Lightweight, breathable hoodies are my go-to for all-around adventures. While Black Diamond has made the Alpenglo Hoody as a climbing piece, I’ve loved taking it on…
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Black Diamond ventured into the world of climbing shoes in 2017. The climbing world was skeptical. Good shoes don’t just happen right off the bat, and…
Headquartered at the base of Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, Black Diamond has a bead on the type of apparel used by adventurers here in Utah and beyond.…
The Black Diamond Vision Hybrid Hoody is exciting – not because it’s another potential solution to the alpine layering problem of warmth vs. weight vs. weather-readiness. Although…
Black Diamond pitons were the foundation of American aid climbing, and from invention to today, no company makes a better all-around cam. Yet, it’s easy to…
Touring is tough on bodies and gear. It’s hard to find the sweet spot for pieces that can move with you and let you breathe on…
Black Diamond’s Firstlight tent series, torchbearer of the venerable Bibler lineage, has been a mountain shelter staple for years. The newest iteration promised to shore up…
Last year, just after the Cirque Series race at Alta, I was sent the all-new Black Diamond Rhythm Tee. The folks at Black Diamond knew my…
When I ski tour with a newbie, one of the things that appears most challenging is gloves. Most people come from a resort background and bring…
The hard softshell is having a moment in the alpine world. With light and fast carrying the day for big-mountain players and ‘totally waterproof’ not the…
There are plenty of people who want to buy a dedicated backcountry shell. There are also plenty of people who want to buy a shell that…
Springtime is just barely beginning to poke its head around the corner up here in Spokane. The mountains and resorts got nearly a foot of powder…
I love the tagline that Black Diamond has for this jacket – “There’s a fine line between splitter blue skies and afternoon thunderstorms in the mountains.”…
What happens when you try to package all of the features of a premiere backcountry shell into a lightweight, highly-packable jacket? Well, something very similar to…
Last spring, Black Diamond released a new series of climbing ropes to a very excited world of outdoor adventurers. The line promised a no-nonsense, high-performance product…
It’s headlamp season, folks. Honestly, it’s surprising just how quickly morning light goes once we get into September. Once-bright morning hours are now dark, but there’s…
Ice axes come in all shapes and sizes these days. You can get a straight shaft or a bent one; fixed picks or interchangeable ones; spikes…
My dad was an avid windsurfer on Lake Tahoe back in the day. Day after day spent at altitude underneath the glaring sunlight took its toll,…
The CoEfficient Hoody from Black Diamond is a bit of a legend in the fleece world. It’s instantly recognizeable at crags all over the place, and…
Along the path towards the perfect jacket, we’ve gone the rounds between hardshell, softshell, down, synthetic, waterproof, breathable and everything in between. Today’s Goldilocks of jackets…