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Entries for October 2009

  • Monday, October 12, 2009 at 1:46:28PM - posted by BD crew

    How-to Video: Setting up BD Telemark Bindings

    Get your tele kit dialed: learn how to change your Black Diamond binding cartridges, adjust cartridge tension for your boot size and use the O1’s resistance-free touring mode.

  • Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 4:46:22AM - posted by BD crew

    BD athlete Ivan Tresch and fellow Swiss nab first free ascent of Valle Cochamo's Cerro Capicua (VI 5.12d, 1200 meters) in Chile

    Black Diamond athlete Ivan Tresch is a busy guy, so we weren't surprised that it took him a few months to get us the report about his fantastic and successful climbing trip earlier this year to Chile's Valle Cochamo, a vast wonderland of rock that's often...

    Filed under: Climb // Trips
  • Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 5:00:14AM - posted by Bill Kubilius

    Black Diamond's 16th annual Utah Avalanche Fundraiser a huge success!

    Number 16! To put that into a Black Diamond ski line perspective, when the very first Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center fundraiser was thrown in 1993 the prominent ski in the BD line was the state-of-the-tele-art 85mm/66mm/76mm Boundary. What a...

    Filed under: News // Events and Recaps
  • Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 12:01:15AM - posted by Backbone Media

    Justice ski wins Outside Magazine's Gear of the Year Award for Winter 2009

    GREAT NEWS! Our new Justice ski has been awarded the prestigious Gear of the Year award from Outside Magazine in their annual Winter Buyer's Guide. The Verdict won Gear of the Year in 2007, and in 2009 the winner is the Justice, a ski born from the...

  • Friday, October 2, 2009 at 4:18:27PM - posted by BD crew

    Winger for the Weekend #13

    “I'm out today at 1PM. I'll be back on Monday. Have a great weekend and enjoy the splitter weather! Super stoker!!!” That was the last thing we heard from our esteemed Journal editor JT, as he headed out the door for some epic weekend climbing. Not...

  • Monday, October 5, 2009 at 12:56:42PM - posted by BD crew

    BD athletes win big at 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell

    Black Diamond athlete Kate Rutherford sent us the following report and photos from her weekend at the punishing 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell, a 24 hour climbing event in Arkansas. Black Diamond athletes were all over the event: Kate teamed up with fellow BD...

  • Friday, October 16, 2009 at 10:41:11AM - posted by BD crew

    BD athlete Drew Stoecklein ripping it in South America—Dispatch #6

    Black Diamond ski athlete Drew Stoecklein is spending six weeks skiing in South America, hitting the mountains in search of steep lines, blower pow and a cultural adventure. He will be providing us with weekly updates on his travels, complete with photos...

    Filed under: Ski // Trips
  • Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 4:00:12AM - posted by BD crew

    BD Sales Rep Brad Barlage scores first dawn patrol of the season

    Forget about praying for snow—it is snowing. Here in the Wasatch a recent storm brought the first flakes of the year, depositing variable stashes of up to six inches in spots. And, true to form, the BD diehards were frothing to get in their first turns...

  • Friday, October 9, 2009 at 4:40:34AM - posted by BD crew

    World record paragliding flights in the Karakorum

    While not necessarily a typical climbing expedition Black Diamond would support, once Thomas de Dorlodot from Belgium gave us the full details of his planned trip to the Karakorum with Ramon Morillas we knew we’d want to help them out with gloves,...

  • Monday, October 12, 2009 at 4:49:48AM - posted by BD crew

    Customer question: What kind of ski poles should I buy

    We often get the following question from friends, family and strangers alike: What Black Diamond ski poles should I buy? Simple question, complicated answer. Black Diamond specializes in adjustable poles that are more versatile than fixed length poles,...

  • Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 4:15:53PM - posted by BD crew

    Eleven lucky HotWire sweepstakes winners announced!

    Winner, winner, chicken dinner! Eleven new (and lucky) HotWire subscribers were winners of our HotWire sweepstakes last month, each walking away with either five LiveWire quickdraws or a limited edition, not-for-sale t-shirt with El Cap artwork by BD...

  • Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 10:43:23AM - posted by BD crew

    Black Diamond supports America's Red Rock Wilderness Act

    America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act (H.R. 1925) is an act that will protect nine million acres of BLM land in southern Utah by declaring it as wilderness. Active outdoor recreation is a sustainable, clean and growing industry (it’s one of Utah’s top...

  • Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 11:10:19AM - posted by BD crew

    IMBA and mountain bikers continue decade-long involvement with America's Red Rocks Wilderness Act

    The following is a press release sent to us by the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) in regards to America's Red Rocks Wilderness Act, a bill that Black Diamond also strongly supports.   For Immediate Release 10-01-09...

  • Friday, October 9, 2009 at 3:23:34AM - posted by BD crew

    Winger For The Weekend #14

    We'll be honest—we've been saving this Winger for awhile, waiting for the first flakes of the ski season to fall (Josh Rhea, our Associate Content Editor, sent it to us in March). Now that the Utah ski areas have sparked up their snow cams and on...

