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New 2009/10 Black Diamond skis profiled on Powder Magazine TV
The crew at Powder Magazine grabbed our Ski Hardgoods Manager, Thomas Laakso, for a quick preview of Black Diamond's latest and greatest skis for 2009/10. Check'em out in the video and then go to our Ski page to get even more info and find a dealer near you to buy them. [READ MORE]
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UNSTOPPABLE: What it Takes To Onsight 8c+ Like Patxi Usobiaga
I have not taken a rest day from climbing in more than three months. I’d like to jump out of the bed shouting out my happiness and starting the new day with energy, but it’s Friday and I hardly have the strength to drag myself up. Every day during the week is training for World Cups and international events; the weekend is for... [READ MORE]
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Nico Favresse——Baffin Island Expedition UPDATE #1
Black Diamond athlete Nico Favresse, his brother Olivier, and friends Stephane Hanssens and Sean Villanueva are off for a multi-week free-climbing expedition to the big walls of Baffin Island, Canada. According to Nico, they plan to walk up the Weasel Valley and climb anything that looks good. Mount Asgard is one of the spots where they are... [READ MORE]
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Nico Favresse——Baffin Island Expedition UPDATE #3
Black Diamond athlete Nico Favresse is on an expedition to Baffin Island with the objective to establish new free routes in the Weasel Valley. He and partners Sean Villanueva, Olivier Favresse and Stephane Hansens will spend two months in this very remote part of the globe and hope to discover amazing first ascent possibilities.... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Nico Favresse——Baffin Island Expedition UPDATE #5
Black Diamond athlete Nico Favresse is on an expedition to Baffin Island with the objective to establish new free routes in the Weasel Valley. He and partners Sean Villanueva, Olivier Favresse and Stephane Hansens will spend two months in this very remote part of the globe and hope to discover amazing first ascent possibilities. Nico... [READ MORE]
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Nico Favresse——Baffin Island Expedition UPDATE #4
Black Diamond athlete Nico Favresse is on an expedition to Baffin Island with the objective to establish new free routes in the Weasel Valley. He and partners Sean Villanueva, Olivier Favresse and Stephane Hansens will spend two months in this very remote part of the globe and hope to discover amazing first ascent possibilities.... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: Alex Honnold crushing it in Indian Creek, Utah
Humble, reticent and strong as a bull, Alex Honnold is a crack climbing machine. Check out this video of Honnold crushing it in world-famous Indian Creek, Utah on everything from 5.13 footless tip-jam campusing to inverted offwidthing. Alex Honnold sending in Indian Creek, Utah from Black Diamond Equipment... [READ MORE]
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WELCOME TO THE NEW BlackDiamondEquipment.com
In 1972 Chouinard Equipment published a catalog that redefined the sport of climbing—a printed piece that changed the way climbers approached their sport with the gear that Chouinard created. Today, July 8, 2009, Black Diamond Equipment has launched a new website that will redefine the sports of climbing and freeride skiing...... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Ivan Tresch and fellow Swiss nab first free ascent of Valle Cochamo's Cerro Capicua (VI 5.12d, 1200 meters) in Chile
Black Diamond athlete Ivan Tresch is a busy guy, so we weren't surprised that it took him a few months to get us the report about his fantastic and successful climbing trip earlier this year to Chile's Valle Cochamo, a vast wonderland of rock that's often called the "Yosemite of South America." Below is Ivan's report and photos from the trip,... [READ MORE]
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Nico Favresse——Baffin Island Expedition UPDATE #2
Black Diamond athlete Nico Favresse has just left on an expedition to Baffin Island with the objective to establish new free routes in the Weasel Valley. He and partners Sean Villanueva, Olivier Favresse and Stephane Hansens will spend two months in this very remote part of the globe and hope to discover amazing first ascent possibilities.... [READ MORE]
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The Good Life with Ptor Spricenieks
Ptor Spricenieks is better known for his big mountain skiing exploits than his yodeling talents. Turns out he's pretty dang good at both. Ptor recently sent us this drool-worthy clip from his 2008-09 season. After a string of terrible injuries in the winter of 2008 (that included 10 days of sciatic paralysis and an exploded... [READ MORE]
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Marko Prezelj and crew on-sight three routes in the Indian Himalayas
BD athlete Marko Prezelj recently arrived home from a mind-blowing trip to the Eastern Himalaya. Following are a few photos of his on-sight routes and a quick write-up. I've returned from a very intense climbing trip to Indian Himalaya. We were planing to climb in the Rimo region (East Karakoram) but at the end we didn't get the permit... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #18
For the first Friday in November 09, we present: a couple guys you would NOT want to stare down in a high-stakes game of beer pong... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #19
Top-secret Black Diamond tandem telemark ski testing: these revolutionary skis have double reverse parabolic torsion bow sidecuts —one for each skier. We haven't quite figured out the right amount of rocker yet... (Please don't email us asking for these skis, they are prototypes only!) [READ MORE]
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BD athlete David Pitschmann scores huge, early-season powder day
Black Diamond ski athlete David Pitschmann sent us the following email and photos after scoring a huge, early-season powder day at Seegrube outside of Innsbruck, Austria. Pretty amazing powder day for the middle of October... From: David Pitschmann Sent: Donnerstag, 15. Oktober 2009 20:31 Subject: OCTOBER MADNESS!!!... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Dodo Kopold climbs four routes in the High Tatras
Black Diamond athlete Dodo Kopold LOVES the peaks of his native Tatra Mountains on the Poland/Slovakia border. Summer, fall, spring, winter—Dodo is always climbing in the Tatras, establishing hard new routes and training for expeditions. Such was the combination in late October when Dodo managed to complete four routes on the massive north... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #20
This weekend's WInger comes from Joe Penacoli, one of our customer service ninjas over in the sales department and, as it would appear, an avid fan of watching kung-fu demonstrations online. He flipped us this link with the subject line of: "I almost feel sorry for these guys...". If you ever needed a reason not to try a standing backflip with... [READ MORE]
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