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• Rusty Willis And The Four Finger Fuel

  Après avoir perdu son petit doigt, Rusty Willis avait des difficultés à trouver un piolet adapté ... jusqu’à ce que l’équipe de BD ne décide de lui prêter main forte. Lire la suite >

• 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. Lire la suite >

• BD athlete Kyle Dempster reports on new route on the south face of the Ogre with fellow BD athletes Hayden Kennedy and Josh Wharton

  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. Lire la suite >

• BD athlete Mike Libecki reports on his solo expedition to Russia's 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. Lire la suite >

• Sending the World's Hardest Ice Climb

  BD Ambassadors Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl take you on a wild ride to the top of the world’s first WI 12 ice climb. Lire la suite >

• Team BD Sends It In Wales

  BD athletes Babsi Zangerl, Jacopo Larcher and Roland Hemetzberger recently journeyed to the mythical sea cliffs of Wales to test their mettle (and metal) on the area’s stout trad lines. Lire la suite >

• Tim Kemple: A Towering Obsession

  Autour du globe…les sommets mythiques préférés de l’ambassadeur BD Tim Kemple Lire la suite >

• Watch Carlo Traversi Take On The Triple 14 Challenge

  À la fin de l’été 2016, l’athlète BD Carlo Traversi a entrepris d’enchaîner un « Triple 14 », c’est-à-dire un combiné de trois ascensions sous le signe du 14 : un V14 (8b+) en bloc , un 5.14 (8c) en falaise et une voie en trad à plus de 14000 pieds (4300 m)… le tout en une seule journée. Par chance, de cette expérience est né un film Black Diamond exclusif ! Lire la suite >

• Hang Right—Part 3: Healing Nagging Finger Injuries

  La poutre d’entraînement est souvent considérée comme un instrument synonyme de tension pour les tendons des doigts. Mais dans ce chapitre de la série Hang Right, la kinésithérapeute Esther Smith nous explique comment la poutre d’entraînement constitue la rééducation idéale pour soigner les blessures au doigt récurrentes. Lire la suite >

• 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. Lire la suite >

• 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. Lire la suite >

• 2014 Rjukan Ice Festival, Norway

  For three days in February, ice climbers from all over Norway gathered in Rjukan for the annual Ice Festival. Clinics, a speed comp, slide shows and long hours of partying made for a great event. Lire la suite >

• Rjukan, Norway: The New Water Energy

  In southern Norway sits the town of Rjukan, a place whose history lies in the waterfalls that tumble from its cliffs. Each winter an abundance of ice routes form, and every spring the lines thaw, a cycle that powered hydroelectricity stations until the '90s. Now that the stations have closed their doors, the ice climbers of Norway have become the new water energy. Lire la suite >

• What is an Alpinist?

  On an expedition to the Karakoram, Rob Duncan explores what it means to be an alpinist. Lire la suite >

• Black Diamond Ambassador Roland Hemetzberger Sends Delirium

  After battling tricky weather and challenging rock, Black Diamond Ambassador Roland Hemetzberger finally sent Delirium, a multi-pitch 8c in Austria's Kaiser Mountains. Lire la suite >

• Roland Hemetzberger Sends Fugu

  On the second ascent of Fugu, an old Alexander Huber test piece, Black Diamond Ambassador Roland Hemetzberger finds beautiful rock and a deep history. Lire la suite >