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BD athletes Nico Favresse and Sylvain Millet attempt new route in Verdon Gorge
Black Diamond athlete Nico Favresse sent us the following report about a new climb in the Verdon Gorge he attempted with fellow BD athlete Sylvain Millet shortly before leaving for a 3-month expedition to Greenland (we will be posting updates from that trip as they come in). Looks like he has a pretty sweet project awaiting him when he gets... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Ptor Spricenieks ski mountaineering in the Alps
Black Diamond athlete Ptor Spricenieks teamed up with Black Diamond Europe’s Ski Team Manager Dan Caruso for a late season ski mountaineering trip in the Alps. Below is Caruso’s report along with some fantastic photos from photographer Yves Garneau. In early June, Ptor Spricenieks and I went up to attempt to ski the steep face on... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #52
Black Diamond sales rep Brad Barlage recently broke his femur and he's now on the "slow" road to recovery (for Brad that means onsighting a 5.12a for his first route back, as well as multi-pitching in Yosemite). We figured the ending segement of this "underwater base jumping" Winger would show him a low-impact way to get back into climbing... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Pete Tapley ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon, Montana
Black Diamond athlete Pete Tapley had another excellent ice season up in Montana this year and sent us the following video that showcases one of Hyalite Canyon's most famed routes, The Scepter (WI 5). [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Will Cardamone tele-ripping from Colorado to Alaska
Black Diamond athlete Will Cardamone sent us this video that showcases his spring tele sessions up at Mount Baker, Washington and Glacier Bay, Alaska. [READ MORE]
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BD employee Kolin Powick attends the UIAA Safety Commission in Italy—and goes climbing
Black Diamond’s Director of Quality, Kolin Powick attended the annual UIAA Safety Commission Conference in Longarone, Italy—and managed to squeeze in a few days of climbing on the side. Below is his report and photos from the "work" week. This year's UIAA Safety Commission Conference, where we discuss standards and testing for... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Chris Schulte makes first ascents in Dream Canyon, Colorado
Black Diamond athlete Chris Schulte sent us the following video of some cool looking problems he has developed in Dream Canyon, which is just outside of Boulder, Colorado. [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #53
For Winger #53 we highly recommend you strap on some headphones and crank up the volume as Stratovarius, a Finnish power metal band, unleashes a wicked song called Black Diamond. Thanks to our Facebook friend, Vojta Fingerland for tipping us off to this video. We're thinking we might get these guys to do some background music for next season's... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Alex Honnold deep-water soloing in Mallorca
Black Diamond athlete Alex Honnold takes down a host of deep-water soloing testpieces in Mallorca, as well as lets his wit and personality shine through in this clip produced by fellow BD athlete Cedar Wright . [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #51
Over the years climbers have adopted numerous surprisingly basic (yet effective) training systems (e.g., the Bachar ladder, campus board, hangboard, etc) in an effort to gain more and more fitness to climb harder and harder. Now we are pretty sure this guy in Winger #51 is not a climber, but it's hard to argue that his training regime wouldn't... [READ MORE]
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BD employee Russ Clune tackles 20-route marathon in the Gunks, a.k.a., the Gunk-a-thon
Black Diamond employee Russ Clune recently celebrated his 50 years on the planet with a marathon climbing day at New York's Shawangunk escarpment, a.k.a., the Gunks. Below is Clune's (slightly abbreviated) report and photos proving that yes, "old dudes" can still get after it. Having turned 50 the previous January, I wanted to... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Sonnie Trotter attempts new route in Squamish, B.C.
Black Diamond athlete Sonnie Trotter recently sent us his report from the Prow Wall, a new route he attempted with Paul Bride in Squamish on May 15, 2010. Check out his take on the day he referred to as "dancing with the devil." Three months ago, while standing on top of the Chief in Squamish, B.C. and looking across the gap from the... [READ MORE]
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BD employee TJ Kolanko reports in from the International Climbers' Festival in Lander, Wyoming
The 17 th Annual International Climbers' Fest in Lander, WY is a great climbing festival to check out if you have never been. Hidden in the heart of Wyoming are two of North America's best sport climbing crags, Wild Iris and Sinks Canyon, as well as the gateway to the infamous Wind River Mountains. ICF (International Climbers' Fest) is... [READ MORE]
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June 2010 HotWire Sweepstakes winners announced
Winner, winner chicken dinner! Six lucky new HotWire subscribers won a huge $450 ski mountaineering package (including a Couloir harness , Raven Ultra ice axe , Contact crampon , all-new Cosmo headlamp and an Alias pack ) or a Black Diamond t-shirt during June's HotWire Sweepstakes. Congratulations to... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Sam Elias reports on climbing trip to Turkey
Black Diamond athlete and tech rep Sam Elias recently returned from a whirlwind Europe tour that included climbing in Turkey for a month with a crew of climbers, filmers and photographers that included fellow BD athletes Renan Ozturk and Yuji Hirayama . Below is his report with some photos and videos. I spent the month of April in... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #54
One month ago he had less than 10,000 views. One week ago he was at 3 million views. One day ago he had more than 6.5 million views. Look out, hungrybear9562 is going Level 11 super-richter viral! For those five or six of you left in the cyberworld who have not watched Double Rainbow, well, prepare to laugh 'til you pee your pants. Is... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Alex Honnold reports on his three El Cap routes in 24 hours with Sean Leary
Black Diamond athlete Alex Honnold teamed with Sean Leary on June 29 to tackle three Grade Vi El Cap routes in a day, a massive link-up of more than 90 pitches. The duo climbed the Nose , the Salathe Wall and Lurking Fear. Below is Honnold's report on their amazing effort, including a list of the gear they used (hint: not much!). Photos... [READ MORE]
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BD athletes Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold make one-day ascent of 28-pitch 5.13a in Mexico
Black Diamond athletes Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold can climb 5.13. That wasn’t going to be the issue. Climb a 28-pitch 5.13 in Mexico in a day? Now that was going to be a challenge, even for those two crankers. As with any good adventure, however, the true challenges didn’t present themselves until the trip began—just finding the... [READ MORE]
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BD employee TJ Kolanko reports on the Squamish Mountain Festival
Black Diamond employee TJ Kolanko, recently attended the always-popular Squamish Mountain Festival in British Columbia. Below is his report about the event and a few photos. [BD sales rep Roger Strong crushing the classic in Squamish. Photo by Andrew Burr] Back in Salt Lake, sweating bullets as the summer heat has set in here in... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #55
There's a lot of weird Wingers out there on the interweb—and this Winger, sent to us by BD super-fan Slaton Whatley, has got to be one of the weirdest. We were going to save this Winger for the holiday season, but it was just too funny/bizarre. And, yes, you can be assured these two dudes are single. [READ MORE]
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