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• Q&A: BD Athlete Adam Ondra Takes Second in the Lead Climbing World Championships

  BD Athlete Adam Ondra shares his thoughts on his recent second place finish at the 2018 IFSC Lead Climbing World Championships. Read more >

• The Making Of: The Black Diamond Whippet

  Since the mid 1990’s the Whippet has been an iconic tool for ski mountaineers. In the first of this series, we explore the genesis of the Whippet and talk with Ambassador Andrew McLean, the man behind the enduring design. Read more >

• Welcome to the BD Team: Kai Lightner

  Kai Lightner joins the BD Athlete team. Read more >

• Rockin’ Rolo: Episode 2

  BD Employee and ambassador Roland Hemetzberger continues his tour of Rocklands’ finest trad lines, and guns for the second ascent of the spicy Beware of the Beasties (8a+). Read more >

• Behind the Scenes of the Innsbruck World Champs: Klaus Isele—Physio on the Road to Tokyo

  Klaus Isele—one of the world’s leading climbing physical therapists—sat down with Black Diamond to chat about his role at the 2018 IFSC World Championships in Innsbruck and his in-depth work with Adam Ondra. Read more >

• Tobin Seagel: Return to Climbing

  BD Athlete and big mountain skier Tobin Seagel rekindles his love for climbing after a 10-year hiatus and realizes the two sports have something in common that he still loves. Read more >

• Forged on Mt. Hunter

  The origins of Black Diamond. Read more >

• A Question of Risk: Peter Metcalf

  In our eighth installment on risk, Black Diamond's founder, Peter Metcalf, dissects risk and its place in climbing. Read more >

• Skipping Bolts on Little Cottonwood Canyon's Hardest Lines

  Every climber has their own opinion about bolts: where they should be, where they shouldn’t be and whether or not they should be removed. But Peter Vintoniv just climbs around them and goes on with his day. Read more >

• Hazel Findlay’s Mental Training Series: Part 1—Let the Body Climb

  Black Diamond Global Athlete Hazel Findlay shares her mental training strategies in this part one of a three part series. Read more >

• Hang Right—Part 2: Elbow Pain in Climbers

  In the second installment of their Hang Right series, Physical Therapists Esther Smith and Katey Blumenthal pinpoint the cause of nagging elbow pain in climbers and tell us what we can do about it. Read more >

• Utah climbers raise $18K for Salt Lake Climbers Alliance

  On June 12th, the 5th Annual Salt Lake Climbers Alliance fundraiser party, held at BD headquarters, raised $18,000 for climbing access and education initiatives. Read more >

• Sonnie Trotter: Spain 14 Years Later

  After 14 years away, Black Diamond Ambassador Sonnie Trotter reflects on how Spain, and he himself, has changed. Read more >

• Sonnie Trotter: A Climbing Life After Kids

  In his second blog from Spain, Sonnie Trotter sends Estado Critico (9a), proving that hard climbs can still be achieved after kids. Read more >

• Sonnie Trotter: The Last Day

  In his third blog from Spain, Sonnie Trotter gives his 14-year 5.14 project one final go. Read more >

• Bootcamp: Babsi Zangerl

  Global Athlete Babsi Zangerl has unwavering climbing focus. She is calm, collected and crushes. Training with women was a new experience for her. Through BD Bootcamp she found value in the motivation of others and learned to listen to her body more than anything else. This is her story. Read more >