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• Rusty Willis And The Four Finger Fuel

  After the loss of his pinkie, Rusty Willis was struggling to find the right ice tool ... until the crew at BD got involved. Read more >

• 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. Read more >

• Dempster, Kennedy and Wharton on Ogre

  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. Read more >

• Mike Libecki’s solo expedition to 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. Read more >

• QC LAB: Via Ferrata

  This month, KP and the crew discuss a via ferrata accident (NOT involving Black Diamond gear) that happened in Europe this summer, along with the ins and outs and proper use of via ferrata equipment. Read more >

• QC Lab: Weakness of Nose-hooked Carabiners

  I've seen and/or heard of only a handful of carabiners that have broken in the field, and most have broken in the same way: nose hooked. The nose of the carabiner gets hung up on something. Read more >

• QC Lab: What is the strongest rappel knot?

  Rappel knot choice (Double Fisherman's, Ring Bend or Euro Death/Overhand) has always been up for a large amount of debate. Read more >

• QC Lab: Worn Anchors

  Over time cold shuts, leaver biners and chain links wear from countless lowers. Will these grooved-out anchors hold? Will the sharp edges trash your rope? Read more >

• QC Lab—Re-slinging Camalots and C3s

  One of the most common questions we get at Black Diamond is regarding reslinging our Camalots, Camalot C3s and Camalot X4s. Gear doesn't last forever and eventually your cams will need to be reslung. Read more >

• QC Lab—The Dangers Of Modifying Your Gear

  Our QC Lab posts aim to answer some of climbing’s most common gear-related questions. This month—modifying gear. Read more >

• Adam Ondra Preps for Yosemite in SLC

  Black Diamond Ambassador Adam Ondra stopped through Salt Lake City on his way to Yosemite Valley to tour Black Diamond’s headquarters and crank on the local boulders. Read more >

• Adam Ondra: Dispatches from Yosemite

  Tune in here for exclusive Yosemite updates from BD Ambassador Adam Ondra. Read more >

• Bootcamp: Daila Ojeda

  Global Athlete Daila Ojeda has never really trained before. For her, climbing is less about planning and regiment and more about being in the outdoors, inspired by an aesthetic line. Through BD Bootcamp she learned she really can commit to a training plan and realized how much she truly loves to climb outside. This is her story. Read more >

• Remembering Kyle Dempster

  It is with much sadness that we say goodbye to Kyle Dempster, one of our climbing ambassadors and a dear friend to many of us in the BD family. Kyle, along with his climbing partner Scott Adamson, disappeared in late August while attempting Ogre II in northern Pakistan. After an exhaustive, close-proximity helicopter search of the mountain yielded no signs of Kyle or Scott, the extremely difficult decision was made to call off the search. Kyle and Scott are not coming home, but their spirit, stoke and smiles will live on in the hearts of many. We, the employees of Black Diamond Equipment, send our deepest condolences to the friends and families of Kyle and Scott—we grieve with you. We asked one of Kyle’s close friends and former BD employee, Andy Anderson, to write the following tribute in celebration of Kyle’s vibrant and passionate life. Read more >

• Yosemite Facelift: The Camp 4 Scrub

  This fall, Black Diamond athletes and employees joined a record-breaking 750 people to participate in the 13th annual Yosemite Facelift, where we rapped for trash and gave the Camp 4 boulders a well-deserved scrub. Read more >

• Colette McInerney: Get Psyched on the Women's Climbing Festival

  BD Ambassador Colette McInerney explains why you need to attend this year’s Women’s Climbing Festival. Read more >