Reader Reviews
One of the best things about Blister is that we have a lot of very smart readers who are out there getting after it. So we are starting a “Reader Review” f…
BLISTER Gear Review
Dave Alie
Age: 32 | Vitals: 6’3″, 185 lbs. | Current Residence: Denver, Colorado
My childhood home of Newton, Massachusetts, is hardly a proving ground fo…
Anneka Door
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 t…
Colin Boyd
Age: 28 | Vitals: 6’2, 175 lbs. | Years riding: 20 | Current Residence: Portland, Maine
Colin is an American snowboarder, surfer and traveler currently bas…
Noah Bodman
Age: 31 | Vitals: 5’9″, 150 lbs. | Years Riding: 16 on mtn. bikes | Current Residence: Whitefish, Montana
Background:
Born and rai…
Brett Carroll
Age: 22 | Vitals: 6’5”, 180 lbs. | Years skiing: 19 | Current Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah
I was born and raised in Connecticut, a state that generally d…
Emily Cleveland
Age: 24 | Vitals: 5ʼ7”, 135 lbs | Years skiing: 21 | Current Residence: Jackson Hole, WY
Background:
I grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and visited my first ski …
Mike Curran
Age: 21 | Vitals: 5’10”, 140 | Years Paddling: 10 | Current Residence: Colorado
Background:
I started paddling as a teenager on a week-long camp …
Lexi Dowdall
Age: 27 | Vitals: 5’3″, 120 lbs | Years Skiing: 25 | Current Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah
Raised in the shadows of the Wasatch Mountains, I am a genuine …
Marci Eannarino
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 …
Zachary Eannarino
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 …
Eric Melson
Age: 28 | Vitals: 5’10″, 165 lbs. | Years Riding: 14 | Current Residence: McCall, Idaho / Missoula, Montana
Background:
I was hatched in the ultra-conservati…
Iris Neary
Age: 21 | Vitals: 5’6”, 145 lbs. | Years Skiing: 10 | Current Residence: Squamish, BC
Background:
I grew up in Juneau, Alaska, tagging along with parents on …
Thomas Neilson
Age: 24 | Vitals: 6’2”, 200 lbs. | Years Paddling Whitewater: 8 | Current Residence: Burlington, Vermont
Background:
I grew up in Arrowsic, Maine, a town of …
Scott Nelson
Age: 19 | Vitals: 5’9”, 150 lbs | Years skiing: 15 | Current Residence: Colorado Springs, CO
Background:
I grew up in Darien, Connecticut, adopted the role o…
John Nestler
Age: 21 | Vitals: 6’, 185 lbs | Years Paddling: 8 | Current Residence: Colorado Springs, CO
Background:
I took my first strokes in a whitewater kayak eight y…
Tucker Nixon
Age: 22 | Vitals: 5’11”, 180 lbs. | Years skiing: 12 | Current Residence: Burlington, Vermont
Originally from Maine, I grew up skiing a little bit of everyt…
Andi Stader
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 runn…
Matt Pincus
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 Jerse…
Stella Selden
Age: 22 | Vitals: 5’2″, 120 lbs | Years skiing: 13 | Current Residence: Alta, UT; Stanley, ID
Background:
I grew up in Northwest Montana, on the …