—BD Athlete Connor Herson
A great pair of climbing pants needs to do two things: look good, climb good. Our Bottom Line Collection combines features built for climbing with style that transcends the crag.
From gym to crag, mountain trails to alpine peaks and everything in between, the BD Athlete Team pushes the limits of what's possible with their mind, body and soul.
YANNICK GLATTHARD
Climb
BABSI ZANGERL
Climb
ALEX HONNOLD
Climb
HAZEL FINDLAY
Climb
JOE GRANT
Trailrun
SEB BOUIN
Climb
Our passion for innovation transforms the way we pursue mountain sports—a heritage that began with a backyard anvil and hammer and continues today, hitting milestones along the way with revolutionary equipment such as the world’s first wire gate carabiner, or our cornerstone Camalots.
Watch Connor Herson establish the world’s hardest trad climb.
The next evolution of efficiency and endurance for mountain running.
Watch Jacopo Larcher climb Bon Voyage (9a/5.14d), the hardest trad route in France. And read...
Core to climbing, core to Black Diamond, and engineered to send.
After repeating Norway’s two hardest crack climbs, Connor Herson had one more route in mind:...
After taking down Crown Royale on day three of his trip to Norway, Connor racked...
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. In this essay, the legendary Jim Herson,...
Watch Connor journey to Jøssingfjord, Norway, where two mega crack climbs split the famed Profile...
Essential protection for when conditions change, not plans.
NOLS scholarship recipient Lauryn Bailey shares her experiences with NOLS in the Wind River Range.
