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• BD athlete Colin Haley makes first-ever solo of Cero Standhardt in Patagonia

  Colin Haley is back down in the alpine-wonderworld of Patagonia and in late November he nabbed another big "first" with the first solo of Cerro Standhardt. Below is his report. Read more >

• BD athlete Colin Haley reports on his recent climbs and summits in Argentine Patagonia

  BD athlete Colin Haley is down in Patagonia for another season of spectacular alpine climbing and has sent back some great reports and photos and his most recent climbs. Read more >

• Dave MacLeod makes FFA of Long Hope Route

  Black Diamond athlete Dave MacLeod recently made the first free ascent of the 500-meter Long Hope Route on the Orkney Islands' St. John's Head, a massive sea cliff in northern Scotland. Read more >

• Hayden Kennedy’s season in Patagonia

  Black Diamond athlete Hayden Kennedy recently returned from his first season in Patagonia, visiting both the Torre del Paine and Torre Valley regions. Read more >

• Ines Papert’s FA on Mount Asgard in Baffin Island

  Ines Papert teamed up with Jon Walsh and Joshua Lavigne to establish a new route on the northwest face of Baffin Island's Mount Asgard. The named the 1200-meter line Sensory Overload (5.11+ A1). Read more >

• Jasmin Caton’s expedition to the Waddington Range

  Jasmin Caton took a brief summer vacation from coastal granite to sample the big mountains and epic alpine climbing in Canada's Waddington Range. Read more >

• Patagonian Dispatch: The Power of Empanadas

  Probars? Energy chews? Gels? Nah. In this dispatch from Patagonia, Black Diamond Content Editor Andy Anderson reports on the breakfast of champions for the austral summer climbing season.  Read more >

• Trotter and Honnold climb 28-pitch 5.13a in a day

  Black Diamond athletes Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold can climb 5.13. That wasn't going to be the issue. Climb a 28-pitch 5.13 in Mexico in a day? Now that was going to be a challenge. Read more >

• Renan Ozturk and Zack Smith in Alaska's Ruth Gorge

  Renan Ozturk and Zack Smith traveled to Alaska in late June 2009 to attempt a variety of climbing objectives, keeping their options open to the whims of weather, conditions and their stoke. Read more >

• Johnny Collinson youngest to climb Seven Summits

  Johnny Collinson became the youngest person to climb all Seven Summits in January 2010 at the age of 17, completing his global tour in a mind-blowing 367 days—barely over one year. Read more >

• Sam Elias makes first ascent of American Hustle (5.14b)

  Full-time climber and part-time philosopher—Sam talks about the process of putting up a hard first ascent on one of the world's most beautiful sport crags. Read more >

• Babsi Zangerl: Surprise Send in the Verdon

  Black Diamond Global Athlete Babsi Zangerl dispatches Golden Shower (5.14a), one of the hardest multi-pitches in the famed Verdon Gorge. Read more >

• Chris Schulte: Back to Trad

  Black Diamond Ambassador Chris Schulte has spent a lot of time bouldering in Indian Creek over the past few years. He always knew he would come back around to trad climbing, but didn't expect it to happen through bouldering. With a homecoming-kind-of-feeling, Chris comes back around to trad climbing in the Creek, putting up new hard lines for the first time in 15 years. Read more >

• Copp-Dash Inspired: Craig Muderlak's Alaskan Adventure

  At Black Diamond, we’re passionate about empowering climbers to not only push their limits in the mountains, but to also share their stories of inspiration when they come home. That’s why we sponsor the Copp-Dash Inspire Award. Established in the memory of Jonny Copp and Micah Dash—two leading alpinists, BD brothers and storytellers who lost their lives in the mountains in 2009—the award is a way to keep their vision alive. Craig Muderlak, a filmmaker, artist and climber, won the 2016 Copp-Dash award to document a rowdy plan to put up first ascents in Alaska … but that was only half of the story. His team would also travel by homemade skis, burn ‘em to lose the weight and then pack raft back to civilization. This is his story, told with the help of artwork he created after his adventure. Read more >

• Copp-Dash Inspired: Whitney Clark’s Himalayan Exploration

  Whitney Clark and Crystal Davis-Robbins won the Copp-Dash Inspire Award for their vision to explore 6,000-meter peaks of Kishtwar. This is their story. Read more >

• Antte Lauhamaa: Discovering Norway’s Hidden Ski Paradise

  Black Diamond Ambassador Antte Lauhamaa went hunting for powder on Norway’s rugged coastline. What he found is an island he thinks will be a Norway’s new premier ski destination. Read more >