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Maureen Kirk commented on
Spring Instagram Contest Winners Announced
"totally cheesy."

climbingbetty commented on
Spring Instagram Contest Winners Announced
"I don't know- the one of the guys riding the crash pad is AWESOME!!!! That'd..."

BD crew commented on
QC Lab—Re-slinging Camalots and C3s
"@ George Bracksieck: The cable loop is 2kN weaker if you clip a carabiner to..."

Kamen commented on
VIDEO: BD athletes Sonnie Trotter and Tommy Caldwell free climb first ascent of The Shining (IV 5.13+) in the Canadian Rockies
"Awesome job guys the route looks great! Love the chair should defiantly put..."

John Stales commented on
VIDEO: World's Most Difficult Via Ferrata
"Absolutely awful. This has nothing to with climbing and i can't see why black..."

Felix D. commented on
VIDEO: World's Most Difficult Via Ferrata
"This is appaling. Bad enough BD makes gear for this, leave us alone with..."

adam wibby commented on
VIDEO: BD athlete Cedar Wright climbing The Wisdom in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado
"is there a way I can buy cedars guitar strumming that is featured in this video?"

Kris Jacobsen commented on
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Vector helmet
"I have a bike helmet with a similar adjustment system that is six years old..."

Jaryn commented on
Magnetron Technology™: The reinvention of the auto-locking carabiner, coming July 2012
"Hi, I was wondering how much the Black Diamond Magnetron Carabiner costs...."

George Bracksieck commented on
QC Lab—Re-slinging Camalots and C3s
"From the BD statements and photos showing cable-loop tweaks and failures..."

Friday, March 2, 2012

Black Diamond CEO Peter Metcalf speaks out against possible loss of Utah public lands

There's a good reason Black Diamond CEO Peter Metcalf moved the company to Salt Lake City from California in 1991—the state of Utah offers an unparalleled variety of terrain that plays host to an untold number of trails, climbing routes, ski shots and epic vistas. People come from around the world for the red rock deserts and deep powder, due... [READ MORE]
Monday, December 5, 2011

Dawn Patrol application launched on Facebook—enter to win now!

Back in the early 1990s, the late, great Alex Lowe (a.k.a., The Fiend) was the commander-in-chief of a crew of Black Diamond employees that would wake up at inhuman hours in order to score turns before having to be at work at 9 A.M. … a task dubbed by The Fiend as “dawn patrol.” This ritual has been embraced by BD employees and other... [READ MORE]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Federal appeals court upholds Roadless Area Conservation Rule, protecting 50 million acres of national forest land

[Photo courtesy of the Sierra Club] In a landmark ruling on October 21, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado ruled that the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (approved initially during the Clinton administration in 2001) is legal, overthrowing a lower court ruling in Wyoming. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule... [READ MORE]
Monday, October 3, 2011

Black Diamond ski gear highlighted in Outside Magazine's Winter 2011-2012 Buyer's Guide—including Verdicts on the cover!

The Winter 2011-2012 Outside Magazine Buyer's Guide is stacked with choice Black Diamond Equipment ski gear, including Verdict skis on the cover! Below are a few examples of the reviews included in the issue. Be sure to pick up a copy now and learn what the crew at Outside had to say about Black Diamond's latest and greatest ski gear.... [READ MORE]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

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]