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BD athlete Sonnie Trotter reports on his attempt to free climb The Prophet (VI 5.14 R) on El Capitan
Black Diamond athlete Sonnie Trotter is in Yosemite with fellow Canadian Will Stanhope, trying to make the second ascent of Leo Houlding's The Prophet (VI 5.14 R) on El Cap's southeast face. Below is the email he sent us last night (November 1) along with some great photos taken by Paul Bride. From: Sonnie Trotter Subject:... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO PROFILE: BD athlete Callum Pettit skiing in Canada and Greenland
Black Diamond athlete Callum Pettit hooked up with Sherpas Cinema in Canada and Greenland last year to film a segment for their recently released All.I.Can film, widely hailed as the best ski film of the 2011/2012 season. Sherpas Cinema got so much sweet footage of Callum that they edited together a clip of tasty extras for us that serve to... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #113
Take something awesome like Star Wars, and add two not awesome things like disco and ballet. What do you get, something awesome or not awesome? We're not really sure. You be the judge. Have a great weekend. [READ MORE]
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VIDEO PROFILE: BD athlete Patxi Usobiaga multi-pitching in Austria's Rätikon
Black Diamond athlete Patxi Usobiaga has won World Cups, world championships, onsighted 8c+. Now? Injuries from a nasty car wreck have forced him to retire from the training rigors required for competition climbing and high-end sport climbing. Patxi, forever obsessed with climbing, has redirected his motivations and aspirations into enjoying... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Callum Pettit skiing in Canada
Black Diamond athlete Callum Pettit is a British Columbia native and hooked up with lensman Adam Clark to put together the following video that showcases some of the sweet Canadian stashes he routinely hits throughout the winter. [READ MORE]
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TECH VIDEO: 2011/2012 Freeride Series Boots
For the 2011/2012 ski season we’ve made our award-winning Freeride Series boots even better with all-new liners for improved warmth and articulation, as well as a refined, smoother flex. We sat down with the R&D brains behind the boots and made the following video, which highlights the innovation and design philosophy that makes this... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD Stoke Video—Fall 2011
It was another great fall season here at Black Diamond Equipment, and now winter is on us—time to get the skis and ice tools ready for action (and maybe try to squeeze in a couple more days out on the trail). Here's a quick stoke video to get you psyched on the past few months of action and primed to run it hot this winter. We'll see you out... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Cedar Wright manufacturing carabiners at Black Diamond Equipment headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
Black Diamond athlete Cedar Wright stopped through the BD offices a while back, and, like all of our climbers who visit us, wanted to go down to manufacturing and see how we make carabiners. As an avid videographer, Cedar, of course, had his camera with him and asked us to film him on the tour. When he got back to his home in Boulder,... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: Chris Schulte bouldering and battling weather in the Colorado highcountry
Black Diamond athlete Chris Schulte spends most of his summer bouldering in the Colorado highcountry, hunting for new problems and enjoying the classics in what has become one of the world’s top bouldering locations. Venturing into the alpine highcountry does has its challenges, however, especially the quick and violent turns of... [READ MORE]
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BD employee Dylan Freed heli-ski guiding in Alaska
BD employee Dylan Freed works part-time here in Salt Lake City, running the ski cage to make sure all the demos are mounted, tuned, waxed and ready to rip throughout the winter. When he’s not here in Utah, Dylan splits time heli guiding in Alaska and New Zealand (and testing the latest prototype skis and boots). A pretty sweet life, indeed.... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: 8B+ and 8C first ascents in South Africa by BD athlete Paul Robinson
Black Diamond athlete Paul Robinson spent a couple months down in South Africa, developing a slew of new problems just outside of Cape Town. Robinson had the cameras rolling on all his major 8b+ and 8C first ascents and has edited together this epic film of the footage. There's some seriously impressive climbing in the film, along with... [READ MORE]
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Black Diamond athlete and tech rep J.P. “Peewee” Ouellete frees 30-meter 5.13+ roof crack in Canyonlands National Park
Black Diamond athlete and tech rep, J.P. “Peewee” Ouellete recently freed what is being considered one of the hardest cracks in the nation, a 30-meter roof crack below the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park. Below is his report on the climb, as well as photos from Andrew Burr. I first heard of the “Underworld” in the... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #114
It's safe to say that you could probably take a random clip from any movie ever to come out of Bollywood, and it would most likely be suitable Winger material. But the scene featured in Winger for the Weekend #114 is definitely in a league of its own. Whoever came up with the idea to have a rollerblader skitching amidst one of the most epic,... [READ MORE]
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Chalchschijen is calling BD Athlete Jvan Tresch... again!
Last year we were chased out of the wall by hair-raising conditions with 35cm new snow and avalanches. Nevertheless, this sick wall unleashed something in us we couldn't hold back and this gave us the motivation to try it one more time - but this time for real! So this year, the original team made out of Jürgen Bissig and me was joined by... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #115
We here at Black Diamond were singing the praises of America's favorite red, white and blue beer long before the hipster nation brought it to every dirnking establishment around, but the fact remains—when you're sitting on a tailgate covered in dirt or snow after a long day out, there are few things as refreshing as an ice-cold (or... [READ MORE]
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QC LAB: Wet vs. Dry runners, Part 2 - What about frozen runners?
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 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... [READ MORE]
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