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Will Gadd Unleashed
L’athlète BD Will Gadd résume ses 25 ans de travail de tests et développement chez Black Diamond Equipment. Lire la suite >
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Kurt Astner establishes new ice climbs in Norway
Black Diamond athlete Kurt Astner took an ice climbing trip to Norway in March 2011, and recently sent us the following report of the stellar WI6 climbs he developed with his partner, Helmut Rauegger. Lire la suite >
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Two Years of Skiing with Black Diamond Athlete Johnny Collinson
Over the past two winters, Black Diamond athlete Johnny Collinson has skied his way through India, Bolivia, British Columbia and Alaska. With the help of Sherpas Cinema, he presents a compilation of the best moments from the last two seasons of powder, cliff hucks and big mountains. Lire la suite >
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Black Diamond Athlete Mason Earle on 24HHH
Arkansas's 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell is notorious for its wacky team names, bomber sandstone and wild after parties. Despite having an aversion for competitions, Black Diamond athlete Mason Earle, along with teammate Nik Berry, took the 24HHH by storm this year, shit talking Alex Honnold, grunting through 5.8 cruxes and winning the team division while setting a new high score. Lire la suite >
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The Nosewipe: A Camp VI Cleanse
Camp VI on El Cap's Nose is notorious for being a trash repository. This fall, during the annual Yosemite Facelift, Black Diamond Athlete Sam Elias and employee Dave Campbell joined National Park Service members in an effort to clean up the trash pile that had, over many years, wedged itself into the camp's crack. They pulled out more than 150 pounds of trash, including a sardine can from the 70s, a perfectly usable belay seat and a pair of soiled underwear. Lire la suite >
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BD athlete Brittany Griffith loves the Mountain Project App
Black Diamond athlete and perpetual road-tripper Brittany Griffith gives her two cents on the Mountain Project smartphone app, now available for free download with the support of Black Diamond. Lire la suite >
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Sonnie Trotter: The Prow Wall
Black Diamond Ambassador Sonnie Trotter’s climbing career is full of impressive first free ascents throughout his homeland of Canada. Earlier this year, he freed one of his proudest: The Prow Wall, a 200-meter shield of smooth granite on Squamish’s Stawamus Chief. The story behind the eventual free ascent was 20 years in the making and here, Sonnie shares the moments and people that were part of the experience. Lire la suite >
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Adam Ondra Preps for Yosemite in SLC
Black Diamond Ambassador Adam Ondra stopped through Salt Lake City on his way to Yosemite Valley to tour Black Diamond’s headquarters and crank on the local boulders. Lire la suite >
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Adam Ondra: Dispatches from Yosemite
Tune in here for exclusive Yosemite updates from BD Ambassador Adam Ondra. Lire la suite >
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Sending the World's Hardest Ice Climb
BD Ambassadors Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl take you on a wild ride to the top of the world’s first WI 12 ice climb. Lire la suite >
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Team BD Sends It In Wales
BD athletes Babsi Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher and Roland Hemetzberger recently journeyed to the mythical sea cliffs of Wales to test their mettle (and metal) on the area’s stout trad lines. Lire la suite >
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Tim Kemple: A Towering Obsession
Autour du globe…les sommets mythiques préférés de l’ambassadeur BD Tim Kemple Lire la suite >
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Watch Carlo Traversi Take On The Triple 14 Challenge
À la fin de l’été 2016, l’athlète BD Carlo Traversi a entrepris d’enchaîner un « Triple 14 », c’est-à-dire un combiné de trois ascensions sous le signe du 14 : un V14 (8b+) en bloc , un 5.14 (8c) en falaise et une voie en trad à plus de 14000 pieds (4300 m)… le tout en une seule journée. Par chance, de cette expérience est né un film Black Diamond exclusif ! Lire la suite >
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Hang Right—Part 3: Healing Nagging Finger Injuries
La poutre d’entraînement est souvent considérée comme un instrument synonyme de tension pour les tendons des doigts. Mais dans ce chapitre de la série Hang Right, la kinésithérapeute Esther Smith nous explique comment la poutre d’entraînement constitue la rééducation idéale pour soigner les blessures au doigt récurrentes. Lire la suite >
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Sonnie Trotter: The Last Day
In his third blog from Spain, Sonnie Trotter gives his 14-year 5.14 project one final go. Lire la suite >
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Bootcamp: Babsi Zangerl
Global Athlete Babsi Zangerl has unwavering climbing focus. She is calm, collected and crushes. Training with women was a new experience for her. Through BD Bootcamp she found value in the motivation of others and learned to listen to her body more than anything else. This is her story. Lire la suite >