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David Lewis commented on
BD employees report on their climbing trip to Mongolia
"Thanks for the Mongolia report. I am moving there next month for two years...."

Sean Zawko commented on
BD athlete Will Cardamone and The Yurt Project—Episode #3
"How many of these will there be? This is a really good series."

Chris Spanis commented on
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Mercury and Onyx packs
"I LOVE this pack. My Mercury 65 floated my gear from camp to camp on several..."

Jason commented on
Introducing Camalot X4 — Coming Spring 2013
"I don't know what the big deal with mastercams is. I bought one and noticed..."

Gavin Jensen commented on
BD athlete Brittany Griffith reports on climbing at Australia's Taipan Wall and Mount Arapiles
"This video made my hands sweat, made me relive when I led this with TWO..."

Dave Fisher commented on
QC Lab: Daisy chain dangers
"Yes, spot on mate !."

BD crew commented on
QC Lab: From the Archives
"@brian - these are typical peak loads that the bolt or quickdraw would see..."

BD crew commented on
QC Lab: Retiring Old Ropes
"@david Hopwood - good articles - thanks for the links. All of those..."

BD crew commented on
QC Lab—The Dangers Of Modifying Your Gear
"@ ben cook - per instructions - clipping directly into thumb loop is not a..."

what? commented on
Video #2: BD athlete Alex Honnold making the first ascent of A Gift From Wyoming (5.13) on Yosemite's Leaning Tower
"shutup wendy -_-"

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

VIDEO #3: BD Athlete Nalle Hukkataival bouldering in Peñoles, Mexico

Black Diamond athlete Nalle Hukkataival decided to leave behind the bureaucracy of bouldering in Hueco Tanks State Historical Park in Texas and crossed the border into Mexico. Destination: Peñoles, a bouldering area seven hours south of the U.S. border with rock striking similar to Hueco's but without the onerous rules and regulations. Nalle... [READ MORE]
Monday, March 18, 2013

BD athlete Angel Collinson reports on filming trip to British Columbia with Sherpas Cinema

Black Diamond athlete Angel Collinson grew up just up the hill from Black Diamond HQ at Snowbird Ski Resort. Since she could stand up on skis, she's been shredding around the Wasatch, and the past year has taken her from the world of competitive freeskiiing to filming with two of the biggest names in ski media. Below is Angel's report from a... [READ MORE]
Friday, March 15, 2013

BD athlete Jacqui Edgerly reports from skiing and filming trip to Golden Alpine Holidays in the Canadian Rockies

Black Diamond athlete Jacqui Edgerly recently returned from an epic week of powder skiing and filming in the Canadian Rockies, living it up at Golden Alpine Holidays' Vista Lodge. She sent us the following report and photos upon her return. At the Prestige Hotel in downtown Golden in mid January a mix of athletes,... [READ MORE]
Monday, March 11, 2013

BD athlete Ines Papert makes first ascent of Finnmannen (M9+ WI7 400m) in Norway

Black Diamond athlete Ines Papert is no stranger to first ascents involving long, steep pitches of hard, technical ice and mixed climbing. So it was no surprise that after a recent 10-day trip to Senja Island, 350 km above the Arctic Circle in Norway, that Ines, along with her partner Bent Vidar Eliertsen, came away with yet another proud new... [READ MORE]
Thursday, March 7, 2013

VIDEO: BD athlete Adam Ondra making the first ascent of Change, the world's first 9b+

Last summer, Black Diamond athlete Adam Ondra made a highly productive trip to Hanshelleren, a massive granite cave outside the small town of Flatanger, Norway. Adam not only made short work of the cave's established hard routes (including onsighting two routes graded 5.14c/8c+), he made the first ascent of Thor's Hammer (5.15a/9a+) and... [READ MORE]