The annual boot test is a huge team effort, from our brand partners’ help in getting us the boots we test, to our traveling boot test crew who came from as far away as Copenhagen, Denmark this year, to our fantastic sponsors who help set the stage for a well-oiled week. Leki, Flylow, Le Bent, BlackStrap, Slap Cap and Pistil Designs provided pieces from their premier lines to make our job drier, warmer, more fun and definitely made us way cooler than we would’ve been without them! Best of all, this was gear we all choose to use already—here’s to no learning curve and instant gratification!