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Contributor Bios

Gordon Gianniny

February 16, 2021February 10, 2021 by Gordon Gianniny
Gordon Gianniny reviews the Altra Superior 4.0 for BLISTER

Vitals: 6’1”, 145 lbs For more on my background, listen to the below podcast, starting around 6:40 Running Background, Style, and General Preferences I grew up in Durango, CO and started running in middle school after discovering that I wasn’t very good at the foot-eye … Read more

Categories Running Reviewers

Cosmo Langsfeld

February 16, 2021February 1, 2021 by Cosmo Langsfeld
Cosmo Langsfeld reviews the La Sportiva Jackal GTX for Blister

Cosmo Langsfeld in the La Sportiva Jackal GTX, Crested Butte, Colorado Vitals: 6’2″, 160 lbs / 188 cm, 70 kg Running Background, Style, and General Preferences I grew up in the Gunnison Valley, Colorado. My family lived on 38 acres that bordered National Forest land … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Running Reviewers

David Golay

August 14, 2019May 9, 2019 by David Golay
Blister Bike reviewer, David Golay

Blister reviewer, David Golay Age: 28 | Vitals: 6’’0”, 165 lbs. | Years mountain biking: 18 | Current Residence: Seattle, WA I got my introduction into mountain biking in my hometown of Ithaca, NY and began by riding — and quickly racing — XC. By … Read more

Categories Bike Reviewers, Contributor Bios

Dylan Wood

April 13, 2020May 9, 2019 by Dylan Wood
Dylan Wood reviews the Santa Cruz Hightower LT For Blister

Dylan Wood racing the Santa Cruz Hightower LT, Crested Butte, CO. (photo by Jared Farley) Age: 21 | Vitals: 5’11”, 155 lbs. | Years mountain biking: 9 | Current Residence: Gunnison, CO I started mountain biking as a kid and soon built a lot of … Read more

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Ben Sims

May 6, 2020May 8, 2019 by Ben Sims
Ben Sims reviews the Maxxis Assegai for Blister.

Ben Sims Age: 37 | Vitals: 5’10”, 180 lbs | Years mountain biking: 11 | Current Residence: Monument, CO I grew up in West Georgia and came to Colorado in the summer of 2000. My college years in Colorado introduced me to the world of … Read more

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Banks Kriz

April 29, 2019April 24, 2019 by Banks Kriz
Banks Kriz bike reviewer bio, Blister

Banks Kriz, Crested Butte, CO. Age: 24 | Vitals: 5’’7”, 145 lbs. | Years biking: 8 | Current Residence: Crested Butte, Colorado Background It all started back in Atlanta, Georgia, when I received my first bike: my sister’s pink, 16” Diamondback with a coaster brake. … Read more

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Maddie Hart

July 10, 2019January 10, 2019 by Maddie Hart
Maddie Hart reviews the Hoka One One Speedgoat 3 for BLISTER

Maddie Hart in the Hoka One One Speedgoat 3, Snodgrass Trail, Crested Butte, CO. Vitals: 5’10, 115lbs Running Background, style, and general preferences Growing up as a freeride skier and equestrian, I thought running was for the birds. But when I moved to Montana for … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Running Reviewers

Kieran Nay

April 8, 2020January 9, 2019 by Kieran Nay
Blister Reviewer Bio: Kieran Nay

Kieran Nay Vitals: 6’1” 143 lbs Running Background, style, and general preferences I grew up hiking and running around in Monument CO, a then small town north of Colorado Springs. As a Colorado local, my childhood was defined by the mountains but I was never … Read more

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Matt Zia

November 13, 2018October 14, 2018 by Matt Zia
Matt Zia Blister reviewer bio

Age: 26 | Vitals: 5’11”, 165 lbs | Years climbing: 10 | Years skiing: 15 | Current Residence: Bozeman, MT Background I grew up playing in the mountains of New Hampshire where my mother, a former Outward Bound instructor, took me on my first backpacking trip … Read more

Categories Climbing Reviewers, Contributor Bios

Eric Freson

September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 by Eric Freson
Eric Freson; Blister Bio

Age: 31 | Vitals: 5’’10” 165 lbs | Years biking: 26 | Current Residence: Gunnison Valley, Colorado Background I grew up in small-town Vermont, and was encouraged to get outside from a very young age. My first bike was a 20” BMX bike that our … Read more

