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Black Diamond Equipment CEO and Founder Peter Metcalf testifies before House Committee on Natural Resources in Washington, D.C.
Our founder and CEO, Peter Metcalf, has been out fighting the good fight recently, both in Washington D.C. before the House Committee on Natural Resources and in an essay for Rock & Ice magazine. He recently sent out an email to everyone here at BD about these recent efforts and what it means to him. Below is that email, as well as some links to his Rock & Ice essay and a copy of his testimony. To watch the entire webcast of the hearing (Metcalf's testimony starts at 02:07:10), click here .
From: Peter Metcalf Subject: Making A Difference & Walking The Walk Date: March 9, 2011 5:26:22 AM MST
Dear Black Diamond Employees: Two of Black Diamond’s founding constructs that we have attempted to live by in our...
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Winger for the Weekend #124
Alf Engen developed the technique for skiing deep powder snow in the late 1940s at what is today Alta Ski Resort. It wasn't until the mid-1980s that snowboards became both widely available and widely allowed at resorts across the United States. When you think about that timeline, snowboarding's entire history and modern evolution has... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #123
It's no secret that as the envy of cube-dwelling office monkeys everywhere, we here at Black Diamond HQ get to bring our canine companions to work with us (yea, we think it's pretty rad too), which must be why we like Winger for the Weekend #123 so much. Not only does this super-cool vid put a fresh spin on the endless amounts of POV footage... [READ MORE]
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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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GROUPS WE SUPPORT: Utah Avalanche Center
--> We take a large amount of pride in our history of outspoken advocacy for conservation and access causes (locally, regionally and globally), as well as in our efforts to support conservation, education and recreation groups that are on the front-lines of protecting and preserving the wild lands we love and depend on, and... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #122
The Ironman-esque suit featured in Winger for the Weekend #122 was apparently part of some Canadian dude's lifelong quest to create a grizzly bear-proof suit, but we're betting you could huck your meat down some pretty burly lines if you could figure out how to attach skis to the thing. Botched that 80-foot cliff drop? No big deal. At the very... [READ MORE]
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