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BD athlete Drew Stoecklein reports on his upcoming ski expedition to Patagonia
Black Diamond athlete Drew Stoecklein is headed back down to South America again this year to ditch the Northern Hemisphere summer for the snows of South America. Below is the email he sent us the day before he left. By now he’s probably already deep in the mountains enjoying another great ski adventure. Yes, we are jealous! From:... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Sam Elias reports on climbing and traveling in Europe—PART 4
Black Diamond athlete Sam Elias finishes off his four-part European travel updates with the below recap that finally finds Sam doing what he set off to do: climb! The four different reports Sam sent in do a great job of showing the unpredictable and exciting ride that international travel can provide. Thanks for the updates, Sam! To read... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: Black Diamond Equipment's 2011/12 ski development, design and testing
A massive amount of effort and innovation has gone into our new line of Freeride Series skis . Watch the video here as we take you through all of the the crucial steps from CAD design to prototyping to field testing to manufacturing to quality assurance testing. [READ MORE]
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18th Annual Utah Avalanche Fundraiser—Salt Lake City, September 15
Black Diamond Equipment, Uinta Brewing Company and the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center invite you to the annual pre-season fundraiser bash complete with food from Rico Mexican Market, beer & wine and the live tunes of Herban Empire. There will also be the legendary silent auction to support the Utah Avalanche Center (UAC) as well as... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Adam Ondra wraps up his trip to Rocklands, South Africa
Black Diamond athlete Adam Ondra recently returned from his bouldering trip to Rocklands, South Africa and sent us this final report. Not surprisingly, it sounds like he had one hell of trip! [Working out the moves of Livin' Large (8C) on toprope.) Psyche was high after the ascent of Monkey Wedding . The other hardcore line in... [READ MORE]
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Winger For The Weekend #106
There are a lot of weird competitive sports out there (remember Winger #98 ?), but Winger For The Weekend #106 has to rank near the top. Jala Neti Racing?! Really?! If this Winger isn't a viral marketing hoax than an appearance in the Olympics can't be far off... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO PROFILE: BD athlete Alex Honnold 5.13 sport climbing at Phalanx of Will, Arizona
Black Diamond athlete Alex Honnold hooked up with us down at the Phalanx of Will, a unique sport climbing tower/crag in the Arizona Strip, just outside of Saint George, Utah. Besides bagging a bunch of pitches, Honnold sat down with us and discussed a bevy of topics, including stalkers at restaurants and the joys of clipping fixed quickdraws.... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival bouldering in Grampians, Australia
BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival is down in Australia right now, bouldering his brains out on the sweet stone of the Grampians. He posted the following report recently on his blog, along with a couple of great photos from Keith Ladzinski, who is down there shadowing Nalle and documenting the sendage for an upcoming video for Black Diamond. Stay... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Paul Robinson bouldering first ascents near Cape Town, South Africa
Black Diamond athlete Paul Robinson ventured down to South Africa again this past July/August, but this time—rather than revisit Rocklands—decided to devote his energies into developing new problems near Cape Town. Here's the video he made of some of the sweetest FAs he pulled off during his trip. [READ MORE]
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Black Diamond CEO Peter Metcalf and Outdoor Industry take a stand against oil and gas development in Desolation Canyon, Utah
For us here at Black Diamond, it's not just about making the world's best climbing and skiing gear - it's also about standing up to protect the resources and places that are not only important, but essential to the sports we all thrive on. In an open letter sent to Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar yesterday, Black Diamond CEO Peter Metcalf,... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #107
Anime, terrible boy band music, dorm-room-style computer camera footage - Winger for the Weekend #107 has it all. But how do they do it? Have a great weekend. [READ MORE]
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18th Annual Utah Avalanche Fundraiser—a HUGE success!
The 18th Annual Utah Avalanche Center Fundraiser Party was off the charts this year. With attendance hitting between 1100-1200 people this was definitely the party marking the unofficial start to the ski season here in the Wasatch! We are still working on tallying up all the money raised, but at this time it looks like the fundraiser produced... [READ MORE]
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VIDEO: BD athlete Chris Schulte bouldering in Magic Wood, Switzerland
Black Diamond athlete Chris Schulte put together this quick report and video of him sending some classic granite blocs (and nabbing a nice FA, as well) in Switzerland's famed Magic Wood. A two-month stretch in Font comes to a close pretty quick, despite how full it sounds, and we decided to extend our tickets another month to take a... [READ MORE]
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BD athletes Alex Honnold, Sonnie Trotter and Kyle Dempster featured in Alpinist 35
Black Diamond athletes Alex Honnold , Sonnie Trotter and Kyle Dempster are all over Alpinist #35, which is out on newsstands now. Honnold is the focus of an insightful feature, while Trotter and Dempster both penned their own articles on Squamish and Mount Edgar, respectively. All three articles make up one of the best issues of Alpinist... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #108
Not only is this weekend's Winger hilarious in its own right (and eerily reminiscent of Winger for the Weekend #57 ), but the way in which the footage reached the interwebs is equally classic. Apparently the featured rollerblader filmed himself skating around to a homemade panpipe soundtrack, and left the footage at his buddy's... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival wraps up his bouldering trip to Grampians, Australia
BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival has just wrapped up his bouldering trip to Australia’s Grampians and sent us the follow report and photos. Sounds like he really scored on the trip and developed some amazing new problems! We sent ace lensman Keith Ladzinski down to Australia to document Nalle’s first-ascent action and he came back with a ton... [READ MORE]
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BD athlete J.P. Oullete featured on Episode #16 of Off Belay Podcast
Black Diamond athlete J.P. (Peewee) Oullete sat down with Chris Kalous, the host of Off Belay Podcast, for a quick Q&A regarding his mission to repeat or make the first ascent of every hard crack in North America. Click here to listen. [READ MORE]
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BD athlete Jasmin Caton reports on the 24 Hours of Horsehshoe Hell climbing event in Arkansas
Black Diamond athlete Jasmin Caton teamed up with fellow BD athlete Brittany Griffith to take on the challenge of competing in the 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell in Arkansas. Although the event is a brutal test of one's skin durability and stoke sustainability, the idea is simple: rock climb for 24 hours straight at the Horseshoe Canyon Ranch's... [READ MORE]
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Winger for the Weekend #109
Think you're a real tough mountain man? Well you've got nothing on the star of Winger for the Weekend #109. Crossing swollen rivers, saving babies and punching cougars in the face - this guy is a real-deal American hero. You just don't mess with a guy on a buffalo. Have a great weekend. [READ MORE]
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