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Nathan Williard

September 1, 2018August 31, 2018 by Nathan Williard
Nathan Williard reviews the Ibis Ripley LS for Blister

Age: 23 | Vitals: 6’’0” 165 lbs | Years (seriously) biking: 7 | Current Residence: Santa Fe, New Mexico Background: I have always been drawn to (or rather, obsessed with) sports, mountains, and exploring. Whether it was hiking, skating, skiing, or backpacking with my dad, … Read more

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Kristin van der Kloot

August 21, 2018August 20, 2018 by Kristin van der Kloot
Kristin Van Der Kloot reviews the Black Diamond Vector Helmet for Blister

Age: 29 | Vitals: 5’2”, ~100 lbs. | Years Climbing: 9 | Current Residence: Stamford, CT I’ve always had a passion for the outdoors. I grew up skiing, climbing, backpacking, surfing…you name it; as long as it was outside, I loved it. Last year I … Read more

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Runner Profile: Jaden Anderson

July 13, 2018July 1, 2018 by Jaden Anderson
Jaden Anderson reviews the Patagonia Houdini Vest for Blister.

Vitals: 5’10”, 155 lbs Running Background, Style, and General Preference. I stepped into the running world during my Sophomore year of high school. By chance. I joined the cross country team at my small high school late in the season simply because the team needed … Read more

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Runner Profile: Luke Koppa

July 8, 2019June 18, 2018 by Luke Koppa
Blister's Running Sock Roundup

Vitals: 5’8″, 155 lbs (Click here for more info on my background and skiing preferences) Running Background, Style, and General Preferences I grew up with running being a way to stay in shape for sports like soccer and rugby, and now that I’m several years … Read more

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Runner Profile: Jonathan Ellsworth, Founder / Editor, Blister

July 29, 2020June 18, 2018 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Jonathan Ellsworth, Blister Review, Runner Profile

Vitals: 5’10”, ~175 lbs. (see my general bio & skier profile) Running Background, Style, and General Preferences I used to be one of those people who said things like, “I hate running.” As a little kid, high school student, college athlete, and a good chunk … Read more

Categories Running Reviewers

Whitney Burton

June 12, 2018 by Whitney Burton
Whitney Burton reviews the Mad Rock Drone HV for Blister

Age: 25 | Vitals: 5’8”, 150 lbs | Ape index: +1 | Years climbing: 7 | Current residence: Golden, Colorado I grew up in Washington state exploring all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. I was introduced to climbing in 2011 just before moving … Read more

Categories Climbing Reviewers

Jonathan Ellsworth: Founder / Editor in Chief

July 29, 2020January 31, 2018 by Jonathan Ellsworth
Jonathan Ellsworth reviews the Praxis Protest for Blister Gear Review.

Age: 46 | Vitals: 5’10,” ~175 lbs. | Years skiing: 30 | Crested Butte, Colorado (see my runner profile) Background: I grew up in the Chicago area, and my first loves were soccer, basketball, and football. In high school, I was a varsity athlete in … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Ski Reviewers

Eric Freson

February 25, 2019January 30, 2018 by Eric Freson
Eric Freson ski reviewer bio, Blister

Eric Freson, Crested Butte, CO. (photo by Andrew Buergin) Age: 31 | Vitals: 5’’10”, 180 lbs | Years skiing: 26 | Current Residence: Gunnison Valley, Colorado Background: I grew up in small-town Vermont, and was encouraged to get outside from a very young age. I … Read more

Categories Ski Reviewers

Drew Kelly

April 22, 2020January 30, 2018 by Drew Kelly
Luke Koppa reviews the Fischer Ranger 94 FR for Blister

Drew Kelly skiing in the backcountry near Crested Butte, CO. Age: 29 | Vitals: 5’11, 160 lbs | Years Skiing: 26 | Current Residence: Gunnison, Colorado Though I learned to ski on a school break when I was three, living in Alabama, I didn’t really … Read more

Categories Contributor Bios, Ski Reviewers

Ben Firth

May 15, 2018January 30, 2018 by Ben Firth
Ben Firth contributor bio on Blister

Age: 25 | Vitals: 6’1”, 155 lbs. | Years Climbing: 8; Years Snowboarding: 13 | Current Residence: Golden, CO I grew up in the rainy world of the Pacific Northwest. Living in Olympia, WA throughout my grade school years, I didn’t actually start climbing until … Read more

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