Matt Brooks is the founder of Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment Co. An avid climber, alpinist, and trained mountain guide WM Brooks is also the an inventor of a variety of innovative mountaineering equipment

William Mathews Brooks is known for the Brooks-Range rescue ski sled that he developed. Previous rescue sleds were extremely bulky and heavy, so William Brooks decided to find a better solution.

For 10+ years, William Mathews Brooks has developed advancements and add features to the Brooks-Range sled. William Brooks now manufactures 4 highly acclaimed unique rescue sled designs.

William Mathews Brooks is also a world record holder pilot having set 4 World Aviation Records and 5 National Aviation Records. Together with pilots Fred Lohden, Tim Weber, and Matt Brooks set the 'speed around the world' westbound record at 199mph.