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Rock Climbing 2012 digital catalog — check it out now
It's with much pride and stoke that we released today our Rock Climbing 2012 digital catalog . Loaded with stunning images, captivating videos, and narrated slideshows, Rock Climbing 2012 is all about travel—the places, the people, the culture, the transportation, the gear, the lifestyle, and, of course, the climbing. Get ready for a global roadtrip because Rock Climbing 2012 is going to carry you from Kyrgyzstan to Spain to Malta to Venezuela with a host of Black Diamond climbing athletes, including Adam Ondra, Alex Honnold, Nico Favresse, Sonnie Trotter, Barbara Zangerl, Nalle Hukkataival and Tommy Caldwell (to name but a few).
Like our Alpinism 2012 digital catalog, Rock Climbing 2012 is an online-only catalog, stacked with great stories, videos, photos, as well as a...
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Video #2: BD athlete Alex Honnold making the first ascent of A Gift From Wyoming (5.13) on Yosemite's Leaning Tower
BD Athlete Alex Honnold wants to be left alone. No, not really, but he did take the unusual approach of climbing alone on fixed lines as he worked to free a route on Yosemite's Leaning Tower, a 1500-foot prow of overhanging granite, that Todd Skinner had originally tried more than a decade ago. This past fall Alex managed to free the lower... [READ MORE]
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Video #1: BD athlete Alex Honnold making the first ascent of A Gift From Wyoming (5.13) on Yosemite's Leaning Tower
BD Athlete Alex Honnold wants to be left alone. No, not really, but he did take the unusual approach of climbing alone on fixed lines as he worked to free a route on Yosemite's Leaning Tower, a 1500-foot prow of overhanging granite, that Todd Skinner had originally tried more than a decade ago. This past fall Alex managed to free the lower... [READ MORE]
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QC Lab—The Dangers Of Modifying Your Gear
Here at BD we are all a bunch of tinkerers. We’re constantly tweaking our gear or cobbling together prototypes, trying to make them lighter and perform better. We fiddle with gear, test it in the lab and take it out into the field. Therefore, when people want to customize and modify our products, we understand. But there is a... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO #3: BD Athlete Nalle Hukkataival bouldering in Peñoles, Mexico
Black Diamond athlete Nalle Hukkataival decided to leave behind the bureaucracy of bouldering in Hueco Tanks State Historical Park in Texas and crossed the border into Mexico. Destination: Peñoles, a bouldering area seven hours south of the U.S. border with rock striking similar to Hueco's but without the onerous rules and regulations. Nalle... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Ines Papert makes first ascent of Finnmannen (M9+ WI7 400m) in Norway
Black Diamond athlete Ines Papert is no stranger to first ascents involving long, steep pitches of hard, technical ice and mixed climbing. So it was no surprise that after a recent 10-day trip to Senja Island, 350 km above the Arctic Circle in Norway, that Ines, along with her partner Bent Vidar Eliertsen, came away with yet another proud new... [READ MORE]
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