If you're a runner and need a watch, Ben Fletcher is the man you need to know.

Berne Broudy is author of Outside Magazine's Gear Shed blog, and she is among the best known and most widely respected gear writers in the outdoor industry.

Pro ski patroller, outdoor specialty shop gear expert, and wildland firefighter—Bob Lee takes his gear to the brink.

A freelance writer, editor and photographer, she regularly logs 100 days a year on the slopes. Catherine has written for a variety of publications including Aspen Sojourner magazine, the Rocky Mountain News' Adventure section, Skiing magazine, and Powder.com.

Backcountry skiing gear guru.  Everything from beacons to skins...

Guide, Sin City resident and creator of the HikeClimbSurfRun blog, Craig Rowe is the Gear Institute's chief camping cookware tester.

Dan Nelson is a veteran outdoor journalist, and tests sleeping bags and fly fishing rods and reels for the Gear Institute. He's based in the Pacific Northwest.

Dave Ratner is a hard charging telemark skier from Denver. He spends every weekend powering his way through the I-70 corridor to test helmets and ski goggles for the Gear Institute.

Donald is a physical therapist, ultrarunner, barefoot aficionado, and father of three with more than 20 years of experience in endurance sports.

Editor of Elevation Outdoors and Sustainabler.com, Schnitzspahn is one of our go-to testers at large.

Eugene Buchanan is the former Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Paddler magazine and founder of www.paddlinglife.net. A former ski patrol, kayak instructor and raft guide, he has written about the outdoors for more than 20 years...

Frederick Reimers was the editor of Canoe and Kayak Magazine from 2007-09 and has been writing for Outside, Men's Journal, Skiing and Powder ever since.

A ski club operator at 18 year of age, JM has grown within the ski industry publishing Ski Press.

Jeff Burke is a Jackson Hole-based ski patroller, ski mountaineer, and freelance writer.

Along with her dogs Farley and Pika, pro patroller Jennifer Coulter puts gear to the test for the benefit of four-legged adventurers everywhere.

In 2009 Jordan became the youngest and the 5th person to ski from the summit of all 54 of Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks.  Jordan is a mountain guide and ski guide for Aspen Alpine Guides, in Aspen Colorado as well as a ski guide for Ski Arpa, Chile.

Justin Nyberg is editor and co-founder of the Gear Institute.

Telemark ski innovator, watersports writer and snow kite competitor, Ken Lucas brings his own style of engineering-based enthusiasm to the Gear Institute.

Leah tests hiking boots, running bras, and hiking apparel in central New Mexico. 

Former editor of Climbing magazine, author of the Climbing Dictionary, and climbing gear tester par excellence.

Schneiter is an AMGA-certified guide, founder of Glenwood Climbing Guides, and very quick on his draws.

A skilled custom knife-maker, LeFort is a known abuser of multitools and edged steel.

Rich is editor of GPSTracklog.com, the leading consumer GPS site in the U.S.

Rich Siemer is a self-described "slightly-higher-than-mid-pack-finisher" who races cyclocross for the fun and suffering in the Mid-Atlantic region. He has raced bikes in one form or another since 1992, and currently races for Route 1 Velo, based in Hyattsville, Maryland.

Boulbol wrote the book on trail running in Colorado.

Park City's mayor of powder.

In addition to being Technical Director and co-founder of the Gear Institute, Tal-ee is a contributor to Gear Tests and News.

Tanner Jackson: Specialty shop rat, soft shell master.