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BD athlete Ptor Spricenieks ski mountainnering in the Alps
Black Diamond athlete Ptor Spricenieks teamed up with Black Diamond Europe’s Ski Team Manager Dan Caruso for a late season ski mountaineering trip in the Alps. Below is Caruso’s report along with some fantastic photos from photographer Yves Garneau. In early June, Ptor Spricenieks and I went up to attempt to ski the steep face on... [READ MORE]
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BD employee Kolin Powick attends the UIAA Safety Commission in Italy—and goes climbing
Black Diamond’s Director of Quality, Kolin Powick attended the annual UIAA Safety Commission Conference in Longarone, Italy—and managed to squeeze in a few days of climbing on the side. Below is his report and photos from the "work" week. This year's UIAA Safety Commission Conference, where we discuss standards and testing for... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Alex Honnold deep-water soloing in Mallorca
Black Diamond athlete Alex Honnold takes down a host of deep-water soloing testpieces in Mallorca, as well as lets his wit and personality shine through in this clip produced by fellow BD athlete Cedar Wright . [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #51
Over the years climbers have adopted numerous surprisingly basic (yet effective) training systems (e.g., the Bachar ladder, campus board, hangboard, etc) in an effort to gain more and more fitness to climb harder and harder. Now we are pretty sure this guy in Winger #51 is not a climber, but it's hard to argue that his training regime wouldn't... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #53
For Winger #53 we highly recommend you strap on some headphones and crank up the volume as Stratovarius, a Finnish power metal band, unleashes a wicked song called Black Diamond. Thanks to our Facebook friend, Vojta Fingerland for tipping us off to this video. We're thinking we might get these guys to do some background music for next season's... [READ MORE]
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Play The Lottery, and win one of 25 brand-new Cosmo Headlamps!
The Cosmo Headlamp combines efficient Energy Management with an enormous light output that will never leave you out in the dark! The Black Diamond Cosmo Headlamp floods the night with 55 Lumens of light flux, at maximal setting, thanks to a double-power LED. The Cosmo also comes with two SinglePower... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #52
Black Diamond sales rep Brad Barlage recently broke his femur and he's now on the "slow" road to recovery (for Brad that means onsighting a 5.12a for his first route back, as well as multi-pitching in Yosemite). We figured the ending segement of this "underwater base jumping" Winger would show him a low-impact way to get back into climbing... [READ MORE]
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In-Depth Tech Video: LiveWire Quickdraw
Find out what makes the LiveWire Quickdraw one of Black Diamond's best and easiest-to-use sport climbing draws from Bill Belcourt, Black Diamond's Climbing Hardgoods Category Director. [READ MORE]
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In-Depth Tech Video: Via Ferrata
Dave Mellon, Black Diamond’s Director of Product, explains the design and use of the Iron Cruiser and Easy Rider Via Ferrata sets. Learn what makes these setups and their EAS systems easy to use, innovative and quintessential Black Diamond gear. [READ MORE]
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Hydroforming technology video
The Viper and Fusion ice tools are built using hydroforming, an advanced process in which pressurized water is used to expand the aluminum shaft into uniquely stiff, yet lightweight shapes with exceptional head clearance. Watch this video of Climbing Hardgoods Manager Bill Belcourt as he explains the process and its advantages. ... [READ MORE]
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How-to Video: Using the nForce
Learn the proper technique for jugging with the nForce ascender, both on vertical ropes and when traversing or following a diagonal line. [READ MORE]
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Alpine pack Epic and belay locker GridLock honored with OUTDOOR INDUSTRY AWARD 2010
Black Diamond is one of the prize-winners at this summer's OutDoor Industry Award 2010. The new Alpine Climbing Pack, the Epic 35, and the GridLock Screwgate Locking Carabiner have been awarded the honors. [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Sam Elias reports on climbing trip to Turkey
Black Diamond athlete and tech rep Sam Elias recently returned from a whirlwind Europe tour that included climbing in Turkey for a month with a crew of climbers, filmers and photographers that included fellow BD athletes Renan Ozturk and Yuji Hirayama. Below is his report with some photos and videos. I spent the month of April in... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #53
One month ago he had less than 10,000 views. One week ago he was at 3 million views. One day ago he had more than 6.5 million views. Look out, hungrybear9562 is going Level 11 super-richter viral! For those five or six of you left in the cyberworld who have not watched Double Rainbow, well, prepare to laugh 'til you pee your pants. Is... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Alex Honnold reports on his three El Cap routes in 24 hours with Sean Leary
Black Diamond athlete Alex Honnold teamed with Sean Leary on June 29 to tackle three Grade Vi El Cap routes in a day, a massive link-up of more than 90 pitches. The duo climbed the Nose , the Salathe Wall and Lurking Fear. Below is Honnold's report on their amazing effort, including a list of the gear they used (hint: not much!). Photos... [READ MORE]
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BD Athlet Stian Christophersen flashes ‚Lierpillaren‘ (8b+) in Oslo, Norway
For over 10 years, the Lierpillar has been a project for all the serious climber in Oslo. Last September, Stian was able pull off this route and take credit for the first ascent. A solid performance! Below is his personal account: As for the route, it had been a well-known and one of the last big projects in Oslo for over a... [READ MORE]
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BD athletes Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold make one-day ascent of 28-pitch 5.13a in Mexico
Black Diamond athletes Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold can climb 5.13. That wasn’t going to be the issue. Climb a 28-pitch 5.13 in Mexico in a day? Now that was going to be a challenge, even for those two crankers. As with any good adventure, however, the true challenges didn’t present themselves until the trip began—just finding the... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #55
There's a lot of weird Wingers out there on the interweb—and this Winger, sent to us by BD super-fan Slaton Whatley, has got to be one of the weirdest. We were going to save this Winger for the holiday season, but it was just too funny/bizarre. And, yes, you can be assured these two dudes are single. [READ MORE]
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