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BD athlete Cody Roth reports on his 2010 bouldering season in Rocklands, South Africa
Black Diamond athlete Cody Roth (aka, The CHUT) has spent the past few Northern Hemisphere summers far down south on the stunning boulders of South Africa's Rocklands. This year was much the same, except for Roth was forced to battle through a jacked finger and a busted relationship. But, as Roth is well known for doing, he bounced back with... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #73
The Northern Hemisphere ski season is finally in full swing, so we figured now would be a good time to share this short but sweet Winger to remind people that no matter how slow you go, you still have to turn. Have a great weekend of skiing and we hope everyone avoids stacking it up and double ejecting like this grom. ... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Rolo Garibotti reports about his newly unveiled online climbing guide to Patagonia
Black Diamond athlete Rolo Garibotti likely knows more about the climbing and alpinism in southern Argentina’s Patagonia region than anyone else—so who better than Rolo to put together a definitive guidebook to the area’s stunning spires and summits. But what Rolo has done is far more than a guidebook—it’s PATAclimb.com , a... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: SKI HERE NOW — Webisode #2
Here is Webisode #2 of Black Diamond Equipment's Ski Here Now, a three-part web series that takes a Zen look at skiing in the big mountains of Europe, featuring Black Diamond skiers in France and Switzerland. The Ski Here Now webisodes will be released in November, December and January exclusively in the Black Diamond Journal. The... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Barbara Zangerl repeats Peace (5.13c) in Tuolumne Meadows, California
Black Diamond athlete Barbara Zangerl continues her evolution as a climber, this time traveling to Yosemite and Tuolumne Meadows, where she managed to pull off an ascent of Peace (5.13c) an epically sustained line of technical knobs. Below is her report as well as some photos by Christian Pfanzelt of her ascent of Peace . This... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Alex Honnold onsights two 5.13 cracks in the Utah desert
Black Diamond athlete Alex Honnold has skills—serious, bone-crusher rock climbing skills. Case in point: check out this video of Honnold onsighting two of the hardest 5.13 crack climbs in the Utah desert: Trail of Tears and No Way José . Lacking a second ascent since the late-great José Pereyra's FA back in 1998, No Way José had... [READ MORE]
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RECALL NOTICE: 2010 Black Diamond AvaLung Packs
We have recently discovered that the intake tubing on certain 2010 AvaLung Packs may crack under extremely cold temperatures. This recall covers a limited number of Black Diamond AvaLung packs sold since January 1, 2010. To determine if your pack contains an AvaLung unit that is part of the recall, check your pack against the PO# and model... [READ MORE]
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Black Diamond featured in Mountain Sports and Living magazine
Black Diamond is featured in the Winter 2011 issue of Mountain Sports and Living magazine. Full of glossy pics and high praise for the work we do, the article has everyone around here stoked. Download a PDF of the story here and get a feel for what the good life here at BD is all about. [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Adam Ondra sends two 8B+/C boulder problems in Switzerland
Black Diamond athlete Adam Ondra traveled to Switzerland earlier this month to have a go at some the country’s hardest boulder problems. Fellow BD athlete Paul Robinson was also there and the duo managed back-to-back sends of Big Paw . Below is the email Adam sent us, along with a couple of photos taken by Petr Pavlicek of Adam sending... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #74
You want to see some stoke? Check out this Winger For The Weekend #74, John Jacobson, as he passionately demonstrates, well... we're not sure, but it must be some sort of dance or Jazzercise routine, complete with named moves such as the epically awesome "Double Dream Hands". I think we can all agree the sequences John prances and dances... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Chris Webb Parsons makes a V15 first ascent in Switzerland's Magic Wood during his European bouldering tour
Black Diamond athlete Chris Webb Parsons had an amazing bouldering trip to Europe this fall, especially on the famed boulders of Switzerland’s Magic Wood. Below is the email and photos CWP recently sent us after leaving Europe for the U.S., as he continues his global bouldering tour. I'm now in the US after a great 3-month trip to... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Paul Robinson climbing Dreamtime (8B+) and Ninja Skills (8B+)
Black Diamond athlete Paul Robinson has spent the late fall of 2010 bouldering on the granite blocks of Switzerland, managing to nab a series of impressive ascents including two 8C's (Big Paw and the FA of Ill Trill), as well as two well-known 8B+'s: the famed Dreamtime and the second ascent of fellow BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival 's Ninja... [READ MORE]
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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issues new Wild Lands policy for BLM land
On December 23, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued an order that will reverse a much-maligned Bush-era policy and make millions of acres of pristine BLM lands once again eligible for Wilderness designation. The order directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to create a new “Wild Lands” jurisdiction that will provide protection for... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Mike Libecki's photo-journal report from his expedition to Afghanistan
Black Diamond athlete Mike Libecki ventured to Afghanistan this past summer on a solo expedition to tackle some massive unclimbed rock towers. Libecki's trip was successful, both objectively and culturally, and he put together a unique photo-journal report for us that vividly documents the adventure. Click on the photo below to launch a... [READ MORE]
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Cosmo headlamp reviewed by Colorado Mountain School senior guide
Colorado Mountain School's senior guide, Bob Chase, posted the following review of our Cosmo headlamp to the CMS website. We figured this honest and authentic review would be worth sharing with everyone—especially since Chase liked the 55-lumen Cosmo so much! Before I review this headlamp, I have to put some things in... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Colin Haley makes first-ever solo of Cero Standhardt in Patagonia
Black Diamond athlete Colin Haley is back down in the alpine-wonderworld of Patagonia and in late November he nabbed another big “first” with the first solo of Cerro Standhardt. Below is the report and photos he posted on his blog. [Cerro Torre, Torre Egger, Punta Herron and Cerro Standhardt from the Torre Glacier, with Exocet... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #75
Well, here it is the last day of 2010. For some, seeing 2010 in their rear-view mirror is a blessing, for others it'll be a bummer. Well anyone in the latter category, don't freak, fret or fear—2011 will be stacked with more Wingers For The Weekend to launch you into your two-days of frivolity, freedom and fun. To sign off this year of 2010,... [READ MORE]
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Top 10 Journal posts of 2010
As this decade draws to a close, the interweb is spilling over with "Top 10 of 2010" lists, so we figured why not jump into the fray ourselves and list the Top 10 Journal Posts of 2010. Using web-geek analytics we were able to dig through the data and find out exactly how many people viewed each and every Journal article. Not only does this... [READ MORE]
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