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BD athlete Barbara Zangerl reports on recent 8b and 8b+ sends in Austria
Black Diamond athlete Barbara “Babsi” Zangerl has been cranking all spring at the sport crags of Austria and managed to pull off a couple of highlight 8b and 8b+ ascents. Below is her report and some photos. The entire forest in Neiderthai is scattered with various-shaped, very high boulders with lots of potential and really nice... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Raphael Slawinski interview and mixed climbing video
Black Diamond athlete Raphael Slawinski is one of Canada’s most accomplished climbers—from ice to rock to mixed funk in the alpine, Raph tackles it all with skill, precision and power. So what makes this Polish-born physics professor tick? Photographer John Dickey spent a weekend with Slawinski, filming him mixed climbing and recording an... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #45
Don't worry if you nicht Deutsch sprechen —even though the guys in this Winger are speaking German, you'll quickly figure out what these rocket surgeons are up to. In preparation for liftoff, please make sure your tray tables and seat backs are in their upright and locked position—and that you've passed your smoke off to your... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Alex Honnold on Clash of the Titans (5.13a), Tuolumne Meadows, California
Black Diamond athlete Alex Honnold was filmed making an ascent of the knob-peppered Clash of the Titans (5.13a) in Tuolumne Meadows, California by Kevin Jaramillo (as part of Jaramillo's current film project). This high quality clip provides some great insight into Honnold's life philosophy, as well as shows how cryptic 5.13 knob pimping... [READ MORE]
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Summer 2010 Gear Savings Event at Black Diamond retail store—May 21-28th
Summer 2010 Gear Savings Event at Black Diamond retail store. Not to be missed! Amazing in-store specials May 21-28th 20% off ALL climbing hardware 20% off ALL M’s and W’s clothing 20-25% off ALL trail shoes, hikers and mountain boots 20-25% off ALL packs 20-25% off ALL rock shoes 25 % off ALL trekking poles,... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Kyle Dempster reports on an ice climbing trip to China
Black Diamond athlete (and recent Piolet d' Or winner ) Kyle Dempster made a quick trip out to China this spring to check out some of the vast untapped climbing potential. He returned with tales of amazing climbing and beautifully bizarre food. Below is his report, photos and video. I just recently arrived home from Sichuan... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival bouldering in Finland
Black Diamond athlete Nalle Hukkataival is from Finland and even though his global travels don't leave him much time in his homeland, he has managed to discover and establish some amazing problem hidden in the forests of Finland. Here's an excerpt from Chuck Fryberger's latest film Core that showcases Nalle bouldering on some of Finland's... [READ MORE]
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1st Annual Salt Lake Climbers Alliance fundraiser—Thursday, May 20 at Black Diamond
Black Diamond is hosting the 1st Annual Salt Lake Climbers Alliance Fundraiser on the BD campus here in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, May 20 from 6-10 pm. It’s a night of music, food, slideshows, gear raffle, friends and fun, celebrating the alpine spirit of Seth Shaw and raising money for the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance , a grassroots... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Eva Walkner makes first descent on Greece's Mount Olympus
This past winter Black Diamond athlete Eva Walkner traveled from her home in Salzburg, Austria to Greece to nab the first descent on Mount Olympus. Below is her trip report and some amazing photos by Ruedi Flück. [all images by Ruedi Flück] With 20kg on our backs, we march for seven hours in the direction of the Christos... [READ MORE]
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Winners of the 2010 Copp-Dash Inspire Award announced
The seven winners of the inaugural Copp-Dash Inspire Award have been selected, representing objectives from Alaska to Greenland to Nepal. The award supports the teams from a pool of $20,000, as well as mentorship and training from professional photographers, videographers and editors to ensure their expedition documentation goals are a... [READ MORE]
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Infinity 50 wins Outside Magazine's Gear of the Year award
Our Infinity 50 pack can now add "award winning" to its name. In their recent Spring/Summer Buyer's Guide, Outside Magazine awarded the Infinity 50 its coveted Gear of the Year award , noting that the Infinity 50's innovative Active Frame Technology (which is used on all of our new Launch and Enduro Series packs), "does it better... [READ MORE]
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Hyalite Canyon Cleanup—May 9th
Sponsored by the Southwest Montana Climbers Coalition, Black Diamond and Northern Lights Trading Company, the 2010 Hyalite Canyon Cleanup is happening on May 9. It's the right thing to do and lets the Forest Service know that the outdoor community is serious about protecting and preserving Hyalite as a winter recreation destination for skiing,... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Brett Crabtree reports from catskiing trip to British Columbia
Black Diamond athlete Brett Crabtree recently did some filming up in Selkirks of British Columbia and sent us the following update and photos. Selkirk Wilderness was the destination, located out of the small community of Meadow Creek BC. It’s the original catskiing operation that began in 1975. Since that day it has been imitated but... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #44
Here's not one but TWO Wingers For The Weekend—both cartoons, both pretty damn weird (one of which was made by the same geniuses behind Charlie The Unicorn and sent in by The King—aka, Jeff Maudlin , who runs BD customer service and mail order). We were weirded out by them both so much we figured it was best to share them with everyone... [READ MORE]
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The Birth of Black Diamond 2.0
Dear Black Diamond Employees, Friends and Colleagues: This is a milestone day for Black Diamond. When we founded this company, we wanted to build great products to maximize the enjoyment and safety of the sports we love so much. More, we wanted to build a company that reflected, respected, and championed our lifestyle and values... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Jacqui Edgerly reports on a ski trip to Turkey
Black Diamond athlete Jacqui Edgerly went on a late-season ski adventure trip to Turkey in April. Below is her trip report and photos. I received an email shortly after returning back home from the Finals in Snowbird about a ski trip to Turkey with Leah Evans, Sarah Frood and photographer Gabe Rogel. Skiing in Turkey…I’ve never... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Brittany Griffith writes about climbing Primrose Dihedrals on Moses in Canyonlands National Park
Black Diamond athlete Brittany Griffith spent numerous weekends this spring climbing in the desert surrounding Moab, Utah (as she does most spring and fall). The highlight of her spring desert season was an ascent of the mega-classic Primrose Dihedrals on Moses. Below is a story she wrote about the climb along with some photos.... [READ MORE]
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QC Lab: Strength of a worn belay loop and when to retire a harness
The following QC Lab was originally posted a few years back on the old BD website after Todd Skinner died in Yosemite when his belay loop broke. I feel belay-loop strength is still a relevant subject and wanted to bring it back to everyone’s attention, especially since I still get emails from people asking me about belay loop strengths and... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Zack Giffin scores primo pow in May!
Black Diamond athlete Zack Giffin scored some of the best powder of the season—after the season should have been over. Below is Zack’s report, photos and video about his amazing May on the slopes of Mount Baker. I once heard Duncan Howatt (Mt. Baker’s mountain manager for the past 40 years) mention that he had never seen it... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #46
Here’s seven more reasons why the inter-web is the ultimate Winger-hunting playground. The first video is the real thing, a clip from the 1970s of Edward Hill, a Soviet-era vocalist (celebrated as the “Honored Artist of the USSR” in 1968 and “People’s Artist of the USSR” in 1974), making a horribly lip-sync’d mouth music rendition... [READ MORE]
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