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Climbing Reviewers

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

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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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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

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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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Dave Alie

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Dave Alie

Age: 32 | Vitals: 6’3″, 185 lbs. | Current Residence: Denver, Colorado My childhood home of Newton, Massachusetts, is hardly a proving ground for the outdoors, but it was close enough to the beautiful scenery of the rest of New England to get me started. … Read more

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Anneka Door

August 28, 2015January 15, 2011 by Anneka Door
Anneka Door, Blister Gear Review

Age: 28 |  Vitals: 5’8”, 137 lbs | Ape index: -4 ☹ | Years climbing: 12; Years skiing: 15 | Current residence: My Toyota truck (Ok… mostly Jackson, WY in the summers and Bozeman, MT in the winters) I grew up in the flatlands of … Read more

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Marci Eannarino

December 20, 2013January 15, 2011 by phantom

Age: 34 | Vitals: 5’1”, 110 lbs. | Current Residence: Santa Fe, New Mexico I grew up in Durango, Colorado, surrounded by amazing access to the outdoors and living around amazing athletes. (I have childhood memories of Ned Ovverund working on cars for my father for … Read more

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Zachary Eannarino

December 20, 2013January 15, 2011 by phantom

Age: 28 | Vitals: 6’2”, 185 lbs. | Years Climbing: 10 | Current Residence: Santa Fe, New Mexico I didn’t start climbing until I was 18, when my best friend with whom I competed at everything decided to give it a go. We began outside with … Read more

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Andi Stader

August 28, 2015January 14, 2011 by Andi Stader
Andi Gervais, Blister Gear Review

Age: 32|  Vitals: 5’8″, 125 lbs | Years climbing: 6 | Current residence: Denver, CO From the time I could walk, I was climbing up trees and running through the woods. Growing up in Georgia, I did not have large mountains to climb, but my … Read more

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Matt Pincus

December 20, 2013January 14, 2011 by phantom

Age: 24 | Vitals: 5’10”, 160 Pounds | Years Climbing: 7; Years Skiing: 22 | Current Residence: Wilson, Wyoming I was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey, and was introduced to the outdoors on family vacations, backpacking throughout Washington’s North Cascades and skiing in … Read more

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Jamie Rushford

June 13, 2015January 14, 2011 by phantom
Jamie Rushford reviews the Stonelick Gordita crash pad, Blister Gear Review

Age: 20 | Vitals: 5’10”, 150 lbs. | Years Climbing: 6 | Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado & Essex, Vermont I was born and raised in Vermont, and the outdoors have been a big part of my life right from the start. Although I didn’t … Read more

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Hannah Trim

December 20, 2013January 14, 2011 by phantom

Age: 20 | Vitals: 5’1-3/8” (very important), 107 lbs. | Years Climbing: 7 | Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado I was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Oak Park, just outside the city—a pretty rock-poor area of the world. The first time I … Read more

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