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 wall turned out to be an epic, friable holds botched their onsight bid and the sketch-op they found at the base would’ve sent most people sprinting back across the border.
But the duo stuck with it and came back with a fantastic tale, which we’ve chosen to highlight in our Fall 2010 Rock Climbing brochure. Why? Because after more than 25 years of making the world’s finest climbing equipment, we still get stoked on the stories of climbers...
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BD athlete Liuyong Bang repeats Spicy Noodle (8c+), Yangshuo, China
Black Diamond athlete Liuyong Bang (aka, Abond) recently made the second ascent of China's hardest sport climb, Spicy Noodle (8c+) at the White Mountain cliff outside of Yangshuo, home of the Yangshuo Climbing Festival . Shortly after his...
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BD athletes Dave MacLeod and Tim Emmett to make first ascent on live BBC broadcast this Saturday
This Saturday (August 28) at 1:35 pm (BST) Black Diamond athletes Dave MacLeod and Tim Emmett will make a first ascent on Scotland’s 200-meter high Sron Uladail. The big deal? It will be televised LIVE as “The Great Climb” on the BBC....
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VIDEO: BD athlete James Kassay on Mana (V13), Grampians, Australia
Black Diamond athlete James Kassay has been on a tear lately in the Grampians of Australia. The V13 power problem Mana was his latest big-digit tick and this video showcases the problem's quality moves and bullet stone. ...
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BD athlete Chloé Graftiaux killed while descending Mount Blanc
On Saturday August 21, Black Diamond athlete Chloé Graftiaux died in a fall while descending from the summit along the South Face of Aiguille Noire de Peuterey in the Mont Blanc massif. A loose block was the cause of her fatal fall on the...
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In-Depth Tech: Camalots
Why Camalots? • Patented continuous cable loop stem is world's strongest camming unit design • Dual axles provide broad camming range • 20% wider cam lobes than our competition for maximum holding power • 18 mm webbing for...
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