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• 5 Things You Didn't Know: Hazel Findlay

  In our ongoing series about the stories behind out athlete’s accomplishments we talked to one of the newest members of our global climbing team Hazel Findlay. Read more >

• 5 Things You Didn't Know: Nico Favresse

  In our ongoing series about the stories behind out athlete’s accomplishments, this month we talked with vagabond climber, musician, and adventurer Nico Favresse. Read more >

• 5 Things You Didn't Know: Will Gadd

  This month we talked with BD athlete and Canadian climber Will Gadd, who is one of the pioneers of modern ice and mixed climbing and has put up cutting-edge first ascents around the world. Read more >

• Daniel Jung sends La Rambla

  After coming agonizingly close to sending La Rambla (9a+ / 5.15a) last year, Black Diamond Athlete Daniel Jung returns for another attempt. Read more >

• Leichtfried’s FA of Zweite Geige (WI7), Langental

  Albert Leichtfried and Benedikt Purner went to the Southern Alps where they found the ice to be in excellent shape. After some searching, they established a new line next to the stunning Zauberflöte. Read more >

• X4: The Missing Link In the Camalot Family

  More than two decades after the original Camalot, the X4 gives climbers like Mason Earle a new tool to protect new projects. This is the story of the engineers and climbers who brought the new cam to life. Read more >

• The ROCK Project: Sign The Pact

  Building toward a series of events launching in Spring 2015, the Access Fund's ROCK Project kicks off with The Pact: a pledge to uphold good climbing ethics, protect the mountain environments where we climb and ensure continued access to the cliffs and crags we love. We invite you to join us, and sign The Pact. Read more >

• Nalle Hukkataival: The Finnish Line (V16)—Rocklands’ Hardest Boulder

  This summer, BD Athlete Nalle Hukkataival journeyed to South Africa’s famed Rocklands in search of first ascents. What he found was a problem every boulderer dreams of … Read more >

• GROUPS WE SUPPORT: American Alpine Club

  We take a large amount of pride in our history of outspoken advocacy for conservation and access causes, as well as in our support of conservation, education and recreation groups on the front lines. Read more >

• GROUPS WE SUPPORT: HERA Climb4Life

  We take a large amount of pride in our history of outspoken advocacy for conservation and access causes, as well as in our support of conservation, education and recreation groups on the front lines. Read more >

• GROUPS WE SUPPORT: The Conservation Alliance

  We take a large amount of pride in our history of outspoken advocacy for conservation and access causes, as well as in our support of conservation, education and recreation groups on the front lines. Read more >

• Hazel Findlay Does Australia

  Black Diamond Ambassador Cedar Wright follows Global Athlete Hazel Findlay's exploration in Australia as she quests to take down Final Departure. Read more >

• Finally, I Climbed a Mountain

  Black Diamond Global Athlete Hazel Findlay's recent shoulder surgery forces her to reevaluate where she can find happiness. Read more >

• Hazel Findlay: Life in a Tin Can

  As a full-time climber on the road 365 days a year, BD Global Athlete Hazel Findlay has sorted out all of the best methods for living in a car or van. Here, she bestows upon us her hard-earned nuggets of wisdom for better life on the road. Read more >

• One Year Later: Hazel Findlay's Recovery

  A year ago, Black Diamond Global Athlete Hazel Findlay had shoulder surgery, after climbing through serious shoulder pain for half a decade. Now, a year post-op, she explores how her life, and climbing, have changed. Read more >

• A Question of Risk: Hazel Findlay

  For episode 5 of our series of conversations on risk with some of the world's best climbers and skiers, we sat down with British climber and BD athlete Hazel Findlay. Read more >