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Sean Zawko commented on
BD athlete Will Cardamone and The Yurt Project—Episode #3
"How many of these will there be? This is a really good series."

Chris Spanis commented on
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Mercury and Onyx packs
"I LOVE this pack. My Mercury 65 floated my gear from camp to camp on several..."

Jason commented on
Introducing Camalot X4 — Coming Spring 2013
"I don't know what the big deal with mastercams is. I bought one and noticed..."

Gavin Jensen commented on
BD athlete Brittany Griffith reports on climbing at Australia's Taipan Wall and Mount Arapiles
"This video made my hands sweat, made me relive when I led this with TWO..."

Dave Fisher commented on
QC Lab: Daisy chain dangers
"Yes, spot on mate !."

BD crew commented on
QC Lab: From the Archives
"@brian - these are typical peak loads that the bolt or quickdraw would see..."

BD crew commented on
QC Lab: Retiring Old Ropes
"@david Hopwood - good articles - thanks for the links. All of those..."

BD crew commented on
QC Lab—The Dangers Of Modifying Your Gear
"@ ben cook - per instructions - clipping directly into thumb loop is not a..."

what? commented on
Video #2: BD athlete Alex Honnold making the first ascent of A Gift From Wyoming (5.13) on Yosemite's Leaning Tower
"shutup wendy -_-"

Paul commented on
ROCKLANDS: Nalle Hukkataival visits South Africa's famed boulders
"Nalle Hukkataival climbing amazing looking hard boulders in Rocklands! Nice!!"

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

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.
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Monday, November 26, 2012

BD athlete Callum Pettit reports on a ski mountaineering mission to Bolivia with Sherpas Cinema

BD athlete Callum Pettit headed down to Bolivia in October with a crew of skiers, including BD athlete Johnny Collinson , and a film team from Sherpas Cinema, to take on a ski descent of Huayna Potosi. Below is the email Callum sent us shortly before his return Stateside. From: callum pettit Subject: bolivia Date: October 18,... [READ MORE]
Friday, November 23, 2012

Product Video: AvaLung Series Packs

Black Diamond AvaLung Series packs are designed to go where you ski, be it hiking for sidecountry freshies, skinning at dawn for some pre-work turns or a weekend of touring deep in the backcountry. New for 2012, we've expanded our award-winning Active Form Design suspension systems into our AvaLung Series packs for an unrivaled freedom of... [READ MORE]
Thursday, November 1, 2012

BEHIND THE SHOT: 2012 Ski Digital Catalog Cover

Bold, authentic and inspirational images have been a cornerstone of Black Diamond culture since day one. The pictures that fill our catalogs, website, ads and posters aren't just a portal for visual storytelling, they are the essence of what Black Diamond is all about. In this ongoing series, we'll take a look at some of Black Diamond's most... [READ MORE]
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Black Diamond stands with more than 80 outdoor and local businesses in opposition of Utah SkiLink

Black Diamond, along with a coalition of over 80 snowsports and outdoor brands and local Utah businesses, today announced its formal, united opposition to the Utah SkiLink—a proposed gondola that would connect Canyons Resort in Park City with Solitude Mountain Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon. The proposed project would require the US Forest... [READ MORE]
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Revert ski

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... [READ MORE]