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• North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® in Chamonix

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• Will Gadd Unleashed

  BD Athlet Will Gadd blickt auf mehr als 25 Jahre Entwicklung und Test von Black Diamond Ausrüstung zurück. Mehr erfahren >

• Rusty Willis And The Four Finger Fuel

  Nach dem Verlust seines kleinen Fingers hatte Rusty Willis Schwierigkeiten, das richtige Eisgerät zu finden... bis das Team von Black Diamond die Lösung fand. Mehr erfahren >

• Kurt Astner establishes new ice climbs in Norway

  Black Diamond athlete Kurt Astner took an ice climbing trip to Norway in March 2011, and recently sent us the following report of the stellar WI6 climbs he developed with his partner, Helmut Rauegger. Mehr erfahren >

• BD athlete Kyle Dempster reports on new route on the south face of the Ogre with fellow BD athletes Hayden Kennedy and Josh Wharton

  Black Diamond athletes Kyle Dempster and Hayden Kennedy ticked the unclimbed east face of K7 then went to the Choktoi Glacier and teamed up with Josh Wharton to climb the Ogre. Mehr erfahren >

• BD athlete Mike Libecki reports on his solo expedition to Russia's Frans Josef Land

  This past summer Libecki, with the support of the Mugs Stump Award (of which BD is a founding member) and Polartec Challenge Grant, headed to the untouched region of Russia's Franz Josef Land. Mehr erfahren >

• Black Diamond Athlete Mason Earle on 24HHH

  Arkansas's 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell is notorious for its wacky team names, bomber sandstone and wild after parties. Despite having an aversion for competitions, Black Diamond athlete Mason Earle, along with teammate Nik Berry, took the 24HHH by storm this year, shit talking Alex Honnold, grunting through 5.8 cruxes and winning the team division while setting a new high score. Mehr erfahren >

• The Nosewipe: A Camp VI Cleanse

  Camp VI on El Cap's Nose is notorious for being a trash repository. This fall, during the annual Yosemite Facelift, Black Diamond Athlete Sam Elias and employee Dave Campbell joined National Park Service members in an effort to clean up the trash pile that had, over many years, wedged itself into the camp's crack. They pulled out more than 150 pounds of trash, including a sardine can from the 70s, a perfectly usable belay seat and a pair of soiled underwear. Mehr erfahren >

• BD athlete Brittany Griffith loves the Mountain Project App

  Black Diamond athlete and perpetual road-tripper Brittany Griffith gives her two cents on the Mountain Project smartphone app, now available for free download with the support of Black Diamond. Mehr erfahren >

• Sonnie Trotter: The Prow Wall

  Black Diamond Ambassador Sonnie Trotter’s climbing career is full of impressive first free ascents throughout his homeland of Canada. Earlier this year, he freed one of his proudest: The Prow Wall, a 200-meter shield of smooth granite on Squamish’s Stawamus Chief. The story behind the eventual free ascent was 20 years in the making and here, Sonnie shares the moments and people that were part of the experience. Mehr erfahren >

• QC LAB: Via Ferrata

  This month, KP and the crew discuss a via ferrata accident (NOT involving Black Diamond gear) that happened in Europe this summer, along with the ins and outs and proper use of via ferrata equipment. Mehr erfahren >

• QC Lab: Weakness of Nose-hooked Carabiners

  I've seen and/or heard of only a handful of carabiners that have broken in the field, and most have broken in the same way: nose hooked. The nose of the carabiner gets hung up on something. Mehr erfahren >

• QC Lab: Welches ist der beste Knoten zum Abseilen?

  Rappel knot choice (Double Fisherman's, Ring Bend or Euro Death/Overhand) has always been up for a large amount of debate. Mehr erfahren >

• QC Lab: Worn Anchors

  Over time cold shuts, leaver biners and chain links wear from countless lowers. Will these grooved-out anchors hold? Will the sharp edges trash your rope? Mehr erfahren >

• QC Lab—Re-slinging Camalots and C3s

  One of the most common questions we get at Black Diamond is regarding reslinging our Camalots, Camalot C3s and Camalot X4s. Gear doesn't last forever and eventually your cams will need to be reslung. Mehr erfahren >

• QC Lab—The Dangers Of Modifying Your Gear

  Our QC Lab posts aim to answer some of climbing’s most common gear-related questions. This month—modifying gear. Mehr erfahren >