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• 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 >

• Dave MacLeod: The Unknown

  Black Diamond Ambassador Dave MacLeod did not set out to be a route developer. But at a young age, inspired by an unfinished project, the course of his climbing career changed forever. Read more >

• BD athlete Dawn Glanc reports on summer sport climbing roadtrip to Wyoming and South Dakota

  Black Diamond athlete Dawn Glanc is one of the top female ice and mixed climbers in the world, but when summer comes, Dawn isn't exempt from the desire to hit the road and go sport climbing. Read more >

• Dodo Traverses Tatras Mountains in 72-Hour Push

  Black Diamond athlete Dodo Kopolod traverses 72 km Tatras ridgeline and summits 130 peaks in a non-stop 72-hour solo effort. Read more >

• Andreas Schmidt on Tippin' the Bottle (5.11)

  This month's Employee Favorite comes from Andreas Schmidt, who holds it down in the marketing department as one of our talented graphic designers. Read more >

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  Colin Haley took a crevasse fall while skiing near camp in the St. Elias Range of Alaska with John Frieh and Daniel Harro. Here is his recap of the trip along with an analysis of his accident. Read more >

• BD athlete David Göttler reports from successful expedition on Makalu's West Ridge

  Black Diamond athlete David Göttler recently returned from a successful expedition to Makalu where he and his teammates made a rare ascent via the peak's West Ridge. Read more >

• The Movie Screen Project

  For the first time, BD employee Tyler Willcutt attempts a project outside of where he’s living, inspired by The Movie Screen Project in Summersville Lake. He learns how a single route and even a single move can make you feel obsessed and leave you wanting more. Read more >

• Rockin’ Rolo: Episode 1

  BD Athlete and full-time employee Roland Hemetzberger heads to Rocklands, South Africa, where he finds untapped trad climbing potential. Read more >

• Reflections on an Avalanche

  Photographer Adam Clark looks back on the avalanche in Grizzly Gulch and the mistakes, mindsets and lessons learned from a slide that's shaping up as this year's early season wake-up call. Read more >

• Daniel Jung and Alex Raczyński in Frankenjura, Germany

  Black Diamond athletes Daniel Jung and Alex Raczyński brought back a video from their annual pilgrimage to steep, powerful and desperately thin sport routes of Frankenjura, Germany. Read more >

• BD athlete Andrew McLean reports on spring expedition to Alaska's Ruth Gorge

  Black Diamond athletes Andrew McLean and Noah Howell, along with Mark Holbrook and photographer Garrett Grove, made a trip to Alaska's Ruth Gorge, an epicenter of alpine climbing in the Alaska Range. Read more >

• Fear and Reverence—Black Diamond Athlete Angel Collinson on Filming in Alaska

  Filming with Teton Gravity Research in Alaska is a freeride skiers dream. With this season's film about to drop, Angel Collinson reports back on what goes on behind the epic shots. Read more >

• BD athlete Angel Collinson reports on Fantasy Camp shoot in Alaska with Teton Gravity Research

  This year, TGR construct their own backcountry launch pad, which they dubbed Fantasy Camp, complete with wall tents, air-lifted supplies, and endless skiable terrain at their doorstep. 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 >