Source credit – Blog: Black Diamond Journal Author: Black Diamond Journal On April 23, 2012 we launched our inaugural Spring Instagram Contest in conjuction with the launch of our presence on Instagram (@BlackDiamondEquipment). We asked our fans and followers to submit current Instagram photos of their spring activities or what represented spring to them. We [...]
Source credit – Blog: Black Diamond Journal Author: Black Diamond Journal The awards keep coming in for the Magnetron GridLock and RockLock carabiners. This time it’s National Geographic Adventure awarding them Gear Of The Year. Sweet! The Magnetron GridLock and RockLock carabiners will be available this summer, so get ready to experience the tech that [...]
Source credit – Blog: Black Diamond Journal Author: Black Diamond Journal Black Diamond athlete Chris Schulte lives and breathes bouldering 24/7, 365. So it’s no surprise that he makes the best of Colorado winters and gets out bouldering even in cold, snowy conditions. What is surprising, as you hear in the video below, is that [...]
Source credit – Blog: Black Diamond Journal Author: Black Diamond Journal Utah wilderness is again under pressure—this time from Governor Gary Herbert and a creative interpretation of an old mining law. Below is the report posted on the Conservation Alliance’s blog, along with instructions on how we can get our voices heard. As always, the [...]
Source credit – Blog: Black Diamond Journal Author: Black Diamond Journal 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 [...]
Source credit – Blog: Black Diamond Journal Author: Black Diamond Journal Black Diamond athlete Cedar Wright just sent the biggest onsight of his life this past weekend: he got married. Congratulations go out to Cedar from all of us at BD. Below is a video that lensman John Dickey filmed and edited of a day-in-the-life [...]
Source credit – Blog: Black Diamond Journal Author: Black Diamond Journal The rock climbing season is in full swing, and now is the time to upgrade that beater harness of yours. The new Flight and Siren harnesses are now available and are loaded with sweet features. Watch the video below to see the goods.
Source credit – Blog: Black Diamond Journal Author: Black Diamond Journal Here at Black Diamond, the Inspiration to innovate is driven from within. When we’re not at the office, our dedicated crew of employees is out cranking at the crags, putting in miles on the trails and questing around the mountains in search of untracked [...]
Source credit – Blog: Black Diamond Journal Author: Black Diamond Journal Black Diamond athlete and ski tech rep for the Rocky Mountains, Sam Elias has recently traveled to Nepal as part of a Mount Everest expedition. A 5.14 crusher and mixed climbing maestro, Elias is currently getting his first taste of life on a Himalayan [...]
Source credit – Blog: Black Diamond Journal Author: Black Diamond Journal The Copp-Dash Inspire Award, sponsored by Black Diamond Equipment, La Sportiva, Mountain Hardwear and Patagonia (and with in-kind support from Adventure Film Festival, Alpinist Magazine, the American Alpine Club, Jonny Copp Foundation and Sender Films), announced the 2012 winners of the climbing grant established [...]
