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GROUPS WE SUPPORT: Utah Avalanche Center
--> We take a large amount of pride in our history of outspoken advocacy for conservation and access causes (locally, regionally and globally), as well as in our efforts to support conservation, education and recreation groups that are on the front-lines of protecting and preserving the wild lands we love and depend on, and... [READ MORE]
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BD employee Kolin Powick reports on his volunteer work at the Khumbu Climbing Center in Nepal
Black Diamond Equipment’s Director of Global Quality, Kolin Powick , has taken four weeks off of work here in Salt Lake City to volunteer his time and expertise at the Khumbu Climbing Center in Nepal. Numerous BD athletes have gone to support the center in the past (including Cedar Wright and Conrad Anker ), but this is the first time a... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #123
It's no secret that as the envy of cube-dwelling office monkeys everywhere, we here at Black Diamond HQ get to bring our canine companions to work with us (yea, we think it's pretty rad too), which must be why we like Winger for the Weekend #123 so much. Not only does this super-cool vid put a fresh spin on the endless amounts of POV footage... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival reports on his U.S. bouldering tour
BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival spent two months in the U.S. this past fall, chasing temps, repeating classics and tracking down first ascents. Below is his report from the travels, as well as some nice photos and video clips. [ Power of Landjager (V11), East Mountain, Hueco Tanks, TX. photo: www.gas-photo.net] My 2-month roadtrip in... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Drew Stoecklein roadtrips to Canada in search of snow
BD athlete Drew Stoecklein decide to stop waiting for the snow to fall and jumped in his truck. Destination? North to Canada (hey, they don’t call it The Great White North for nothing). Here’s the report and excellent video he put together from his snow-hunting mission. During the first week of 2012, I had the opportunity... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Nico Favresse redpoints 8c+ in Siurana and then heads off to Venezuelan tepui
Black Diamond athlete Nico Favresse sent us the following email, shortly before he departed for his next big adventure: establishing a multi-pitch route on the Amuri tepui in Venezuela. Sounds like had some good "training" days in Siurana and is primed for the challenges ahead! (All Siurana photos by Bernado Gimenez.) From:... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Alex Honnold reports on his multi-pitch 5.13 first free ascent on Gran Trono Blanco in Mexico
Black Diamond athlete Alex Honnold headed back down to Mexico for another free-climbing adventure, this time on Baja’s Gran Trono Blanco with Will Stanhope. Though quite a bit shorter than El Gigante, which he made the first one-day free ascent of with Sonnie Trotter ( read the reports and watch the videos here ), Alex and Will still had... [READ MORE]
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Report #2: BD employee Kolin Powick reports on his volunteer work at the Khumbu Climbing Center in Nepal
Black Diamond Equipment’s Director of Global Quality, Kolin Powick , has taken four weeks off of work here in Salt Lake City to volunteer his time and expertise at the Khumbu Climbing Center in Nepal. Numerous BD athletes have gone to support the center in the past (including Cedar Wright and Conrad Anker ), but this is the first time a... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #125
We all know that to be an above average climber or skier, fast-twitch muscles and hyper-speed synapses fed by a brain capable of thousands of computations a second are essential. Those attributes can be accurately gauged with the "Ceiling Fan Tomato Grab Test" shown in this Winger. This guy is clearly below average... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Ines Papert reports on her ascent of Illuminati (M11+ WI 6) in Italy
Black Diamond athlete Ines Papert has pulled off a host of impressive ascents, from ice to rock, and her recent ascent of, Illuminati, one of Europe’s most stout multi-pitch mixed climbs, must surely be near the top of her list. Below is her report on the climb, as well as photos from Hans Hornberger. On the 27th of... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Will Cardamone skiing in Las Lenas, Argentina
Black Diamond athlete Will Cardamone lives that skier life we all dream about: skiing all winter in Colorado, an AK mission in the spring and then a summer rally down to Argentina to film with Sweetgrass Productions. During the small windows when Will isn't skiing the dream, he's editing together footy from his trips. Below is a video he put... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Johnny Collinson reports on his powder-hunting trip to Japan
Black Diamond athlete Johnny Collinson, like most of the BD skiers, has had to get his hustle on this winter due to the less-than-ideal snow conditions so far. Not one to sit about and complain, Johnny knows it has to be snowing somewhere and sets off to get the goods. His recent trip to Japan is one such case where he managed to hit a... [READ MORE]
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QC Lab: How strong are Himalayan fixed lines?
Before any piece of Black Diamond gear makes it on to the shelves, it spends months, sometimes years getting put through the wringer by our Director of Global Quality, Kolin Powick, and his team of Quality Assurance engineers. Through extensive and meticulous testing, both in the lab and in the field, KP and his team help ensure that you can... [READ MORE]
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Part One: BD grassroots athlete Hayden Kennedy reports on his 2011/2012 season of climbing in Argentine Patagonia
Black Diamond grassroots athlete Hayden Kennedy has, at 22 years young, established himself as one of North America’s top all-around climbing talents. From 5.14 sport climbs to speed ascents on El Cap to expeditions to Pakistan and Patagonia, Hayden has already lived a full climbing life. This past December and January, Hayden teamed up with... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #126
As much as some of us would hate to admit it, yoga and climbing go together like mate gourds and manpris. But if your standard yoga practice is the key to improving flexibility and harnessing your inner vinyasachatarangaprananamaste, then the mad skills shown in Winger for the Weekend #126 are what all the kids will be doing when 14a is a... [READ MORE]
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EMPLOYEE FAVORITES: Roger Strong, Fearful Symmetry (WI6), Canadian Rockies
Here at Black Diamond, the inspiration to innovate is driven from within. When we're not at the office, our dedicated crew of employees is out cranking at the crags, putting in miles on the trails and questing around the mountains in search of untracked descents. In this ongoing series of posts on the Journal, we'll be highlighting some of our... [READ MORE]
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