Author name: Elara Voskian

Elara Voskian is a certified UIAA Safety Equipment Specialist and former mountain rescue technician with 14 years of field testing climbing helmets across alpine, sport, and big-wall environments. She co-developed impact-diffusion protocols for the European Helmet Certification Consortium and holds a materials science MSc focused on polymer composites in fall-protection gear. Fluent in six languages, she’s conducted helmet efficacy studies on five continents.