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…
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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…
Outdoor Retailer is a great time to reconnect with colleagues and fiends while looking at the latest gear. At Winter Market 2017, I was primarily getting…
We’re lucky enough to have some of the top avalanche forecasters in the world here in the Wasatch. This episode of Black Diamond TV features Drew…
Sometimes evolution happens in slow increments, and sometimes it makes great leaps. Black Diamond’s ReVolt combines lessons learned gradually from previous designs to leap to the…
Is brightness the be-all, end-all? In some cases yes, in others … maybe not. When you’re throwing off 200 lumens from your head in the middle…
Twice per year, Salt Lake City becomes the center of all things gear. Winter Market 2012 seemed to be bursting at the seams with new products…
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is always a bit smaller than the Summer show, but what it lacks in sheer size, it makes up for in the…
When Black Diamond introduced the Avalung, some cheered while others scoffed. “What’s the use if 1/4 to 1/3 of all avalanche fatalities are from trauma, not…
Just a few more items to cover from this year’s Outdoor Retailer, so lets round out the hardgoods coverage with a little from Black Diamond, Fritschi…
While most backcountry ski boot manufacturers have been pursuing the “freeride backcountry” crowd, there has emerged another category of alpine touring ski boots. This category of…
Headlamps serve two primary purposes for road runners: to see, and to be seen. You want something that lights your path, and effectively alerts others (especially…