NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING A PRIZE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

Your entry in this promotion means these official rules form a binding legal contract, so read them carefully before participating. Without limitation, this contract provides for your indemnification of the sponsor and other parties, the waiver of the rights to participate in a class action or a jury trial, and a requirement that most disputes will be settled by mandatory binding arbitration.

ELIGIBILITY

The Black Diamond X REI X RMI Giveaway (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of one of the 50 United States (including District of Columbia) and Puerto Rico, who at the time of entry, are eighteen (18) years or older and the age of majority in their state of legal residence. Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. (“Sponsor”), Recreational Equipment, Inc. d/b/a REI, or Rainier Mountaineering Inc. d/b/a RMI Expeditions, or any of their  suppliers, distributors, retailers, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies or any other company or individual involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of the Promotion and their immediate family (spouse, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and step-children) and household members (people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year) of each such employee are not eligible. Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant's (“Entrant”) full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winning a Prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. The Promotion consists of a randomized product giveaway.  No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

Each Grand Prize Winner must meet all fitness, logistical, and safety requirements as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and sign all required waivers, liability releases, and health forms prior to participation.

SPONSOR

Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd., 2084 East 3900 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84124 U.S.A. 

PROMOTION ENTRY PERIOD

The Promotion begins on 8/11/2026 and ends 8/25/2026 at 11:59 p.m. MT (the “Promotion Period”). Sponsor is the official time-keeper for this Promotion. 

HOW TO ENTER  

To enter, you must sign up with your email and requested information at the giveaway page [https://blackdiamondequipment.com/pages/bd-x-rei-rainier-sweepstakes], and follow @blackdiamond, @rei and @rmiexpeditions on Instagram through September 2, 2026.  Limit one entry per person.  Each entrant must use his/her own Instagram social media account to enter. Entrants are not permitted to share the same entry.

When entering the Promotion, you agree to receive promotional email communications from Sponsor and its promotional partners, unless you opt-out at any time.

All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entries beyond the permitted number are void. Use of multiple email addresses, multiple Instagram accounts, or any automated system to enter is prohibited and will result in disqualification.

VERIFICATION OF POTENTIAL WINNER; WINNER SELECTION  

On or about on 08/26/2026 (the “Drawing Date”), Sponsor or an independent agency will draw at random 4 entries (the “Potential Winners”), plus additional selected alternate Potential Winners. Potential Winners will be contacted by email or Instagram direct message using the email address or Instagram account the Potential Winner used to enter the Promotion. Odds of winning a Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.

Winning a Prize will be subject to Sponsor’s verification of the Potential Winner’s eligibility and continuous compliance with the terms of these Official Rules. Except where prohibited, a Potential Winner may be required to sign and return to Sponsor an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, and/or a publicity release and model and likeness release granting Sponsor the right to use Winner’s name, likeness and image to claim the Prize.  If a Potential Winner cannot be contacted or fails to respond to the initial verification within 48 hours of notification, fails to sign and return the requested affidavit and release within the required time period, if the Sponsor’s communication or request is returned as undeliverable, or if the potential winner is otherwise found to be ineligible or noncompliant with these Official Rules, the Potential Winner forfeits the Prize, may result in disqualification, and Sponsor may, at its discretion, select an alternate Potential Winner(s) from all remaining valid entries. The ultimate winner of a Prize (“Winner”) will be notified on or about 8/26/2026.  Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements.  

POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR WHOSE DECISIONS AS TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION, THE SELECTION OF POTENTIAL WINNERS, AND ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION, ARE FINAL AND BINDING AND IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION.  

PRIZES:

Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution or cash equivalent will be made, except at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the advertised prize becomes unavailable. All federal, state, and local taxes on prizes, and all other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided, are the sole responsibility of the winner. Winner responsible for all travel costs.  Winner will be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the ARV of the prize if required by law.

Grand Prize (4 winners)

• 4-Day Mount Rainier Guided Climb guided by Rainier Mountaineering Inc. (“RMI”)  (Approximate current Value: $2,595.00)

• Travel including coach class airfare (up to $1000) from departure airport selected by Sponsor and shuttle to Ashford, Washington from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Approximate total value $1250)

• Special Black Diamond Equipment Package (Approximate current Retail Value: $4475.40)

• Special REI Package (Approximate current Retail Value: $470.90)

• REI gift card, valued at $500

• Additional rental equipment (Approximate current Retail Value: up to $500.00)

• Accommodations and daily meals (alcohol not included) for five nights as selected by Sponsor in connection with the Mount Rainer Guided Climb. (Approximate value $1080)

Note: Grand Prize winners will be responsible for all other expenses not expressly described.   Dates: 4-Day Climb dates currently scheduled for June 21-25, 2027, subject to change in RMI’s discretion. If RMI postpones/cancels due to weather, safety, park closures, or similar operational reasons, Sponsor/RMI may reschedule or offer a replacement prize as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

Total approximate current retail value (“ARV”) of  each Grand Prize package is $10,871 and collectively all Prizes available: $43,485.

