Journal

The Journal is dedicated to the sports and people that make Black Diamond what it is.

  • Monday, May 13, 2013

    BD athlete Drew Stoecklein reports on a weeklong hut trip to Canada's Selkirk Mountains

    BD athlete Drew Stoecklein enjoyed a deluxe heli-drop stay up in Canada’s Selkirk Mountains. The goal was simple and obvious: ski as much of the sweet terrain outside the hut door as possible in a week’s time. Based upon Drew’s report and photos, the mission was fully accomplished. We knew we were traveling to a different... [READ MORE]

  • Friday, May 10, 2013

    BD athlete Mason Earle making the first ascent of Real Talk (5.13+), Lower Mill Creek, UT

    Black Diamond athlete Mason Earle has logged countless miles hiking the clifflines of southern Utah looking for undone cracks. The fruits of his labor are a slew of prime first ascents, typically splitter, thin and stout. At Lower Mill Creek outside of Moab, his most recent new route, Real Talk , is one of his best—and one of his boldest.... [READ MORE]

  • Wednesday, May 8, 2013

    BD athlete Antte Lauhamaa reports on skiing around Kebnekaise, Sweden

    The winter in Scandinavia is still fully going on. Black Diamond athlete Antte Lauhamaa went last week to earn his turns in Kebnekaise, Sweden and found solid winter conditions around the highest peaks in Sweden. Here is the report he sent us along with some great photos by photographer Jaakko Posti. Kebnekaise is situated in 67th... [READ MORE]

  • Thursday, May 2, 2013

    Chasin' the Rubbish 2.0 in Fontainebleau, France

    Fontainebleau, Easter 2013. Forget about searching for Easter eggs in the Fontainebleau forest: the Black Diamond team, Black Diamond athletes and numerous boulderers came together over the four days of the Easter holiday to rid the boulder areas of rubbish and to raise people's awareness about adopting a respectful attitude toward nature and... [READ MORE]

  • Wednesday, May 1, 2013

    VIDEO: BD athletes Daniel Jung and Nico and Olivier Favresse climbing first ascents in Norway

    BD athletes Nico Favresse, Olivier Favresse and Daniel Jung are always on the hunt for first ascents, and their most recent search led them to Norway where they found a stunning, overhanging wall laced with cracks. The trio's FA pursuit involved skin-shredding jams, mega whippers, and daily shenanigans, including scooter jumping and swapping... [READ MORE]