{"id":404,"date":"2026-09-13T18:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T18:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/aldermoor-mould\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T12:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T12:42:24","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/aldermoor-mould\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"404\" class=\"elementor elementor-404\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"section\" data-bps-section-slug=\"intro-01\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd9b004 section light moa-lg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9cd9b004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4a2920 e-con-full moa-width-regular e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d4a2920\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-headline-1\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bcce346 bps-text-accent prehead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bcce346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Casper<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-headline-2\" data-bps-type=\"headline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596aa0fa hero-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"596aa0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I quit a desk job to guide backcountry trips, and never went back.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"intro-01-subheadline-1\" data-bps-type=\"subheadline\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f839c4 hero-subtitle elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f839c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ten years and 6,000 backcountry miles later, I still test every piece of gear I recommend in the field, not a lab and not for a sponsor. 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I guide trips, review gear honestly, and help people plan routes that match their actual skill level, not their Instagram ambitions.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-id=\"about-04-image-url-1\" data-bps-type=\"image\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0634b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f0634b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/aldermoor-mould\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2026\/09\/199227f-1024x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-398\" alt=\"Casper Aldermoor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/aldermoor-mould\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2026\/09\/199227f-1024x512.jpg 1024w, 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