Gift cards are for promotional purposes only and are subject to their respective terms and conditions. Not responsible for lost, unused, expired, gift cards, or checks uncashed within 90 days of receipt. 

PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Due to the strenuous and physically demanding nature of the prize experience, Potential Grand Prize Winners must be in excellent physical condition as a condition of prize acceptance. Details on fitness and conditioning can be found at https://www.rmiguides.com/mt-rainier/4-day-summit-climb/

Additionally, Grand Prize Winners must execute a written Assumption of Risk, Waiver of Liability, and Release Agreement, in a form determined solely by Sponsor and partners, acknowledging the inherent risks of mountaineering, including but not limited to physical injury, illness, altitude sickness, extreme weather exposure, and death. RMI policy guidelines can be found here: https://www.rmiguides.com/mt-rainier/4-day-summit-climb/policies

DISQUALIFICATION FOR FAILURE TO MEET FITNESS REQUIREMENTS:

If a Potential Winner does not meet the physical fitness requirements as reasonably determined by Sponsor, or fails to execute the required release documents within the specified timeframe, the potential winner will be disqualified and forfeit all rights to a prize. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to select an alternate winner from among remaining eligible entries.

Sponsor shall have no obligation to award a prize to any individual who, in Sponsor's sole and reasonable judgment, does not meet the physical fitness or health standards necessary to safely participate in the prize experience.

INHERENT RISKS ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

Winner acknowledges that mountaineering and high-altitude trekking involve significant inherent risks, dangers, and hazards, including but not limited to:

• Altitude sickness, hypoxia, and acute mountain sickness (AMS)
• Extreme cold, frostbite, and hypothermia
• Avalanche, rockfall, and unstable terrain
• Severe weather conditions
• Physical exhaustion and injury
• Limited access to emergency medical services

Participation in the prize experience is entirely voluntary, and Winner assumes all risk of injury or loss associated with participation.

TRIP MODIFICATION OR CANCELLATION:

Sponsor and/or its designated trip operator reserve the right to modify, postpone, or cancel the mountaineering trip at any time due to unsafe weather conditions, natural disasters, government-imposed travel restrictions, or any other circumstances beyond Sponsor's reasonable control. In such event, Sponsor will award a substitute prize of equivalent value as determined in its sole discretion.

ENTRY CONDITIONS AND RELEASE  

By entering, each Entrant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Promotion; (b) release and hold harmless the Sponsor, Meta/Instagram, any  Prize suppliers, and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Promotion, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from and against any and all claims, expenses and liabilities (including reasonable attorney’s fees), including without limitation claims of negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of the right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury, arising out of or relating to an Entrant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Promotion, acceptance or use or misuse of a Prize (including any substitute therefor), and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of any entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Sponsor from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Promotion and/or Entrant’s acceptance, use or misuse of a Prize (including any substitute therefor).

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor.

PUBLICITY

Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes the Winner’s consent to Sponsor's and its agents' use of Winner's name, likeness, photograph, username, handle, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state, (including agreed upon photographs and other media captured during Mt. Rainer prize experience) for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.    

GENERAL CONDITIONS

This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram. Entrant’s entry shall comply with Sponsor’s and Instagram’s and/or any third-party platform provider’s terms of service/use and privacy policies.   Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Promotion, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Promotion, as determined in Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.  

In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of any Entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter the Promotion will be deemed to be the Entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential Prize Winner(s) of any Prize may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder to be awarded the Prize. All entry information becomes the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be returned or cancelled.

 LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by an entrant, a printing error, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (2) technical failures of any kind, including without limitation to malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the Promotion or receipt or use or misuse of any Prize (including any substitute therefor), including any injury or damage sustained during the Grand Prize experience, including the Mount Rainier Guided Climb or in any other part of the experience. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant's sole remedy is to submit another entry in the Promotion, provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Promotion, or any part of it, for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the Prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of Prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than stated number of Prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of Prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims. 

BY ENTERING THE PROMOTION, ENTRANT AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE PROMOTION, OR ANY PRIZE(S) AWARDED WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; AND (2) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

FOR CALIFORNIA ENTRANTS: EACH ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT ALL RIGHTS UNDER SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF CALIFORNIA AND ANY SIMILAR LAW OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY HIM/HER AGAINST THE RELEASED PARTIES. SECTION 1542 READS AS FOLLOWS:

“CERTAIN CLAIMS NOT AFFECTED BY A GENERAL RELEASE. A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”

DISPUTES

BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER.

Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Promotion, each Entrant agrees as follows:

Binding Arbitration Agreement. Except as otherwise stated below, any and all legal issue, claim or dispute arising out of or connected or related in any way to the Promotion, including but not limited to Prize awarded, shall be resolved through final, binding arbitration. Entrant specifically agrees that, except as otherwise provided herein, entry into the Promotion waives all rights to bring a lawsuit based on such claim(s) or dispute(s) and the right to have such lawsuit resolved by a judge or a jury.

