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Ski Line Promotion: Susn is On-The-Road with the BD Bus!
Our Ski line Promoter, Susn, is behind the wheel of the BD Bus, driving non-stop with a huge stash of Freeride Skis and Boots. After three weeks on the highways across the entire Alps, it's time for an update from the front lines. Here's what she had to say: It all began just after New Years, on Grand San Bernard... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Eva Walkner finishes 2nd and Reine Barkered 9th at first stop of Freeride World Tour in Chamonix, France
Black Diamond athletes Eva Walkner took second place at the first stop of the Freeride World Tour in Chamonix, France. Fellow BD rider Reine Barkered (who finished 2009 ranked 2nd overall on the FWT) managed a respectable 9th place against some of the world's top freeride skiers. Congratulations to Eva and Reine and best wishes for... [READ MORE]
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The Big LePowSki Freeride Event - sign up now!
In the last two winters The Big LePowSki Freeride Happening in Davos was such a great success that we decided to let other freeride hotspots in the Alps enjoy the fame as well. THE DUDE shows up 4 times in winter 2010! To get more info and details click on the event you would like to join: La Grave, France - February 19-21,... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #31
Our Marketing Coordinator at Black Diamond Europe, Tanja Kulkies , sent us this Winger and we have to say this one left us confused. Was this for real? Was this a joke? A quick web search turns out that, yes, this is real and that there's at least two companies making these "fingerboards". Which then led to more questions: Who is doing this?... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Matt Segal reports from Argentine Patagonia
Black Diamond athlete Matt Segal is currently down in Argentine Patagonia, waiting out day after day of jingus weather, in the hopes of scoring one good window in which to make an ascent in the Cerro Torre or Fitzroy massifs. Below is an email Segal sent us from El Chalten, as well as a video of his last-minute preparations to get packed and... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Fred Nicole video profile
Black Diamond athlete Fred Nicole is arguably the most influential boulderer of all time, ushering the sport into a new era of difficulty and leaving his mark with mega-classic problems on the boulders of the world from Rocklands to Cresciano to Hueco Tanks for more than 25 years. This short video profile, produced by fellow BD athlete Chuck... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Cedar Wright making a 5.13 multi-pitch first ascent at Indian Creek, Utah
Black Diamond athlete Cedar Wright teamed up with fellow Boulderite Nick Martino last November to make the first ascent of a wild-looking 5.13 multi-pitch route at Indian Creek, Utah. Below is Cedar's comments about the route as well as a great video he made that documents the entire adventure from roadtriping out there to scoping the line to... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Cedar Wright video profile from Mallorca, Spain
Want to get to know Black Diamond athlete Cedar Wright, but don't feel good about stalking him on Facebook? Watch this insightful video clip (put together by ace lensman Tim Kemple) from Cedar's recent deep-water soloing trip to Mallorca to learn how rolls, both on the rock and off. [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Neil Gresham reports on the sport climbing paradise of Kalymnos, Greece
The climbing world seems bigger than ever to me these days and I find myself increasingly overwhelmed by a never-ending tick-list of tempting new destinations. So why in view of this, do I always seem to end up on the paradise Greek island Kalymnos every year without fail! The explanation for this might possibly have something to do with the... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Raphael Slawinski rock and ice action
Black Diamond athlete Raphael Slawinski is an all-around climbing master and this video clip, produced by Robert Rogoz, showcases that skillset beautifully. In this clip Raph climbs wild ice lines, burly mixed caves, multi-pitch rock routes and limestone clip-ups all with his impeccable percision and style. [READ MORE]
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QC Lab: Gear from Ukraine
I received an email a while ago from a gentleman who had some old gear laying around. He said it was from Ukraine, most with no manufacturers markings, ratings, etc—it had been sitting around for quite a while and he was never about to use it so asked if I would be interested in breaking it—just to see how strong it was. I thought, why not?... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Nicolas Favresse & Co on Slide Show Tour: Asgard Jamming
In July and August 2009, BD athlete Nicolas Favresse , Olivier Favresse, Stéphane Hanssens and Sean Villanueva ventured on a rock climbing expedition in Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. The result of the expedition: four first ascents and a rare repeat on rock faces of 800 to 1000 m high. Three of these routes are on the famous Mount... [READ MORE]
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BD employee Thomas Laakso reports from his ski travels in Europe
Black Diamond’s Ski Category Director, Thomas Laakso , is living, working and skiing with the BD Europe crew for the next couple months (lucky!) and sent us the following update. To no one’s surprise, it looks like Thomas is have an awesome time and getting in some stellar skiing. From: Thomas Laakso Subject: ... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: Kandersteg Ice Climbing Festival 2010
As reported a few days ago the winners of this year's Kandersteg Ice Climbing Festival were Petra Müller (CH) and Israel Blanco (ES). Check out this video to see what went on besides the spectacular dry tooling competition: Kandersteg Ice Festival '10 from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo . [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #33
This winger comes to us, out of the archives, from BD's Technical Illustrator Mike Tea. These guys have clearly discovered the climber's version of "earning your turns." Check out the spine walk at 0:35... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Samuel Anthamatten won the Big Mountain Fieberbrunn Freeride contest
BD Athlete Samuel Anthamatten, from Zermatt, Switzerland won the Big Mountain Fieberbrunn Freeride contest, a World Qualifying Tour event. Sammy is actually sponsored by BD as an alpinist, but we all knew he rips on skis as well. He has competed for years on the Ice Climbing WorldCup, and has made a name for himself in recent years by knocking... [READ MORE]
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Epic powder and sunshine at the first stop of The BigLePowSki Freeride Tour in La Grave
The BigLePowSki Tour kicked-off last weekend, with the first stop in La Grave, France. Our event manager Ricky sent us this report. On Friday, the strong winds and heavy snowfall closed the tram and things weren't looking promising for the event. The Dude received a surprising SMS early Saturday morning from the Head of Ski Patrol,... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #34
Salt Lake City has one of the more robust bike messenger/hipster scenes in the country. It's not quite on par with Seattle or San Francisco, but BD's hometown is definitely a hot spot for "faded black jean shorts, a shirt that's so obscure, a band you haven't heard...never, ever, before..." This winger's on the long side but it's quality all... [READ MORE]
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