    Filed under: Culture // Video
  • Friday, October 16, 2009 at 5:34:41AM - posted by BD crew

    Winger For The Weekend #15

    Our technical illustrator by day and an accomplished artist by night (you'll see his illustrations regularly in Alpinist and Climbing magazines, as well as in a selection of limited circulation eastern European fetish publications and covers of Nora...

    Filed under: Culture // Video
  • Monday, October 19, 2009 at 4:00:51AM - posted by BD crew

    BD athlete Zack Giffin reports on his South American ski trip

    Black Diamond athlete Zack Giffin rallied down to Chile and Argentina for a strategic 18-day strike on South America's ski season. When Zack returned he sent us the following email, claiming it was one of his best ski trips ever. His report makes it sound...

    Filed under: Ski // Athletes
  • Monday, October 19, 2009 at 8:22:43AM - posted by BD crew

    Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell attempt a new free route on El Capitan—Dispatch #1

    Black Diamond athletes Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell have teamed up this fall for an attempt at free climbing a new 1000-meter route on Yosemite's El Capitan that roughly follows the aid line Mescalito . Caldwell, the most accomplished El Cap free...

    Filed under: Climb // Athletes
  • Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 10:29:06AM - posted by BD crew

    Efficient Power Technology: Inside Black Diamond ski design and construction

    Our freeride skis are designed for the modern skier who demands maximum performance with no limitations. Watch this video as Thomas Laakso , our Ski Line Category Director, details the design philosophy and construction technologies used in our skis. Get...

    Filed under: Ski // Knowledge/Tech
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 8:41:46AM - posted by BD crew

    BD Sales Rep Roger Strong on how to properly place an ice screw

    This video (made by our friends over at Arc'teryx ) shows Black Diamond Sales Rep Roger Strong giving a clinic at Hyalite Canyon during the Bozeman Ice Festival on how to properly place an ice screw. Roger provides some great insight into what to look for...

    Filed under: Climb // Knowledge/Tech, Climb // Video
  • Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 6:59:51AM - posted by BD crew

    Stormtrack tent wins Backpacker Magazine's Tent Torture Test

    Backpacker Magazine recently ran four top-selling mountaineering tents (including our four-season Stormtrack ) through their "Tent Torture Test" where they blast the tents with high-pressure water from a car wash and see how they hold up. The winner? The...

    Filed under: Mountain // Knowledge/Tech, Mountain // Video
  • Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 5:39:07AM - posted by BD crew

    BD athlete David Pitschmann scores huge, early-season powder day

    Black Diamond ski athlete David Pitschmann sent us the following email and photos after scoring a huge, early-season powder day at Seegrube outside of Innsbruck, Austria. Pretty amazing powder day for the middle of October...   From:...

    Filed under: Ski // Athletes
  • Monday, October 19, 2009 at 4:27:45PM - posted by BD crew

    How Rocker Affects Ski Length

    “What length ski should I buy?” It’s a question we hear more than almost any other heading into each new ski season. Since the advent of fat skis and raised tails—two key factors that can dramatically alter a ski’s running length and surface...

  • Friday, October 23, 2009 at 4:06:20AM - posted by BD crew

    Winger For The Weekend #16

    Based out of Reinach, Switzerland with the rest of the BD Europe crew, Kathi Krause is our European Marketing Coordinator (and a serious 5.13 cranker). Kathi (pronounced "ka-tea") is a massive fan of the WInger For The Weekend, so we decided to let some of...

    Filed under: Culture // Video
  • Friday, October 23, 2009 at 11:49:05AM - posted by BD crew

    BD athletes Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell attempt a new free route on El Capitan—Dispatch #2

    Black Diamond athletes Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell have teamed up this fall for an attempt at free climbing a new 1000-meter route on Yosemite's El Capitan that roughly follows the aid line Mescalito . Caldwell, the most accomplished El Cap free...

    Filed under: Climb // Athletes
  • Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 5:49:29AM - posted by BD crew

    BD athletes Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell attempt a new free route on El Capitan—Dispatch #3

    Black Diamond athletes Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell have teamed up this fall for an attempt at free climbing a new 1000-meter route on Yosemite's El Capitan that roughly follows the aid line Mescalito . Caldwell, the most accomplished El Cap free...

    Filed under: Climb // Athletes
  • Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 5:41:32AM - posted by BD crew

    American Alpine Club's 2nd Annual International Climbers Meet a huge success!

    Many climbing federations throughout the globe host climbing exchanges and now, through the efforts and support of The American Alpine Club (AAC) , the US now boasts its own: The International Climbers Meet (ICM). For the second year in a row, climbing...

    Filed under: News // Events and Recaps
  • Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 12:20:33PM - posted by BD crew

    Event recap from the 12th Annual Climb Smart event in Joshua Tree National Park, California

    The 12th Annual Climb Smart event was held on October 23-25 at the world-famous Joshua Tree National Park, California. The event is the largest gathering of the Southern California climbing community and is a great chance for everyone to come together,...

    Filed under: News // Events and Recaps