This Arbitration Agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.). Any arbitration will be commenced and administered by JAMS under the rules of JAMS, including JAMS Consumer Arbitration Minimum Standards [https://www.jamsadr.com/consumer-minimum-standards/]. If JAMS’ criteria are met by the nature of the dispute, the Entrant agrees that the arbitration shall be conducted under JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules & Procedures [https://www.jamsadr.com/rules-streamlined-arbitration/]. Judgment upon any arbitration award may be entered in any court of appropriate jurisdiction.

Each party will pay the fees for his/her or its own attorneys, subject to any remedies to which that party may later be entitled under applicable law. However, if Entrant is unable to pay JAMS’ costs, Sponsor will pay all arbitration fees and expenses. If JAMS is unavailable, unwilling, or otherwise unable to administer an arbitration in accordance with these rules, then another arbitration administrator will do, to be selected by agreement of the parties.

Neither Entrant nor Sponsor shall be permitted to obtain awards, and all parties hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than Entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in this Promotion). The parties further waive all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

The arbitrator has the same authority to award relief on an individual basis that a judge in a court of law would have.  The award of the arbitrator is final and binding upon both you and us. Additionally, the arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have the exclusive authority to resolve any dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of this Arbitration Agreement, except that this sentence shall not apply to the Class Action Waiver provisions described below. The arbitrator will render a decision in writing. A court of competent jurisdiction shall have the authority to enter judgment upon the arbitrator's decision/award. This Arbitration Agreement will survive the termination of your relationship with us.

Excluded Disputes.  Notwithstanding the binding arbitration requirement set forth in this section, Entrant may bring qualifying claims in small claims court so long as the matter remains in such court and advances only on an individual, non-class, non-representative basis.

Class Action Waiver. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you and we agree to bring any claim or dispute, whether in arbitration, or court as permitted by these terms, ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY, AND NOT AS A CLASS ACTION OR COLLECTIVE ACTION. There shall be no right or authority for any claim or dispute to be brought, heard or arbitrated as a class or collective action ("Class Action Waiver"). The arbitration will decide the rights and liabilities, if any, of you and us. The arbitration proceeding will not be consolidated with any other matters or joined with any other cases or parties. The arbitrator may award any remedy to which a party is entitled under applicable law, but remedies shall be limited to those that would be available to a party in their individual capacity. Regardless of anything else in this Arbitration Agreement and/or the applicable JAMS rules, the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of the Class Action Waiver may only be determined by a court and not an arbitrator. This Class Action Waiver will survive the termination of your relationship with us.

One-Year Time Limit to Raise Disputes or Claims. You agree that any dispute, claim or lawsuit, regardless of form, that may arise out of or related to the Promotion, must be filed within ONE (1) YEAR of the action, omission, event or occurrence giving rise to the dispute, claim(s) or lawsuit. After the expiration of the one-year period, such dispute, claim(s) or lawsuit will be time-barred and prohibited, without regard to any longer period of time which may be provided by any period of limitation or pursuant to law or statute.

Waiver of Jury Trial. BOTH ENTRANT AND SPONSOR HEREBY WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL IN FRONT OF A JUDGE OR A JURY, except as provided herein.  We are instead mutually electing that all disputes, claims, or requests for relief shall be resolved by arbitration under this Arbitration Agreement, except as specified herein. An arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court and must follow this Agreement as a court would.  However, there is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is subject to very limited review.

Location of Arbitration. Entrant may choose to have the arbitration conducted by video conference technology such as Zoom, or based on written submissions. Otherwise, the location of the arbitration proceeding shall take place in the city or state where Entrant resides, unless each party to the arbitration agrees otherwise, or at another mutually agreed upon location.

GOVERNING LAW

These Official Rules and any disputes between us shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

Severability

In the event any provision of these Official Rules is determined to be void or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the remainder of these terms, which shall continue to be in force.

ENTRANT'S PERSONAL INFORMATION 

When registering for the Promotion, you expressly agree to receive promotional communications from Sponsor, REI, and RMI and to allow your data to be shared between and amongst those entities.  Information collected from Entrants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://blackdiamondequipment.com/pages/privacy-policy; and REI’s privacy policy, which is available at https://www.rei.com/legal/privacy-notice RMI’s privacy policy which is available at https://www.rmiguides.com/about-us/privacy.

If you are selected as a Potential or Verified Prize Winner, your name, city and state may also be included in a publicly available Winners' List.

PROMOTION RESULTS

For Promotion results, send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Black Diamond X REI X RMI Giveaway Winner’s List” c/o Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd., 2084 East 3900 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84124 U.S.A.  Requests for results must be received within sixty (60) days of the random drawing.

Questions?: Please email sweepstakes@bdel.com

ABBREVIATED RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  Void where prohibited.  Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S., D.C., and Puerto Rico 18 years or older and age of majority.  Begins 8/11/2026 and ends on 08/25/2026 at 11:59 p.m. MT.  Prize/Odds:  Total ARV of all prizes $40,685. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Subject to Official Rules located at https://blackdiamondequipment.com/pages/bd-x-rei-rainier-sweepstakes Sponsor: Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd.