Author name: Elara Voskian
Elara Voskian is a certified AMGA Rock Guide and former structural engineer who spent a decade designing load-tested anchor systems for high-angle industrial rope access. She has field-tested over 200 protection placements across alpine, trad, and urban climbing environments—from Patagonia’s granite spires to abandoned quarry walls in Eastern Europe. Her research on micro-fracture propagation in marginal rock has informed updated UIAA testing protocols for passive protection.
