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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.
QC LAB: THE RISKS OF REBORING OLD ICE SCREW HOLES
It’s tempting. You’re mid-pitch, wanting to save time and energy, and eyeing that nicely...
QC LAB: THE ELECTRIC HARNESS ACID TEST
Our Quality crew investigates a mysterious harness failure and dives into the effects of...
GEAR MYTHS: GATES IN OR GATES OUT?
Gates in or gates out? What’s the deal? In this Gear Myths, we search...
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...
QC LAB: WEAKNESS OF NOSE-HOOKED CARABINERS
THE BALKAN DREAM WITH SEB BOUIN
BD Athlete Seb Bouin was looking for a new experience. “We usually go to...
OUR HERITAGE
HANG RIGHT: THE KNOWLEDGE QUEST—LESSONS 2-4
In the second installment of the Knowledge Quest, BD Athlete Sam Elias and DPT...
SEB BOUIN: AKIRA
MULKEY AND GLATTHARD SWING THE HYDRA
BD Athletes Aaron Mulkey and Yannick Glatthard take the new Hydra into the backcountry...
ANGELINO ZELLER - THE SARRE PROJECT
Angelino Zeller is a three-time world champion in climbing. And that, although he has...
CONNOR HERSON: RUNNING IT OUT ON AIR SWEDIN (5.13 R)
On his first trip to Indian Creek, young crusher Connor goes for the send...
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,...
BD X SOHI: SESSIONS
Forget “state-of-the-art” facilities. Professionally set problems. Fresh brewed kombucha and gourmet salads served upstairs....
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...
STEP BY STEP: NORDKETTE TRAVERSE WITH BLACK DIAMOND EMPLOYEE REMCO GRAAS
Remco Graas is obsessed with moving in the mountains. The bigger the objective the...
IMPACT DAY WITH HAZEL FINDLAY
After whipping from the crux years ago and taking a near-catastrophic ground-fall, Hazel confronts...
QC LAB: THUNDERSTRUCK: WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES YOUR GEAR
Join the QC Lab crew as we test an MIT Professor’s rack after being...
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.
INTO THE ROUTE
Follow the Patitucci photo team on a journey of partnership, pain, and recovery as...
BEYOND INTEGRAL (9B/+) WITH SEB BOUIN
BD Athlete Seb Bouin finds one of his hardest projects yet. Only this time...
FROM BIG WALLS TO LOW BALLS WITH ALEX HONNOLD
Follow along as we spend a day with BD Athlete Alex Honnold while he...
HOME SUMMIT HOME WITH HILLARY GERARDI
Literally looming above her backyard in Chamonix, Mont Blanc beckons BD Athlete Hillary Gerardi....
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...
CARLO TRAVERSI—EMPATH (5.15A)
Watch Carlo Traversi go on the journey to discover and establish Empath—now one of...
MAKE IT REALLY BIG: ROLO GARIBOTTI
BD athlete Rolando Garibotti is a climber and mountain guide who has set speed...
GEAR MYTHS: BOTTOMS-UP OR TOP-DOWN
Is there a correct way to thread the rope through your harness?
DAWN PATROL
To Live Is to Rise.
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...
THE ARTIST
“Whoever had contact with Boone will have felt a force of a person,” says...
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
HANG RIGHT: THE KNOWLEDGE QUEST—LESSON 1
Esther Smith, DPT of Grassroots Physical Therapy, and BD Athlete Sam Elias share how...
IF THIS GEAR COULD TALK: THE CAMS AND HAND-SEWN SLINGS OF PAUL PIANA
Used on legendary first ascents, such as the free Salathé (VI 5.13b), Paul Piana’s...
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...
