Recent Work
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Transworld Snowboarding - Meet WAS (Apr 11)
The latest in our series of blogs for Transworld Snowboarding sees us talk to WAS founder Chas Guldemond, and some of the movement's key players.
Telegraph - Kelly Slater (March 2011)
Ben Mondy wrote this piece on Surfing's most famous son, and the Telegraph shot him in all his fashiony glory for their Saturday magazine.
Evening Standard - Chalet Girl (March 2011)
It was movie stars, snowboarding and the glitz of St Anton when Matt went to visit the set of latest snow flick Chalet Girl last year.
Transworld Snowboarding - Silent Voices (Mar 11)
So far, one set of voices has been conspicuously absent from the debate: that of the snowboarders themselves.
Transworld Snowboarding - The Right To Reply (Mar 11)
We've heard the background and from the legend - what about the contest organisers?
worldbikeparks.com - Rise of Bike Parks (April 2011)
ACM's resident mountain biker Chris Moran wrote this history piece for a new bike park review website.
Transworld Snowboarding - This Is Happening (Feb 11)
Part two of our series for Transworld on snowboarding and the Olympic's looks at legend Terje Haakonsen's role
German Surfer - Andy Irons Obituary (January 2011)
Ben Mondy's AI obit was syndicated around the world, with our friends over at German Surfer one of many to pick it up.
German Surf - Uluwatu Spot Check (January 2011)
Mondy is a regular contributor to the cream of the world's surfing media, and this one-pager for German Surf magazine is a typical example of his output.
Independent - Running (January 2011)
We take a look at the running holiday, latest burgeoning travel trend, for our friends at the Independent.
Independent - Zip Wire (January 2011)
Moran takes his life into his hands and samples the country's longest zipwire at the snappily titled Adrenalin Quarry in Cornwall in this short piece for the Independent.
White Lines - Terry Kidwell (January 2011)
We investigate the career of one of snowboarding's true originators in this article for Whitelines mag.
Transworld Snowboarding - Snowboarding and the Olympics (Jan 11)
The first of Matt's blogs on snowboarding's relationship with the Olympics for Transworld. It's complicated....
Carve - Andy Irons Obituary (December 10)
Ben Mondy attempted to get to grips with the loss of Andy Irons in this obituary for Carve.
Stuff - The Slopes (December 2010)
We're usually in demand once magazines and newspapers start putting together their winter sports round ups each year - this one we did for Stuff magazine is a classic example.
Men's Health - Single Track Mind (November 2010)
Chris Moran brings you the one stop shop to this year’s mountain biking must haves for Men’s Health.
Independent - Kelly Slater (November 2011)
Kelly Slater's tenth world title win confirmed Florida's finest as the greatest competitive surfer there has ever been, as Ben Mondy explains in this Independent piece.
The Times - The Year of the Cat (October 2010)
Matt Barr tries his hand at cat-skiing in this article for The Times and susses out whether it’s a viable alternative to heli-skiing.
London Evening Standard - Try Out Alternative Aspen (October 2010)
Matt Barr steps up to the challenge and explores Aspen with a twist in an article for the London Evening Standard.
The Times - The Other Face of Aspen (October 2010)
In this article for The Times, Matt Barr reveals that there’s more to Aspen than what immediately meets the eye.
Carve - Unlucky 13 (September 2010)
As the UK's leading surf magazine, Carve like to fill their pages with entertaining and highly readable articles written by the world's top surf writers. Ben Mondy decided to recount a dark day in his surfing life with typical aplomb for his monthly trip down memory lane.
Men's Health - Braving the Elements (October 2010)
Chris Moran uses his fashion radar to pick out the best winter coats for Men's Health.
Onboard - Stale Sandbech Interview (October 2010)
Matt Barr takes some time to interview the talented new kid on the block Stale Sandbech for Onboard magazine.
