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The Birth of Black Diamond 2.0
To our Friends, Partners, Retailers, Consumers and Vendors
Dear Friends of Black Diamond
This is a milestone day for Black Diamond. When we founded this company, we wanted to build great products to maximize the enjoyment and safety of the sports we love so much. More, we wanted to build a company that reflected, respected, and championed our lifestyle and values as climbers & off-piste skiers. Though you never arrive at your destination, we are proud of what we have accomplished and the style in which that has been achieved. Together, we have built a truly special, global company and I would like to take this moment to express my most heartfelt thanks all of the employees, friends, customers, vendors, and consumers that have helped us along the...
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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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Black Diamond ski gear highlighted in Outside Magazine's Winter 2011-2012 Buyer's Guide—including Verdicts on the cover!
The Winter 2011-2012 Outside Magazine Buyer's Guide is stacked with choice Black Diamond Equipment ski gear, including Verdict skis on the cover! Below are a few examples of the reviews included in the issue. Be sure to pick up a copy now and learn what the crew at Outside had to say about Black Diamond's latest and greatest ski gear.... [READ MORE]
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Magnetron Technology™: The reinvention of the auto-locking carabiner, coming July 2012
Throughout the decades, we’ve been at the forefront of revolutionary carabiner design here at Black Diamond Equipment—from Yvon Chouinard’s original ovals; to the climbing world’s first-ever wiregate, the HotWire; to the crossload-eliminating belay carabiner, the GridLock. Never satisfied with the status quo, we’re always striving... [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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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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