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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Mercury and Onyx packs
Innovation is what drives everything here at Black Diamond. If we're not making gear better, stronger, lighter, faster, more durable and easier to use, then we're not doing our job. In this ongoing series of monthly posts, we'll be giving you an inside look at some of our most innovative products through one-on-one interviews with our team of industry-leading product designers and category directors.
This month we sat down with Pack Category Director Nathan Kuder to talk about our new Access Series packs, the men's-specific Mercury and the women's-specifix Onyx. These durable, large-capacity packs come in three different volumes and are built for big-mileage trips and rough trails where comfort and big-load capabilities are essential.
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Stormtrack tent wins Backpacker Magazine's Tent Torture Test
Backpacker Magazine recently ran four top-selling mountaineering tents (including our four-season Stormtrack ) through their "Tent Torture Test" where they blast the tents with high-pressure water from a car wash and see how they hold up. The winner? The Stormtrack —by a landslide. [READ MORE]
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How-to Video: Glove Sizing
Think you know your glove size? Maybe, maybe not. Learn how to measure the exact glove size for your hand. [READ MORE]
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BD employees explore world's highest via ferrata in Borneo
In mid-August 2009 three Black Diamond Quality Assurance Engineers, Nick Rueff, Jimmy Basler and Andy Merriman, made a side-trip from working at BD Asia to Borneo's Mount Kinabalu, home to the world's highest via ferrata. Below is the excellent trip report and photos Nick sent us upon returning Stateside. (Since Jimmy, Nick and Andy argue... [READ MORE]
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Playing in the Paine—Dave Turner's wild rides in Patagonia
In 2009 I was fortunate enough to tag a few new summits in the Paine region of southern Patagonia. My original intention was to solo a new big wall route on the South Tower, but after sustaining a pretty bad tendon injury on a few smaller climbs, I was forced to eliminate the big wall climbing, and try a few different peaks instead. There... [READ MORE]
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In-Depth Tech Video: Control Shock Technology
Get in-depth with Control Shock Technology (CST): Black Diamond’s industry-leading trekking pole shock system. Tor Brown, Trekking Pole Line Manager, explains the inner workings of CST. [READ MORE]
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