OnBoard - Terje Haakonsen interview (September 2010)
It's the morning after the night before for Terje Haakonsen. Luckily the coffee in Norway is strong, and Matt Barr was able to jot down the snowboarder's thoughts for Europe's premier snowboarding magazine, OnBoard.
Men's Health - iPhone Apps (September 2010)
With one finger on the technological pulse and the other pointing out the world's tourist attractions, Matt Barr delivers his monthly guide to iPhone apps for Men's Health magazine.
Carve - Lakey Peak (August 2010)
The UK's leading surf title Carve magazine asked Ben Mondy to draw upon his vast experience to recount a cautionary tale of the perils of surfing. Ben recalls a day at Sumbawa's Lakey Peak where one over-eager surfer had a lucky escape.
Men's Health - iPhone Style Apps (August 2010)
Matt Barr delivers his monthly guide to iPhone apps for Men's Health magazine. This month he reveals how technology can improve your style.
Cooler - Open Water Swimming (July 2010)
Those good people at Cooler magazine wanted the lowdown on Europe's top open water swim spots. Matt Barr obliged, revealing wild swim havens across Europe.
Men's Health - iPhone Apps (July 2010)
Matt Barr delivers his monthly guide to iPhone apps for Men's Health magazine. This month he focusses on getting the most out of your weekend.
Independent – Mont Blanc Tour (July 2010)
At 166km long and with over 9400 vertical metres of ascent, the Mont Blanc Three Countries Tour is a mammoth of a mountain bike trail. Chris Moran recounts his highs and lows of the trip for the Independent.
Men's Health - iPhone Apps (June 2010)
Matt Barr provides his monthly guide to the latest and greatest iPhone apps for Men's Health magazine.
Transworld Snowboarding - Oakley Arctic Challenge (April 2010)
The world’s leading snowboarding magazine, Transworld Snowboarding, sent Matt Barr to represent at Terje Haakonsen's Oakley Arctic Challenge, the world's premier slopestyle snowboarding competition.
Independent - Epic Pass (March 2010)
The Epic Pass is an unrestricted lift pass that covers six of America’s iconic ski resorts. Ben Mondy went to all of them for the Independent, in a seven day trip of a lifetime.
Independent - Méribel (March 2010)
Matt Barr revisited one his old haunts for the Independent and found that the resort of Méribel offers a classic French experience, with a very British twist.
Independent - Tahiti (March 2010)
Ben Mondy’s trip to Tahiti for the Independent showed that it's possible to eschew the honeymoon resorts, hit the cheaper family pensions and experience the real Tahiti that many tourists miss.
Whitelines - Crossing the Line: Skaters v Snowboarders (March 2010)
Whitelines Magazine commissioned a tongue-in-cheek look at the relationship between skaters and snowboarders. Our expert-in-residence Chris Moran was happy to oblige...
Whitelines - John Cardiel Interview (March 2010)
Chris interviewed the legendary snowboarder and skateboarder John Cardiel for Whitelines Magazine's Roots feature.
Independent - Dalby Forest (March 2010)
Another mountain bike adventure, this time to Yorkshire's impressive Dalby Forest, home to a new World Cup trail. We made a video for this one too...
Independent - Afan, Wales: Mountain Biking and Cake (March 2010)
Chris Moran wrote this piece for the Independent on why the Afan Valley is at the forefront of the UK's mountain biking revolution. They serve pretty good cake as well....
Cooler - The 1990s (February/March 2010)
Saddle up the time machine, don your best neon headband and get ready to travel back to that strange netherworld, the 1990s, as Chris Moran investigates snowboarding's early years.
B There - Late Season Snow (February 2010)
Don't be in a rush to book that ski trip too early - there are some brilliant late season destinations out there, as we discover in this round up for B There.
Independent - Gnarly US Ski Towns (Jan 2010)
This is a round-up of the best US ski resorts - if your definition of 'best' involves sliding headfirst along the bar into the jukebox.
