—The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei
Gear built to last
Combining six decades of innovation with Black Diamond’s unique company culture of using and testing our products in the mountains. Our experience outdoors is what inspires and informs our engineering in the lab, and in turn the engineering leads to new gear and apparel that improve the mountain experience.
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.
From gym to crag, mountain trails to alpine peaks and everything in between, the BD Athlete Team pushes the limits of what's possible with their mind, body and soul.
ALEX HONNOLD
Climb
BABSI ZANGERL
Climb
JOE GRANT
Mountain
HAZEL FINDLAY
Climb
BD Athlete Hazel Findlay shares her tips for returning to the climbing life for new...
A film documenting the first flash ascent of El Capitan by BD Athletes Babsi Zangerl...
BD Ambassador Didier Berthod’s 20-year odyssey to climb the Cobra.
BD Athletes Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher share their story of climbing one of the...
BD Athletes Aaron Mulkey and Yannick Glatthard take the new Hydra into the backcountry of...
Follow Dorian Densmore and Mya Akins for a month-long, exploratory mission in the Chugach Mountains.
Two BD legends walk into the Valley. What happens next? Watch and see.
With ski season kicking off, the QA Lab crew dives deep into the world of...
Light is right, but steel is real. So, when it comes to ice screws, what’s...
She was many things—a Stonemaster, an outdoor industry visionary, a physicist. A rock dropped into...
