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Will Gadd’s Ice Climbing Tech Tips Episode 1—Using Your Feet
Good feet are the basis for solid, safe, and fun ice movement, but getting solid feet on ice is a slippery process for most. In this episode, we discuss how to kick, unweight your crampons, and why your crampons are probably set up wrong.
—BD Athlete Will Gadd
Will Gadd's Ice Climbing Tech Tips: Episode 1—Using Your Feet
Will Gadd’s Ice Climbing Tech Tips: Episode 3—Steep Ice Technique Good basic ice technique is the foundation for steeper ice climbing. The bad news is that most ice climber suck at basic technique. The good news is that good technique can be learned fast and makes the whole sport a lot more fun and safer. —BD Athlete Will Gadd
Will Gadd’s Ice Climbing Tech Tips: Episode 4—Drytooling 101 Drytooling puts the mixed in mixed climbing, but it’s not intuitive. Here are some simple tricks to evaluate placements even if you can’t see the hold, and the three most common types of placements (edges, cracks, steins). —BD Athlete Will Gadd
Will Gadd’s Ice Climbing Tech Tips: Episode 5—Advanced Drytooling Fun with steel and rock continued. How to get up the wild and weird. —BD Athlete Will Gadd
Will Gadd’s Ice Climbing Tech Tips: Episode 6—Placing Ice Screws How not to get screwed placing ice screws. Strength, length, size, and style. —BD Athlete Will Gadd
Will Gadd’s Ice Climbing Tech Tips: Episode 7—Pulling the Bulge More people have probably fallen off pulling over bulges while ice climbing than anywhere else. They are awkward, tricky, and definitely the enemy. How to battle the bulge successfully. —BD Athlete Will Gadd
Will Gadd’s Ice Climbing Tech Tips: Episode 8—Threaded Ice Anchors How to get a good threaded ice anchor. Pros and cons of different materials, configurations, and how not to die on the descent. —BD Athlete Will Gadd
Will Gadd’s Ice Climbing Tech Tips: Episode 9—How to Sharpen Your Ice Picks How to keep your picks working well and avoid the most common sharpening errors. —BD Athlete Will Gadd
Will Gadd’s Ice Climbing Tech Tips: Episode 9—How to Sharpen Your Ice Picks How to keep your picks working well and avoid the most common sharpening errors. —BD Athlete Will Gadd
A film documenting the first flash ascent of El Capitan by BD Athletes Babsi Zangerl...
A film documenting the first flash ascent of El Capitan by BD Athletes Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher.
BD Athletes Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher share their story of climbing one of the...
BD Athletes Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher share their story of climbing one of the world’s most mythical trad routes.
BD Athletes Aaron Mulkey and Yannick Glatthard take the new Hydra into the backcountry of...
BD Athletes Aaron Mulkey and Yannick Glatthard take the new Hydra into the backcountry of Montana in search of steep ice and mixed climbing.
Follow Dorian Densmore and Mya Akins for a month-long, exploratory mission in the Chugach Mountains.
Two BD legends walk into the Valley. What happens next? Watch and see.
With ski season kicking off, the QA Lab crew dives deep into the world of...
With ski season kicking off, the QA Lab crew dives deep into the world of electromagnetic interference and how it can affect backcountry safety.
Light is right, but steel is real. So, when it comes to ice screws, what’s...
Light is right, but steel is real. So, when it comes to ice screws, what’s the deal? In this QC Lab, Will Gadd and Matt Berry thread their way to the source of truth when it comes to aluminum vs. steel ice screws.
She was many things—a Stonemaster, an outdoor industry visionary, a physicist. A rock dropped into...
She was many things—a Stonemaster, an outdoor industry visionary, a physicist. A rock dropped into a pond that created ripples, affecting many lives and generations of climbers. This is the story of our unsung hero, our co-founder.
Go ahead, take the whip. You’ve got a trucker bolt just below. But wait …...
Go ahead, take the whip. You’ve got a trucker bolt just below. But wait … you sure about that? In this Gear Myths, Kolin “KP” Powick shares a recent close call, which resulted in an exploration of safety protocol when it comes to sport climbing.
The QC Lab team is joined by IFMGA Mountain Guide Mark Smiley to discuss the...
The QC Lab team is joined by IFMGA Mountain Guide Mark Smiley to discuss the subtle art of building, testing, and using snow anchors.
Follow these expert pointers on how to properly build out your very first trad rack.
A look into the technology and construction of an essential tool for hiking and trail...
A look into the technology and construction of an essential tool for hiking and trail running.
Find out from the experts at Black Diamond, the tips to find the best rock...
Find out from the experts at Black Diamond, the tips to find the best rock climbing harness for you.