Times - Rome By Scooter (Jan 2010)
This guide to seeing the Eternal City by Vespa appeared in the Times back in the middle of January.
Guardian - Double Cork Snowboarding (Jan 2010)
Chris wrote a piece on the whole double cork controversy surrounding the forthcoming winter Olympics. What controversy? Exactly...
Independent - Olympic Sports (Jan 2010)
Chris Moran penned this piece for the Independent newspaper detailing where budding Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards should head to try out their sports for the first time. Is ski jumping seriously included? Oh yes…
Pleasure Snowboard - Jenny Jones interview (Jan 2010)
German snowboard mag Pleasure asked us to interview Bristol's very own Jenny Jones for their girls special.
Men's Health - Gear Guide (Jan 2010)
We helped the crew over at MH choose the best winter gear for this season in this piece for the January issue.
Men's Health - None Skier's Resort Guide (Jan 2010)
When our old friends at Men's Health asked us to put our winter guidebook expertise to good use, we were happy to oblige.
White Lines - Big Ideas (January 08)
Chris looked at some of snowboarding's evolutionary cul-de-sacs in this piece for White Lines. And yes, it's a lot more interesting than that sounds.
Boardsports Source - Denim (January 2010)
Mondy's unlikely renaissance as a fashion guru continues with this piece for Boardsports Source magazine.
Whitelines Magazine - Ants in the Cathedral (January 2009)
Chris Moran penned a signature feature for Whitelines magazine January 2010 issue - click to have a read.
FHM - Shaun White (December 2009)
For once, it was all glamour as Matt flew to New York to interview snowboarding top-ranker Shaun White for FHM magazine.
Tracks - France (December 2009)
Ben Mondy's trip to France back in September was mainly at the behest of Tracks magazine, for whom he filed this lengthy contest report.
Tracks - Rod Cunthorpe (December 2009)
Readers with a weak stomach, turn the page now. Rod Cunthorpe, surfing's very own Harry Flashman, is back in this one-pager for Aussie surf bible Tracks. Be afraid...
Zest - Jenny Jones (December 2009)
We've known Brit snowboarding sensation Jenny Jones since her first season, and gave Zest magazine the inside line for this forthcoming piece.
Cooler - Snow Chasers (November 2009)
It is an obvious, yet seldom asked question: which ski resorts get the most snow? We investigate for Cooler magazine.
Boardsport Source - Sonic Youth (November 2009)
Who'd have thought that the freesports headphone market would have exploded so rapidly in recent years? Not Ben Mondy, until he did some digging for this Boardsport Source magazine feature.
Independent - Bournemouth Reef (November 2009)
Bournemouth's contentious reef had only been open a day or so when Mondy visited to file this report for the Independent.
White Lines Magazine - Will This Hurt? (November 2009)
Our latest feature for Whitelines magazine is this piece on the pain inherent in progression.
Ryanair - Winter Special (November 09)
ACM's relationship with the Ink Publishing stable and their raft of in-flight titles is a fruitful one, and here's the latest piece we did for them.
White Lines Magazine - Shawn Farmer Interview (November 2009)
Hooray, a proper piece of snowboarding culture journalism. Click to read Chris Moran's round-up of Shawn Farmer's legendary career.
Times - Snowboarding Round Up (Oct 09)
The Times asked what was happening in the snowboarding world. This is the answer.
ABTA - Winter Sports (October 09)
With the recession in full swing, how will the winter sports industry cope? We investigate for ABTA magazine.
Times - Innsbruck (October 09)
Innsbruck's popularity is increasing year on year, and we took a look at the Tyrolean big hitter for this Times piece recently.
BMI Voyager - Belfast (September 2009)
Matt hopped over to Ulster to investigate the province's extreme pedigree in this piece for BMI Voyager magazine.
Independent - Minerals Tramway (September 2009)
Chris Moran is rapidly becoming the expert on UK mountain biking, as he demonstrated again with this piece for the Independent recently.
