2010 Reader Test Team
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Bremen Leak, 28
Journalist, Rockville, MD
6; 150 lbs.; 18-inch torso
Test hikes Yosemite, Arches, and Canyonlands National Parks;
Mt. Timpanogos, UT
Joel Nyquist, 30
Aerospace engineer,
South Riding, VA
62; 165 lbs.; 21.5-inch torso
Test hikes San Juan Mountains, CO; Sky Valley, VA; Shenandoah NP
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Will Rochfort, 27
Volunteer guide for UC San Diego, San Diego, CA
6; 175 lbs.; 18.5-inch torso
Test hikes Mt. Whitney, CA; Paria Canyon, UT;
Grand Teton NP Yellowstone NP
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Bobby Trotter, 45
Personal trainer, Powell, TN
511; 175 lbs.; 20-inch torso
Test hikes Big South Fork NRA, TN; Great Smoky Mountains NP; Appalachian Trail in VA, NC, PA
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Geoff Ward, 29
Attorney, Exeter, NH
511; 205 lbs.; 21.5-inch torso
Test hikes Presidential Range traverse and White Mountains, NH; Acadia NP; Cape Cod, MA
Nelson Radmall, 25
Mechanical engineering student, Draper, UT
6; 155 lbs.; 19.5-inch torso
Test hikes Lone Peak and Mt. Nebo in Uinta National Forest, UT
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Will Rochfort, 27
Volunteer guide for UC San Diego, San Diego, CA
6; 175 lbs.; 18.5-inch torso
Test hikes Mt. Whitney, CA; Paria Canyon, UT;
Grand Teton NP
Ryan Dax, 26
Raft guide, Avon, CO
59; 165 lbs.; 17.5-inch torso
Test hikes Thru-hike of the Colorado Trail; Trinity Alps Wilderness, CA; American and Klamath Rivers, CA/OR
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Joe Flowers, 26
Fitness center youth coordinator, Independence, VA
59; 160 lbs.; 19.5-inch torso
Test hikes Everglades NP; Grayson Highlands, VA; El Salvador; Pisgah NF, NC
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Matthew Grey, 34
Lab instrument sales, Perkasie, PA
511; 170 lbs.; 18-inch torso
Test hikes White Mountains, NH; Catskills, NY; Baxter SP, ME; Mt. Rogers, VA
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Matt Heselton, 23
Student, Knoxville, TN
511; 155 lbs.; 17.5-inch torso
Test hikes San Juan Mountains, CO; Great Smoky Mountains NP; Laurel Highlands, PA