Author name: Elira Vostren

Elira Vostren is a certified alpine guide and gear designer with over 15 years of experience specializing in passive protection, particularly tricams. She has tested and refined placements across sandstone cracks in Utah, granite fissures in the Alps, and limestone chimneys in Thailand. Elira holds an AMGA Rock Guide certification and contributes to UIAA safety standards for climbing equipment.