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Wild10 writers and editors
Every article carries a named editor who uses this gear and these places in the field. Open any name to read their full body of work.
Cal Brennan
Senior Gear Editor
18 seasons of backcountry testing across the Rockies and Alaska Range
Cal runs Wild10's gear program. He has spent eighteen seasons guiding and testing in the Wind Rivers, the Bob Marshall, and the Alaska Range, and he writes the shelter, sleep, and pack coverage. He judges gear on what survives a full season of use, not what looks good on a spec sheet.
36 stories →Marisol Vance
Field Sports Editor
Licensed guide; 12 years hunting and fishing the Mountain West
Marisol covers hunting and fishing for Wild10. She guides elk and mule deer hunts in the fall and chases trout and steelhead the rest of the year, which means most of the optics, blades, and pack systems she writes about get used hard before they get written up.
45 stories →Theo Hartigan
Bushcraft & Survival Editor
Wilderness first responder; instructor for primitive skills courses
Theo teaches fire, cordage, and shelter craft, and he handles Wild10's survival, bushcraft, and tool coverage. He is a wilderness first responder and has spent long stretches living out of a single pack, so he weighs redundancy and repairability heavily.
201 stories →Renata Cho
Apparel & Layering Editor
Former outdoor apparel product developer; thru-hiker (PCT, CDT)
Renata spent six years developing outdoor apparel before moving to editorial. She has thru-hiked the PCT and CDT and now leads Wild10's clothing, footwear, and layering testing, where she cares more about fabric behavior after fifty washes than about launch-day marketing.
25 stories →Graham Eddy
Water & Paddling Editor
Swiftwater rescue certified; 15 years of canoe and kayak expeditions
Graham covers paddling, water treatment, and expedition logistics. He is swiftwater rescue certified and has run multi-week canoe trips across the Boundary Waters, the Yukon, and northern Ontario, so his testing skews toward gear that has to work when it is wet and cold.
53 stories →Adele Marchetti
Destinations Editor
Visited 41 US wilderness areas and 12 national parks on foot
Adele plans and writes Wild10's destination coverage. She has walked 41 designated wilderness areas and a dozen national parks, and she builds every destination ranking around permits, season windows, and how a place actually feels on the ground once the trailhead lot is behind you.
122 stories →Wes Donnelly
Camp Kitchen & Power Editor
Backcountry cook and long-haul overlander
Wes handles stoves, cook systems, coolers, lighting, and power. He has cooked for trail crews and outfitters, spends most of his shoulder seasons overlanding, and tests kitchen gear the way it gets used — dirty, rushed, and in bad weather.
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Wild10 rankings are written by named editors who use this category in the field. We buy or borrow gear, use it across a full season where we can, and read the specs critically where we can't. Nobody pays for placement, brands do not see rankings before publication, and affiliate links never change the order of a list.