifestyle site Selectism presents himself like a real-life version of Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark: intelligent, well-dressed, confident.

A late-night scramble for eats with restaurateur (and farmer) Morten Sohlberg ends in Manhattan’s Koreatown and a newfound appreciation for business bravado and impromptu barnyard surgery.

Rooftop showers, gratis Champagne and sunsets over Tel Aviv. Interested?

The summer before his senior year at Duke University, Andrew Skurka thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, his first ever backpacking trip, alone and in only 95 days (that’s 23 miles a day). He had caught the bug.

We talk with Fabian Cousteau as he preps for Mission 31, an endeavor to live underwater in the Aquarius habitat for 31 days.

Jim Wilson may not be a household name, but his resume speaks for itself. As the producer behind films like Dances with Wolves and The Bodyguard, he developed a reputation for making films whose cultural impacts belied their modest budgets.

When we think of influential people, we often default to Time 100 types — Oprah, President Obama, Steve Jobs. But what about the guy making your bike commute more comfortable, creating fabrics and garments that can replace your typical urban attire with performance-oriented equivalents while keeping your crotch area breathable?

Jimmy Carbonetti, Caveman band member and the proprietor of Carbonetti Guitars located on New York’s Lower East Side, still has plenty of life to live before he churns out the next self-help best seller. But if a Carbonetti’s Rules for Success ever does surface, the lessons should seem familiar: do what you love and find mentors.