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• Rusty Willis And The Four Finger Fuel

  Nach dem Verlust seines kleinen Fingers hatte Rusty Willis Schwierigkeiten, das richtige Eisgerät zu finden... bis das Team von Black Diamond die Lösung fand. Mehr erfahren >

• 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 >

• BD athlete Kyle Dempster reports on new route on the south face of the Ogre with fellow BD athletes Hayden Kennedy and Josh Wharton

  Black Diamond athletes Kyle Dempster and Hayden Kennedy ticked the unclimbed east face of K7 then went to the Choktoi Glacier and teamed up with Josh Wharton to climb the Ogre. Mehr erfahren >

• BD athlete Mike Libecki reports on his solo expedition to Russia's Frans Josef Land

  This past summer Libecki, with the support of the Mugs Stump Award (of which BD is a founding member) and Polartec Challenge Grant, headed to the untouched region of Russia's Franz Josef Land. 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 >

• Hang Right—Part 3: Healing Nagging Finger Injuries

  Das Hangboard wird häufig als Trainingsgerät betrachtet, das die Sehnen in den Fingern stark beanspruchen kann. In dieser Ausgabe unserer Hang Right-Serie erläutert die Physiotherapeutin Ester Smith jedoch, wie das Hangboard die Ausheilung von langwierigen Fingerverletzungen unterstützen kann. Mehr erfahren >

• Renan Ozturk and Zack Smith in Alaska's Ruth Gorge

  Renan Ozturk and Zack Smith traveled to Alaska in late June 2009 to attempt a variety of climbing objectives, keeping their options open to the whims of weather, conditions and their stoke. Mehr erfahren >

• Johnny Collinson youngest to climb Seven Summits

  Johnny Collinson became the youngest person to climb all Seven Summits in January 2010 at the age of 17, completing his global tour in a mind-blowing 367 days—barely over one year. Mehr erfahren >

• 2014 Rjukan Ice Festival, Norway

  For three days in February, ice climbers from all over Norway gathered in Rjukan for the annual Ice Festival. Clinics, a speed comp, slide shows and long hours of partying made for a great event. Mehr erfahren >

• Rjukan, Norway: The New Water Energy

  In southern Norway sits the town of Rjukan, a place whose history lies in the waterfalls that tumble from its cliffs. Each winter an abundance of ice routes form, and every spring the lines thaw, a cycle that powered hydroelectricity stations until the '90s. Now that the stations have closed their doors, the ice climbers of Norway have become the new water energy. Mehr erfahren >

• What is an Alpinist?

  On an expedition to the Karakoram, Rob Duncan explores what it means to be an alpinist. Mehr erfahren >

• Black Diamond Ambassador Roland Hemetzberger Sends Delirium

  After battling tricky weather and challenging rock, Black Diamond Ambassador Roland Hemetzberger finally sent Delirium, a multi-pitch 8c in Austria's Kaiser Mountains. Mehr erfahren >

• Roland Hemetzberger Sends Fugu

  On the second ascent of Fugu, an old Alexander Huber test piece, Black Diamond Ambassador Roland Hemetzberger finds beautiful rock and a deep history. Mehr erfahren >