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• Kurt Astner establishes new ice climbs in Norway

  Black Diamond athlete Kurt Astner took an ice climbing trip to Norway in March 2011, and recently sent us the following report of the stellar WI6 climbs he developed with his partner, Helmut Rauegger. Mehr erfahren >

• Nalle Hukkataival’s U.S. bouldering tour

  BD athlete Nalle Hukkataival spent two months in the U.S. this past fall, chasing temps, repeating classics and tracking down first ascents. Mehr erfahren >

• Sending the World's Hardest Ice Climb

  BD Ambassadors Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl take you on a wild ride to the top of the world’s first WI 12 ice climb. Mehr erfahren >

• Team BD Sends It In Wales

  Die Black Diamond-Athleten Babsi Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher und Roland Hemetzberger sind zur sagenumwobenen Steilküste von Wales gereist, um ihren Mut an den anspruchsvollen Trad-Routen der dortigen Klettergebiete auf die Probe zu stellen. Mehr erfahren >

• Tim Kemple: A Towering Obsession

  Black Diamond Ambassador Tim Kemples mythische Lieblingsgipfel rund um den Globus Mehr erfahren >

• Watch Carlo Traversi Take On The Triple 14 Challenge

  Im Spätsommer 2016 machte sich BD-Athlet Carlo Traversi auf, um einen V14, einen 5.14 und einen 14er (Viertausender) zu besteigen ... und zwar an einem einzigen Tag. Zum Glück wurde das Erlebnis in diesem exklusiven BD-Film festgehalten. Mehr erfahren >

• Jordan White: Skiing the 13ers of Colorado's Elk Mountains

  Black Diamond Ambassador Jordan White has climbed and skied every 14er in Colorado. Now he’s set his sights on the rugged 13ers in the Elk Mountains. Mehr erfahren >

• ROCK Project: Our Athletes are Committed and Here's Why

  As this year’s ROCK Project tour comes to a successful close, our Athletes and Ambassadors explain why being involved in this movement is so important. Mehr erfahren >

• Jordan White: Finding the First Turns of Winter

  Black Diamond Ambassador Jordan White explains why the old phrase, “you don’t know ‘til you go,” is everything when it comes to early season ski touring. Mehr erfahren >

• Thomas Gaisbacher: Skiing and Guiding in the Wild Yukon

  When Sherpas Cinema wants to film the raddest skiers and snowboarders ripping in the remote Yukon, they hire Black Diamond Ambassador Thomas Gaisbacher as their head guide. For three weeks in April, a crew of shredders pillaged powder under the watchful eye of Gaisbacher, who kept everyone out of harm's way … oh, and he also squeezed in a few epic runs too. Mehr erfahren >

• Bhagirathi III: Extreme Alpinism in the Garhwal Himalayas

  This summer, Black Diamond Ambassador Corrado “Korra” Pesce threw down on the remote alpine big-wall of Bhagirathi III in the Indian Himalayas. Pesce’s team endured storms, sub-zero temps and heady climbing for five days before walking away with the fourth and fastest ascent of Estrella Impossible. Mehr erfahren >

• The Pro Belay: Pavel Blažek Takes Us Behind the Scenes on the Dawn Wall

  Every rock star needs a sideman, and every great climber needs a solid belayer. Pavel Blažek, the man who held Adam Ondra’s ropes on the Dawn Wall, gives us an inside look at belaying on the world’s hardest big wall. Mehr erfahren >

• BEHIND THE SHOT: 2012 Ski Digital Catalog Cover

  We caught up with photographer Jay Beyer and BD athlete Zack Giffin to get the story behind Jay's incredible photo of Zack hucking over a massive ice cave in Glacier Bay, Alaska last spring. Mehr erfahren >

• BD Athlete Brittany Griffith Bolts in Lebanon's Tannourine

  Not too long ago, BD athlete Brittany Griffith couldn’t even locate Lebanon on a map. Now, along with Will Nazarian, Griffith is busy bolting an area that has the potential for 600 to 700 routes. “I got a real feel and appreciation for how much work goes into it,” Griffith says of the establishment process. Mehr erfahren >

• Two Years of Skiing with Black Diamond Athlete Johnny Collinson

  Over the past two winters, Black Diamond athlete Johnny Collinson has skied his way through India, Bolivia, British Columbia and Alaska. With the help of Sherpas Cinema, he presents a compilation of the best moments from the last two seasons of powder, cliff hucks and big mountains. Mehr erfahren >

• Black Diamond Athlete Mason Earle on 24HHH

  Arkansas's 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell is notorious for its wacky team names, bomber sandstone and wild after parties. Despite having an aversion for competitions, Black Diamond athlete Mason Earle, along with teammate Nik Berry, took the 24HHH by storm this year, shit talking Alex Honnold, grunting through 5.8 cruxes and winning the team division while setting a new high score. Mehr erfahren >