Men's Health - Rock Hard Apps (September 2009)
That's 'apps', not 'abs', as we debut the first of our monthly looks at the best iPhone apps for Men's Health magazine.
Metro - Cork Kayaking (September 09)
It isn't all just surfing and Guinness in Ireland, as Mondy discovered on this weekend sojourn to the Emerald Isle for Metro.
White Lines Magazine - iPhone Apps (September 2009)
We continued our unlikely apprenticeship as iPhone app experts with this piece for Whitelines magazine.
Cooler - Brighton (August 09)
For once, we stayed at home to pen this piece on our home city of Brighton for our friends over at Cooler magazine.
Guardian - Best UK Trails (August 2009)
Extracts from our Mountain Biking Britain guidebook ran in the Guardian recently. Click for more.
Independent - The 5 Best UK Trails (August 09)
We join forces with the Ordnance Survey and Independent for this piece on the 5 best mountain bike trails in the UK.
Independent - Summer in Chamonix (August 09)
We know Chamonix almost as well as we know our adopted town of Brighton, and we put that knowledge to good use on a recent trip for the Independent.
Surf Europe - Joel Parkinson (August 09)
Mondy's trip to Tahiti yielded a fair number of core and mainstream articles. This one page Surf Europe piece is from the former camp.
FHM - Hospital (July 09)
Each month, we field weird and wild medical queries from FHM's battalion of hypochondriac readers. Here's the latest installment...
Men's Health - Hawaii (July 09)
Ben Mondy went to Hawaii for Men's Health magazine and chatted to the world's best surfers about their lifestyle secrets. Tough work eh?
Men's Health Russia - Hellespont (July 09)
Matt's Hellespont piece ran in Men's Heath UK in August 08, but has since been picked up by the Russian edition.
Metro - Best Surf Bars (July 09)
We look at the UK's best post surf bars in this short feature for the UK's Metro newspaper.
Easyjet Traveller - Get Tanked (June 09)
Fancy driving a tank around a farm in Hampshire? If so, this story by Ben Mondy for Easyjet is for you.
Carve - Get Up Stand Up (May 09)
Our surfing correspondent Ben Mondy takes on surfing kayakers in this spleen venting one-pager for Carve magazine.
Cooler - MTB picks (May 09)
With our Mountain Biking Britain guidebook about to be published, we ran a round-up piece in Cooler magazine.
Carve - Ireland (April 09)
As readers of our output will know, Ireland is a huge breaking story in the surfing world. Mondy investigates for Carve magazine.
Ryanair - Wave Chasers (April 09)
As one of the world's most respected surf journalists, Ben Mondy is used to mixing it with the best surfers and the biggest waves. So he was the obvious choice to visit Ireland for Ryanair, where a new surfing frontier is being opened up.
Carve - Hawaii (March 09)
During December, the surfing world gravitates to a tiny strip of sand on Hawaii's North Shore. Mondy was there to file for Carve magazine.
Carve - Stereotypes (March 09)
Mondy's guide to surfing's stereotypes enjoyed a run out in the March issue. Recognise yourself?
Cooler - Spring Parks (March 09)
This round up of the best places to go snowboarding in the summer was published in the March issue of Cooler magazine.
Independent - Ski Like (March 09)
Matt's piece on the best retro places to ski ran in the Independent in March.
Times - Nusa Tenggara (March 09)
Mondy's piece on the surf and dive delights of Nusa Tenggara ran in the Times in March.
White Lines - Top 20 (February 09)
Matt's piece on the 20 most influential UK snowboarders for Whitelines acts as a nice round up of UK snowboarding history.
Cooler - Freeride (January 09)
Matt unpicks the secret world of freeriding in this Cooler magazine feature.
Guardian - Chalets (January 09)
We look at the new breed of chalets being run by thrusting young Brit ex-seasonaires for the Guardian.
