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Non-profit established to honor BD athlete Chloé Graftiaux
Last August, 23-year-old BD athlete Chloe Graftiaux died while descending Mont Blanc . Recently, her family launched Chloe Graftiaux Passion Together , a non-profit organization to honor Chloe 's passionate, adventurous spirit. Through support of outdoor companies and sales of a forthcoming book and DVD, Passion... [READ MORE]
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The Mountain Academy 2 (TMAc2) off to a successful start in Vercors, France
Last week, the first stage of The Mountain Academy 2 (TMAc2) went down in the Vercors mountain range in France. TMAc2 is a European project which offers young and motivated alpinists the possibility to demonstrate their diverse mountaineering skills, to present various views and philosophies, to tell stories and share ideas. Below is a... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #93
It's June and we are still skiing here in Utah. The backcountry is loaded with sun-warmed corn and Snowbird is going to stay open until July 4 weekend this year. Crazy. With that in mind, we celebrate with you this glorious WInger For The Weekend #93, a tribute to the springtime debauchery—typically naked—that goes on at ski areas across... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Chris Webb Parsons makes the finals at the Bouldering World Cup in Vail, Colorado
Black Diamond athlete Chris Webb Parsons had a big weekend at the Bouldering World Cup stop in Vail, Colorado, where he made the finals (becoming the first Australian to ever make the finals of a BWC). A big congratulations to Chris from all of us at BD! Below is the email Chris sent us after the weekend, which accurately captures the stress... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Zoe Hart profiled in Climb magazine and ESPNw.com
Black Diamond athlete Zoe Hart , who lives in Chamonix as a full-time guide and alpinist, has recently been profiled in two major print and online publications: Climb magazine and ESPNw.com. Nice! Both profiles do a great job of developing the backstory of Zoe's life as a climber and what has driven her to become one of the world's top female... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Johnny Collinson reports on his filming trip to Greenland with Rocky Mountain Sherpas
Black Diamond athlete Johnny Collinson recently headed over to Greenland with fellow BD athlete Callum Pettit and other skiers to film with the Rocky Mountain Sherpas crew for next year’s film. Below is Johnny’s report and photos from the adventure. Stirring from a jetlag-induced coma, I blinked my eyes against the bright flare... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #94
Some WIngers need development and explanation, while others, due to their simple awesomeness, need none. Winger For The Weekend #94 is the latter. [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: Pack Technology—Active Form Design
Black Diamond Softgoods Category Director, Nathan Kuder, sits down and explains the design philosophy behind our innovative, award-winning line of packs built with Active Frame Technology. To check out these BD packs that offer true comfort in motion, click here : [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #95
Winger For The Weekend #95 reinforces the importance of keeping your smartphone's camera ready to go, because you never know... Have a great weekend and be on the lookout for flying sloths. [READ MORE]
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Dave Macleod and Andy Turner on Hoy, Scotland
Black Diamond athlete Dave Macleod and Andy turner have ventured to the Island of Hoy in Scottland for an ambitious ascent of the Long Hope Route on St John's Head. Some 450m of climbing. Photo by Dave Macleod Hot Aches production are along to shoot their 2011 major production as well as photographer Lukasz Warzecha and... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Toni Lamprecht battles conditons and an accident in British Columbia's Adamant Range
Our friends at Arc'teryx put this video together of BD and Arc'teryx athlete Toni Lamprecht and his trip to the Adamant Range in British Columbia. This quite sobering video is a reminder to us all that climbing is one hella dangerous sport and we need to be careful and on-guard at all times. [READ MORE]
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VIDEO PROFILE: Alex Honnold climbing 5.13+ in Squamish, British Columbia
Black Diamond athlete Alex Honnold lives in his van. Sometimes down by the river , sometimes not. Last summer he and his van spent a considerable amount of time enjoying the granite sweetness of Squamish, British Columbia. Below is a video that Alex's fellow BD athlete Cedar Wright put together, which does an excellent job of developing... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Chris Webb Parsons cranking V12 in Switzerland's Zillertal
Black Diamond athlete Chris Webb Parsons is no stranger to hard boulder problems, and in this short video he dispatches a couple of classic-looking V12s in in Switzerland's Zillertal. [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Andy Houseman reports on his expedition to Kyashar Peak (6770m) in Nepal
Black Diamond athlete Andy Houseman teamed up with Nick Bullock for an expedition to Nepal’s Kyashar Peak (6770m). The unclimbed South Pillar was their main objective, but Mother Nature had other things in mind. Read below for Andy’s report and check out the great photos that he and Nick brought back. Grey, towering cumulonimbus... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete David Pitschmann attempts a first descent of the Schaufelstiel Couloir in Austria
Black Diamond athlete David Pitschmann sent us this great video and quick note about a dicey couloir he attempted this spring in Austria. Check it out! The couloir is on Stubai Glacier right beside the groomers. We've been looking up there for years but no one ever got up the courage. Arbor teamrider Alexander Hoffmann and I have... [READ MORE]
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BD athletes Kate Rutherford and Brittany Griffith attempt Venturi Effect (IV 5.12) on the Incredible Hulk, High Sierras, California
Black Diamond athletes Kate Rutherford and Brittany Griffith hiked in to the High Sierras famed Incredible Hulk to have a go at the 1200-foot granite wall’s prime line, Venturi Effect. Stacked with numerous techy pitches of 5.11 and 5.12 stemming and jamming, the pair gave it all they had. Though they came up short of a redpoint, Kate did... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #95
Every so often, a great idea comes along that changes the world forever. The wheel. Newton's theory of gravitational pull. The clean climbing revolution. The invention of PBR. And now, in Winger for the Weekend #95, we present the world's next great idea: the end-all solution to the climate crisis. Sit back and behold this game-changing piece... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #97
The unmistakable sandstone formations of Castle Valley, UT have been the backdrop for numerous commercials, movies and publicity stunts over the years, and the action continues with Winger for the Weekend #97. We're not really sure what's up with the parallel simul-climbing or why lifting a log across a slot canyon seems like such an urgent... [READ MORE]
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