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Rock Climbing 2012 digital catalog — check it out now
It's with much pride and stoke that we released today our Rock Climbing 2012 digital catalog . Loaded with stunning images, captivating videos, and narrated slideshows, Rock Climbing 2012 is all about travel—the places, the people, the culture, the transportation, the gear, the lifestyle, and, of course, the climbing. Get ready for a... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Chris Schulte early spring bouldering in Colorado's high country
Black Diamond athlete Chris Schulte recently sent us this video and report of his early season bouldering forays into the Colorado high country. Nice to see the trees budding, the snow melting and boulders drying out! The video was shot a couple months ago, and now the alpine bouldering season is in full swing. Enjoy! Winter has moved on,... [READ MORE]
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Black Diamond's 3rd annual fundraising party for the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance raises $13,000!
June 14th saw Black Diamond Equipment’s 3rd annual fundraiser party for the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance enjoy its best night ever. Good times. Good people. Oh, and a record $13,000 raised for the SLCA. $13,000! This year more than 350 people attended the parking-lot party at BD headquarters—always great to see our local climbing community... [READ MORE]
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ReChargeable... ReImagined... The ReVolt. Coming Spring 2013.
ReChargeable...ReImagined... The ReVolt. Coming Spring 2013. from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo . [READ MORE]
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Black Diamond CEO and founder Peter Metcalf taking a stand: resigns from Utah Ski and Snowboard Industry Working Group
Peter Metcalf resigned from the Utah Ski and Snowboard Industry working group last week. Metcalf cited his opposition to Utah Governor Herbert’s proposed legislation regarding federal public lands and R.S. 2477 litigation as the primary reason for his resignation. “For over 20 years, I have worked to help protect and steward Utah’s... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO PROFILE: BD athlete Barbara Zangerl climbing Super Crill (8a) near Ticino, Switzerland
Bouldering, sport, trad, multi-pitch—if it's rock, Barbara Zangerl crushes it. Though she calls Austria home, more often than not she's on the road throughout Europe and beyond, hunting down her next climbing challenge. A recent trip to Ticino, Switzerland had her going to battle on Super Cirill, a nine-pitch crack line stacked with difficult... [READ MORE]
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Fall 2012 Spare Parts Manual
Need that spare part but having trouble figuring out exactly which of the dozens of spare parts we sell is the one you need? Help is on the way. Click here to download a detailed guide to all the spare parts Black Diamond Equipment sells for Fall 2012. Still stumped? Contact our North American customer service crew at bdmo@bdel.com or... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Adam Ondra working a project in Norway's Flatanger Cave
Black Diamond athlete Adam Ondra recently made his way to Hanshalleren, the massive granite cave outside the town of Flatanger, Norway, to take advantage of both the cool summer temperatures and the incredible potential for steep, hard climbing. Adam wasted no time in sampling the cave's hardest established routes, and he managed onsights of... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Chris Schulte reports from the 2012 Squamish Mountain Festival
The 2012 Squamish Mountain Fest went down last week and Black Diamond athlete Chris Schulte was there to man the BD booth, crank on the world-class coastal granite boulders and cliffs, and take in all that this amazing local event has to offer. Squamish Mountain Festival is a five-day celebration of the climbing culture around Squamish,... [READ MORE]
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QC LAB: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job - Carabiners
Before any piece of Black Diamond gear makes it on to the shelves, it spends months, sometimes years getting put through the wringer by our Director of Quality, Kolin Powick, and his team of Quality Assurance engineers. Through extensive and meticulous testing, both in the lab and in the field, KP and his team help ensure that you can count on... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD employee Dylan Freed reports on epic season of heli-ski guiding in Alaska
BD employee Dylan Freed works part-time here in Salt Lake City, running the ski cage to make sure all the demos are mounted, tuned, waxed and ready to rip throughout the winter. When he’s not here in Utah, Dylan, who runs a pretty sweet mohawk, splits time heli guiding in Alaska and New Zealand (and testing the latest prototype skis and... [READ MORE]
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EMPLOYEE FAVORITES: Alex Baker, TRON (5.13), Yosemite National Park
Here at Black Diamond, the inspiration to innovate is driven from within. When we're not at the office, our dedicated crew of employees is out cranking at the crags, putting in miles on the trails and questing around the mountains in search of untracked descents. In this ongoing series of posts on the Journal, we'll be highlighting some of our... [READ MORE]
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Introducing Camalot X4 — Coming Spring 2013
Introducing the Camalot X4—the latest addition to the gold-standard Camalot family. The Camalot X4 combines the single-stem flexibility and narrow head-width of our Camalot C3 with the four-lobe expansion range and holding power of our Camalot , making it ideal for pinned out cracks. micro-pods and horizontal slots. The Camalot X4s... [READ MORE]
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Video: BD athlete Fred Nicole bouldering in Switzerland
Black Diamond athlete Fred Nicole is one of the grand maestros of bouldering, and this video serves to highlight Fred's personal approach to developing the art of bouldering. A true hero and inspiration to boulderers around the world, Fred has been quietly showing the way in terms of difficulty, vision, aesthetics, and, most impressively,... [READ MORE]
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