Observer - Slovakia (January 09)
Chris took a trip to Slovakia to see if it really is the future of European skiing.
Times - UK Skiing (January 09)
January 09's cold snap and snowfall saw the broadsheets scramble to come up with decent UK ski coverage.
Guardian Online - UK skiing (December 08)
Chris's in-depth piece on the best places to ski in the UK was ahead of the game - six weeks later, every paper in the country was running similar stories.
Evening Standard - Mauritius (December 08)
Matt was sent to Mauritius for the Evening Standard back in June, and the piece finally came out in December.
Independent - High Altitude (December 08)
This early season piece on the best places to go high altitude skiing was published in the Independent in December 08.
Guardian Online - Best Places To Snowboard (November 08)
Chris's piece on the best places to snowboard ran on the Guardian's site last November.
Men's Health - Adventure Diary (November 08)
Each month, we choose the best adventure events around the UK for Men's Health magazine.
Men's Health - News Piece (November 08)
Sometimes we're drafted in as experts to cast our eye over new pieces of kit, as in this case for Men's Health.
ABTA - New Zealand (October 08)
New Zealand is one of our favourite destinations, so we were happy to write this feature for trade travel mag ABTA.
Guardian - Cat Skiing (October 08)
During a trip to Canada, Matt had a brilliant day snowboarding around the Canadian ski town of Banff. Here's the Guardian report.
Independent - Autumn Mountain Biking Guide (October 08)
To celebrate the release of our Mountain Biking Europe guide through Footprint, our friends at the Independent ran a piece on autumn mountain biking.
Independent - Speed Flying (October 08)
Mondy tries this new fangled sport of speed flying. Or is it speed riding? Whatever it is called, it involves you parachuting off a mountain while attached to a set of skis.
Men's Health - Everest (October 08)
When Men's Health asked Matt to go to Nepal to trek to Everest Base Camp, he really had no idea what he letting himself in for...
Ryanair - First Resort (October 08)
When in-flight magazines need their annual ski resort round-up putting together, there's usually only one choice. Here's what we did for our friends over at Ryanair magazine.
Cooler - Everest (July 2008)
Matt's trip to Everest Base Camp yielded this piece for Cooler magazine on the ecological cost of the trekking industry.
FHM - Injuries (July 08)
As well as our regular Hospital column, we often put together individual features for FHM. Here's a good example.
Men's Health - Hellespont (July 08)
This MH story about Matt swimming the Hellespont was a lifelong ambition fulfilled and, for the Men's Health crew, a brilliant opportunity to print pictures of Matt in a pair of Speedos.
Ryanair - Mini Golf (July 08)
One of our more unusual assignments - three days spent following the UK mini golf team around Tampere, Finland for Ryanair magazine.
Men's Health - Via Ferrata (April 08)
Ben Mondy takes on Italy's Via Ferrata for Men's Health magazine, and comes through it with a cheery thumbs-up.
FHM - Hospital (March 08)
Our monthly spread for FHM always induces a few chortles around the office. Here's the latest effort - check the cut of some of these ailments...
Surfer - Online Blog (March 08)
As well as being an ex-editor of prestigious Aussie mag Tracks, Ben Mondy is in demand as a contributor around the world. Here's his dispatch for Surfer Magazine.
B There - Work Courses (February 08)
Ben Mondy is B There's go-to writer when they need a list feature compiling at extremely short notice. Here's a fine example.
Evening Standard - Fernie story (February 08)
Matt's Jan 08 trip to Fernie was extremely productive. As well as going heliboarding and catboarding, he found time to knock out this piece for the Evening Standard.
White Lines - Defining Moments (February 08)
Although we're not as involved with the mag as we once were, we still look forward to writing for Whitelines. Here's one of our monthly regulars.
White Lines - The Grom Survey (February 08)
Chris caught up with the UK's fastest rising young riders in this comedy feature in White Lines.
