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#2-ranked Reine Barkered's finals run at the 2009 Verbier Extreme freeskiing comp
Team BD’s Reine Barkered finished 2nd in this coveted event—the Verbier Xtreme—and went on to finish 2nd overall on the Freeride World Tour (FWT) 2009, missing the World Championship Title by a mere few points. Reine goes into the FWT 2010 ranked #2, with the opening event in Sochi, Russia in January. Go for it, Reine! ... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #21
Welcome to the 21st edition of Winger For The Weekend. Wait... what?! The WInger is 21 already?! It still feels like yesterday that the Wingers were launch with Mr. T telling us to treat our mothers right . To celebrate the Winger's 21st birthday, we give you a Winger For The Weekend that celebrates the youth and one boy's passionate guitar... [READ MORE]
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Video: BD athlete Xavier Leonti slashing big lines in Alaska
Black Diamond athlete Xavier Leonti sent us a email and this great film about his trip up to Alaska last season. Not too bad for his first trip to AK! From: xavier leonti Sent: Mittwoch, 25. November 2009 21:34 Subject: RE: Alaska movie on line now ! I don’t know how long I’ve wanted to go to Alaska. It seems like... [READ MORE]
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QC Lab: Extending a Cam Sling
When I rack for a multi-pitch trad climb, I rack like this: Cams (with a biner on each cam), set of Stoppers on my harness Quickdraws and a few spare biners on my harness Over-the-shoulder runners with one biner on each—over my shoulder (well duh...) If I need to place a cam, I grab one, place it, clip it and go. If... [READ MORE]
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QC Lab: Girth Hitching a Stopper
A buddy of mine emailed me the other day—he was out at a crag and saw someone girth hitch a #4 stopper to a bolt hanger, then clip a biner to the end, clip his rope and continue on. Hmmmm?? Maybe short a biner? Not sure. Regardless—he asked if I could do a quick test just out of curiosity to see how strong it would be. We did a few pulls... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Andy Houseman makes first ascent of coveted north face of Nepal's Chang Himal
Black Diamond Andy Houseman recently returned (with Nick Bullock) from a successful ascent of the north face of Chang Himal (aka Wedge Peak, 6750m) in the Kanchenjunga Himal, heralded as one of the unclimbed plums of Nepal. Below is the email and photos he sent us. Congratulations to both Andy and Nick for a successful and safe climb!... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #22
Winger #22 comes from the esteemed Dr. Steve Downes, a philosophy professor at the University of Utah and the former president of the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance , which works with local land managers to maintain and improve climber access to the multitude of crags around SLC. Dr. Downes has in the past expressed concern that perhaps some of... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Albert Leichtfried and crew develop numerous sport routes in Sicily
Black Diamond athlete Albert Leichtfried recently returned from a highly successful trip to the island of Sicily where he and group of fellow Austrians bolted numerous routes including a stunning multi-pitch line. Below is the report Albert emailed us along with a selection of drool-worthy images from pro-photog Klaus Kranebitter .... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #23
You think you're fit? You think you have a strong core and upper body? You just might, but nobody—and we mean NOBODY—has a burlier core and upper body than our man Hannibal. And the best part? He got this ripped working out in a playground. Watch the clip and just imagine how hard he could boulder or sport climb! Hannibal for king? Yes,... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Adrian Baxter redpoints Tuppence (8b)
The weather in Britain is well known for being, well, disappointing, and if you are a climber in Britain that disappointment is infinitely exaggerated to levels of diagnosed depression. However, one weekend this summer the rain stopped and the clouds parted over Anstey's Cove in Devon, Southern England… I had my chance to... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Dodo Kopold makes big ascents in the High Tatra mountains
In late November, Black Diamond athlete Dodo Kopold pulled off a string of impressive alpine ascents in the High Tatra mountains on the border of Poland and Slovakia. Below is his email with photos from the four days of climbing. From: Dodo Kopold Sent: Freitag, 4. Dezember 2009 12:41 Subject: 3-in-1... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #24
Earlier this week we sent out a message to all of our friends on the official Black Diamond Facebook page , asking them for candidates for this weekend's Winger and offering a prize for the best. We braced for the expected flood of hilarious Wingers from our faithful Facebook friends. What did we get? A handful of weak-sauce videos and... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Matt Segal makes 5.13 first ascent at Indian Creek, Utah
Black Diamond athlete Matt Segal snagged an amazing looking first ascent at Indian Creek, Utah during last month's Thanksgiving weekend. He teamed up with fellow BD athlete Renan Ozturk to film the 5.13 first ascent, which he named Like a Prayer . Below is Segal's thoughts about the route and Renan's short film of the FA and the wacky weekend... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Ptor Spricenieks skis Col des Pinchettes at La Grave, France
Black Diamond athlete Ptor Spricenieks sent us the following recap and video of his possible first descent of the Col des Pichettes outside of La Grave, France with Colin Samuels and Mathieu Bonnetbleu. A photo of Samuels' from the descent became the cover of our 2009 Ski Mountaineering brochure. It’s not often these... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #25
Rather than go with a cliché Holiday-themed Winger, we decided to stick with what the WInger is known best for: weirdness. Our resident MOG and Graphic Illustrator, Mike Tea (aka Teabo), sent us this random clip that'll have you busting up. Enjoy #25 and remember nothing says Happy Holidays quite like a nice hot pitcher of Kool-Aid, brotha!... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival bouldering in Switzerland and Austria
Black Diamond athlete Nalle Hukkataival has spent the last couple of weeks cranking numerous boulder problems in Switzerland and Austria, including the first ascent of one of the most stunning looking problems we've seen, a long, difficult line Nalle dubbed Ninja Skills and rated 8B+. Nalle and crew put together an excellent clip of the... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #26
For the final Winger For The Weekend of 2009, we decided it was important to get this essential public service how-to video we produced out to the New Years Eve revelers. We've always said that if you're going to do something, do it right—and that goes doubly-so for drinking copious celebratory beers. If you think there might be even a... [READ MORE]
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