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• VIDEO: BD athlete Adam Ondra making the first ascent of Chaxi Raxi (9b) at Oliana, Spain

  Black Diamond athlete Adam Ondra made the first ascent of Chaxi Raxi, a massive 9b line at Oliana, Spain in late April. This is likely one of the hardest sport climbs in the world. Read more >

• BD athlete Alex Honnold reports on his multi-pitch 5.13 first free ascent on Gran Trono Blanco in Mexico

  Black Diamond athlete Alex Honnold headed back down to Mexico for another free-climbing adventure, this time on Baja's Gran Trono Blanco with Will Stanhope. Read more >

• BD athlete and tech rep J.P. Ouellet makes first ascent of Mexican Snow Fairy (5.13+) in Moab, Utah

  Black Diamond athlete and tech rep, J.P. Ouellet is fully obsessed with crack climbing and builds his year around missions to climb the hardest cracks he can find. Read more >

• Angel Collinson on skiing and filming in Alaska

  Despite a heavy comp schedule in both the US and Europe this winter, Angel jumped all over the opportunity to take her first trip to Alaska with a group of heavy-hitters from Teton Gravity Research. Read more >

• Wrestling Pebbles and Giving Back in South Africa's Rocklands

  BD Athlete Kaddi Lehmann took a trip to Rocklands, South Africa, where she became both a teacher of climbing and a student of dance. Read more >

• Jordan White: Skiing Alaska’s Thunder Mountain

  Black Diamond Athlete Jordan White loves Alaska. It’s his chance to unplug and get away from work, ski lifts and a busy life. In Alaska, White’s only work is putting one foot in front of the other while his skins serve as the area’s ski lifts. This spring, he and a crew headed back to “the last frontier” with an eye on a prime line. And as usual, Alaska did not disappoint. Read more >

• Johnny Collinson: The Sickle

  Johnny Collinson is a sucker for adventure. So when Sherpas Cinema pitched him the idea of skiing a gnarly, 2000-foot line in the Canadian Rockies, Collinson was all in. Read more >

• Babsi Zangerl: Summertime Sends in the Alps

  This past summer, Black Diamond Global Athlete Babsi Zangerl went on a sending spree in the Alps, polishing off testpieces in the Dolomites and the Rätikon. Read more >

• BD Athlete Joe Kinder Sends Maquina Muerte, 5.14+

  Maquina Muerte is a climb in the Spanish style: steep, physical and requiring the explosive power of Dani Andrada. Joe Kinder finds just such a gem in Southern Utah. Read more >

• Mason Earle flashing Le Toit de Ben (5.13)

  Mason Earle heads to Montreal for some buildering and a flash of Le Toit de Ben, one of Canada’s most classic roof cracks. Read more >

• Daila Ojeda: Into the Alpine to Send Digital Crack

  After pushing her boundaries last spring and climbing her first multi-pitch, BD Athlete Daila Ojeda decided that she wanted to experience the mountains of Chamonix. Check out this film of Daila climbing the classic Digital Crack—a beautiful 8a at 12,500 feet in the Alps. Read more >

• BD Athlete Adam Ondra: The American Road Trip—Battling the Offwidth of Belly Full of Bad Berries (5.13b)

  Check out BD Athlete Adam Ondra having one of the biggest fights of his life sending the 45-degree overhanging offwidth Belly Full of Bad Berries (5.13b) in Indian Creek. Read more >

• BD athlete Barbara Zangerl reports on completing the Alpine Trilogy

  This summer, Babsi completed the Alpine Trilogy, a trio of truly badass multi-pitch 5.14 routes across the Alps, all established in 1994, and all known for big runouts and desperate climbing. Read more >

• BD Athlete Adam Ondra: The American Road Trip—A Visit to the Black Diamond Headquarters

  Adam Ondra recently toured the Black Diamond factory floor to learn first-hand how his trusted BD gear is made. Read more >

• BD Athlete Noah Howell: Skiing the Ramen Couloir on Mount Hunter

  In 2018, BD Athlete Noah Howell claimed the historic fourth ski descent of the intimidating Mount Hunter in Alaska. This is his story. Read more >

• Adam Ondra onsights Il Domani (9a)

  Patxi Usobiaga described Adam Ondra's onsight of Il Domani as "The most impressive thing I've ever seen." See for yourself what it looks like to spend eleven minutes unlocking brick-hard moves on the first go. Read more >