People don’t take trips, trips take people.
—John Steinbeck
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OUR FOUNDING STORIES
Our passion for innovation transforms the way we pursue mountain sports—a heritage that began with a backyard anvil and hammer and continues today, hitting milestones along the way with revolutionary equipment such as the world’s first wire gate carabiner, or our cornerstone Camalots.
THE BD EXPERIENCE
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BLACK DIAMOND PRESENTS: HARD SENDS WITH SEB BOUIN—LE CHANT DES MUSES (5.15B)
Watch BD Athlete Seb Bouin find inspiration in an undone project near his home in...
MAKING OF THE MISSION DUFFEL
True Alpine-style.
ANYTHING BUT MID: HOW TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD OF MIDLAYERS
Our essential layering picks for cold-weather mountain pursuits.
GEAR MYTHS: DOES ANYONE USE STOPPERS ANYMORE?
They started the clean climbing revolution; now they may be a relic of the past.
THE FOUNDER
A film about the life of Peter Metcalf and the creation of BD.
BLACK DIAMOND’S LOVE LETTERS TO INDIAN CREEK
Bears Ears National Monument has been reduced (again). We are angry, but our love for...
THE BLACK DIAMOND FLEECE GUIDE
Fleece that provides foundational warmth for any pursuit.
THIS YEAR I LOST MY MIND
Featuring BD HEX Athlete Zach Galla.
BLACK DIAMOND X NORDA LOOKBOOK
In this photo essay, photographer Forest Woodward followed him through the hills and ridgelines of...
THE YOSEMITE RACK
Climbing essentials for the Valley.
