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THE BD EXPERIENCE
Welcome to the Black Diamond Experience, an organic presentation of inspirational stories, photos and videos from our athletes, employees and partners. The Black Diamond Experience is where we showcase climbing, skiing and hiking adventures from around the world, plus event news, advocacy efforts and product and technology highlights-all in one dynamic smorgasbord of stoke. Enjoy.
BABSI FLASHES FREE RIDER
A film documenting the first flash ascent of El Capitan by BD Athletes Babsi...
BLACK DIAMOND PRESENTS: MULKEY AND GLATTHARD SWING THE HYDRA IN MONTANA
BD Athletes Aaron Mulkey and Yannick Glatthard take the new Hydra into the backcountry...
HARD SENDS WITH SEB BOUIN—BIBLIOGRAPHIE 9B+ (5.15C)
Watch BD athlete Seb Bouin attempt Céüse’s hardest route.
ALWAYS ALIVE: THE STORY BEHIND HILLARY GERARDI’S FKT OF MONT BLANC
A documentary film currently debuting in film festivals around the world.
CONNOR HERSON: SENDING BLACKBEARD’S TEARS (5.14C TRAD)
Watch Connor claim the coveted second ascent of this California testpiece.
REMEMBERING KYLE DEMPSTER
It is with much sadness that we say goodbye to Kyle Dempster, one of...
ANTTE LAUHAMAA: SKIING KEBNEKAISE
Follow BD Athlete Antte Lauhamaa on an exploratory winter mission in the remote Scandinavian...
BLACK DIAMOND PRESENTS: DORIAN DENSMORE AND MIKE BARNEY IN THE CENTRAL ANDES
Watch these BD shredders send it in South America.
RAW SENDS: BABSI ON THE FOURTH ASCENT OF MELTDOWN (5.14C)
Watch the uncut of BD athlete Babsi Zangerl sending the iconic Yosemite trad testpiece.
HARD SENDS WITH SEB BOUIN: ACL (9B/5.15B)
In the first of the Hard Sends series, BD athlete Seb Bouin takes us...
HARD SENDS WITH SEB BOUIN—JAMMING DESTRUCTION 9A+/B
In episode 3 of Hard Sends, Seb heads to Saint Auban—a recently developed climbing...
13 FEET DEEP
“Little did I know what was coming,” writes Tim Banfield in this eye-opening and...
THE BALKAN DREAM WITH SEB BOUIN
BD Athlete Seb Bouin was looking for a new experience. “We usually go to...
SEB BOUIN: AKIRA
ANGELINO ZELLER - THE SARRE PROJECT
Angelino Zeller is a three-time world champion in climbing. And that, although he has...
HILLARY GERARDI GOES FOR THE RECORD ON THE HARDEST MOUNTAIN RACE IN THE ALPS
Trofeo Kima is a race that’s not on the trail. It’s in the mountains,...
SUPRÊME JUMBO LOVE
Watch Seb Bouin add his own piece of history to Clark Mountain and establish...
THE ETERNAL JOURNAL
By Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher
BABSI IN THE RED
Three 5.14’s in three weeks at America’s premier sport climbing area.
FOCUS—A BISHOP HIGHBALL PROJECT WITH TIMMY KANG
Follow Black Diamond Athlete Timmy Kang on his epic journey to climb Bishop’s five...
YANNICK GLATTHARD - HALL OF FAME
Probably the world’s most difficult multi-pitch Mix-Route
REINI’S LINES THE MAN BEHIND THE WORLD’S GREATEST CLIMBING GYM
Kletterzentrum Innsbruck has become the number one training ground for world champion climbers. This...
IMPACT DAY WITH HAZEL FINDLAY
After whipping from the crux years ago and taking a near-catastrophic ground-fall, Hazel confronts...
MAGIC LINE WITH CARLO TRAVERSI
Watch Black Diamond Athlete Carlo Traversi climb the mythical Magic Line.
BLACK DIAMOND PRESENTS: DAILA IN THE DOLOMITES
Watch Black Diamond Athlete Daila Ojeda go for the send on what she feels...
LE VOYAGE WITH BABSI ZANGERL
Rack up and go for a journey with Babsi Zangerlas she attempts one of...
WHAT IT TAKES
Watch BD Athlete Hillary Gerardi dig deep as she races 90 kilometers through the...
GOODBYE CORRADO “KORRA” PESCE
We mourn the loss of our friend and long-time ambassador, Corrado “Korra” Pesce.
BEYOND INTEGRAL (9B/+) WITH SEB BOUIN
BD Athlete Seb Bouin finds one of his hardest projects yet. Only this time...
CLIMB THE CIRCUIT
Join Carlo on a tour through the classic boulders of Camp 4.
BLACK DIAMOND PRESENTS: BABSI AND JACOPO AT HOME
For Babsi and Jacopo, who spend much of their lives on the road, the...
MAKE IT REALLY BIG: ROLO GARIBOTTI
BD athlete Rolando Garibotti is a climber and mountain guide who has set speed...
BD AMBASSADOR CHRIS SCHULTE: GRITSTONE
BD Ambassador Chris Schulte recently made a pilgrimage to explore “god’s own stone,” otherwise...
JOE GRANT: THIS IS THAILAND
In the fall of 2019, BD Athlete Joe Grant was invited to “The Land...
BD ATHLETE CARLO TRAVERSI: DREAMTIME (V15)
When BD Athlete Carlo Traversi first saw a photo of Dreamtime, which was the...
THE SAN JUAN SERIES: EPISODE 1 — PATIENCE
BD EMPLOYEE BRENT BARGHAHN ATTEMPTS RING THAT BELL (5.13R) IN BELLS CANYON
Brent Barghahn has rope soloed the Nose in a day, claimed free ascents of...
HAZEL FINDLAY IN SOUTH KOREA
The roots of Black Diamond spread deep and wide.
WHAT IT TAKES TO CLIMB V15—BD AMBASSADOR SHARES HER EXPERIENCE
For BD Ambassador Kaddi Lehmann, climbing a V15 boulder problem all started with fixing...
TOP 10 LESSONS FROM A LIFE OF AVALANCHE STUDY
BD athlete Antte Lauhamaa shares his learnings.
JACKSON MARVELL: GIMME BACK MY BULLETS
Watch BD Ambassador Jackson Marvell get rowdy in the mountains as he climbs some...
BD AMBASSADOR CHRIS SCHULTE PUTTING UP FA’S IN FONT
From the well-traveled classics to brand new first ascents, watch BD Ambassador Chris Schulte...
CONCEPCIÓN WITH HAZEL FINDLAY
Watch as BD Athlete Hazel Findlay battles with one of the desert’s hardest splitter...
NOLAN'S FOURTEEN
BD Athlete Joe Grant on his soul-searching, record setting run of Nolan's 14.
BD ATHLETE CARLO TRAVERSI ON THE SECOND ASCENT OF MELTDOWN (5.14C)
Ten years. That’s how long Meltdown stood unrepeated. Considering that Meltdown is located in...
NOLAN’S 14 INTERVIEW
BD Athlete Joe Grant was looking for an experience. He wanted it to be...
BABSI ZANGERL AND JACOPO LARCHER CLAIM 2ND ASCENT OF MAGIC MUSHROOM
BD Athletes Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher on their historic ascent on El Cap.
RHYTHM
MASON EARLE SENDS STINGRAY
Black Diamond athlete Mason Earle chased warm temperatures to Joshua Tree where he quickly...
