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The Good Life with Ptor Spricenieks
Ptor Spricenieks is better known for his big mountain skiing exploits than his yodeling talents. Turns out he's pretty dang good at both. Ptor recently sent us this drool-worthy clip from his 2008-09 season. After a string of terrible injuries in the winter of 2008 (that included 10 days of sciatic paralysis and an exploded... [READ MORE]
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Marko Prezelj and crew on-sight three routes in the Indian Himalayas
BD athlete Marko Prezelj recently arrived home from a mind-blowing trip to the Eastern Himalaya. Following are a few photos of his on-sight routes and a quick write-up. I've returned from a very intense climbing trip to Indian Himalaya. We were planing to climb in the Rimo region (East Karakoram) but at the end we didn't get the permit... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #18
For the first Friday in November 09, we present: a couple guys you would NOT want to stare down in a high-stakes game of beer pong... [READ MORE]
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BD athletes Kevin Jorgeson and Tommy Caldwell attempt a new free route on El Capitan—Dispatch #4
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 climber in the world, has already spent quite a few days on the route, sussing out the... [READ MORE]
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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 #19
Top-secret Black Diamond tandem telemark ski testing: these revolutionary skis have double reverse parabolic torsion bow sidecuts —one for each skier. We haven't quite figured out the right amount of rocker yet... (Please don't email us asking for these skis, they are prototypes only!) [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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BD athlete Conrad Anker climbing on Eldorado Canyon's famed Naked Edge
BD athlete Renan Ozturk put together this great video of fellow BD athlete Conrad Anker climbing Eldorado Canyon's famed Naked Edge (5.11). We were surprised to learn that Conrad, who has climbed thousands of routes all over the world, had never done the Edge before! [READ MORE]
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BD athletes Colin Haley and Dave Turner bag late-season, sub-24 hour El Cap-Half Dome link-up
B lack Diamond athletes Colin Haley and Dave Turner are no strangers to multi-hour pushes in the mountains and alpine walls throughout the world, so it's no surprise that the duo hooked up in Yosemite to make a sub-24 hour link-up of El Capitan and Half Dome on October 31, treating it as fun training for their future missions to Patagonia... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Dodo Kopold climbs four routes in the High Tatras
Black Diamond athlete Dodo Kopold LOVES the peaks of his native Tatra Mountains on the Poland/Slovakia border. Summer, fall, spring, winter—Dodo is always climbing in the Tatras, establishing hard new routes and training for expeditions. Such was the combination in late October when Dodo managed to complete four routes on the massive north... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #20
This weekend's WInger comes from Joe Penacoli, one of our customer service ninjas over in the sales department and, as it would appear, an avid fan of watching kung-fu demonstrations online. He flipped us this link with the subject line of: "I almost feel sorry for these guys...". If you ever needed a reason not to try a standing backflip with... [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 Chris Schulte FAs new problems at Mount Evans, Colorado
Black Diamond athlete Chris Schulte sent us the following email and video, wrapping up another great season of bouldering at Mount Evans, Colorado. The video shows Schulte grabbing first ascents of great looking lines from V5 to V12. From: Chris Schulte Subject: RE: Evans video Date: November 28, 2009 11:37:42... [READ MORE]
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