White Lines - Ugly Resorts (February 08)
We took a look at the least attractive ski resorts on the planet for Whitelines, using some of that hard-earned Footprint knowledge.
Ryanair - Piste Up (Jan/Feb 08)
Matt wrote a pun-tastic guide to the best mountain nightlife for Ryanair magazine and was described in the lead-in as an 'apres ski connoisseur'.
B There - Winter Watersports (January 08)
Mondy continues to plough his lonely furrow over at B There magazine, who are making good use of his water-based knowledge with this piece.
Evening Standard - Obergurgl (January 08)
Obergurgl in Austria is a lovely, unsung resort high up in the Austrian Alps, as you'll see in this ES piece from January 08.
Future Snowboarding - Uzbekistan (January 08)
Matt's trip to Uzbekistan yielded a high number of stories, including this piece for now sadly defunct US snowboarding magazine Future.
Men's Health - Editor's Pick (January 08)
We got hold of the most elusive pro in snowboarding for this Men's Health feature.
Transworld Snowboarding - Global Assault (January 08)
Our relentless snowboard travelling found a fitting outlet in this enormous global travel piece for Transworld Snowboarding.
Cooler - Budget Shred (April/May 2010)
Snowboarding and skiing isn't just for the monied set, as we discovered in this budget winter sports piece for the gals over at Cooler magazine.
B There - Nocturnal (December 07)
Someone called Ben 'Moody' has been doing a load of work in our name for B There magazine, as with this feature on nocturnal ski festivals.
Cooler - Cities (December 07)
City/snow breaks always make a great travel story, as this example for Cooler magazine shows.
Wanderlust - Wanderwise (December 07)
Matt was a travel expert for travel mag Wanderlust in their monthly Wanderwise Q and A section.
White Lines - After Hours (December 07)
Chris Moran is probably the most original feature writer in snowboarding. Here's one of his recent White Lines numbers to prove the point.
Carve - Rod Cunthorpe (November 07)
Here's the full text of Ben Mond...sorry, I mean 'Rod Cunthorpe's' guide to world travel, as exclusively revealed to Carve magazine back in November.
Cooler - Seasons (November 07)
A veteran of 12 winter seasons, Chris Moran was the obvious choice to write this piece for Cooler.
Men's Health - Surf Boat Trip (October 07)
Part of the Men's Health 'Things To Before You Die' series, Ben Mondy goes on the surfing trip of a lifetime.
Observer - Escape (October 07)
In our guise as snowboarding experts, we featured in this Observer story about the best places to go skiing and snowboarding this winter
Ryanair - Seasons (Nov 07)
As the season craze really begins to hit the mainstream, we look at the best ways of doing a classic budget winter for Ryanair magazine.
White Lines - Uzbekistan (October 07)
Matt Barr takes a crew of snowboarders to discover the hidden secrets of Uzbekistan in this lengthy White Lines Magazine feature.
Observer Escape - Hellespont (September 07)
Matt Barr fulfills a life ambition by swimming his way from Europe to Asia. Here's the Observer story about the experience.
Guardian - Portugal (July 07)
Chris Moran explores Portugal's coastal mountain bike scene in Guardian Travel one-pager.
Evening Standard - Calypso Cruise (May 07)
The Evening Standard sent Matt on a cruise round the Greek Islands in the company of an exclusively over-50 clientele. Check out the resulting mismatch here.
White Lines - Terje Interview (November 06)
Matt's Whitelines interview with legend Terje Haakonsen shed some much needed light on an enigmatic figure.
White Lines - Iran (October 05)
Matt's trip to Iran, back in February 2005, was an ambition fulfilled. This lengthy Whitelines piece was one of the resulting stories.
Metro - Iran (April 05)
Matt visited Iran to go snowboarding and visit the cities of Isfahan and Tehran. He also experienced Muharram in the city of Kershan, as this story explains.
Olie Arnold, Style Editor, Men's Health
