Black Diamond Blogs
Trekking Pole Guide
Thirty years ago, we began innovating and engineering trekking poles to provide alpine climbers with extra support while hiking heavy loads into far flung objectives. Today, our wide array of industry-leading designs have become ubiquitous on the trail, from casual day hikes to steep, technical runs and multi-day backpacking missions. A Trekking Pole for Every
2025 BLACK DIAMOND VISION HARNESS RECALL
Black Diamond Equipment Europe GmbH is recalling the Vision harnesses due to premature degradation of its specialized materials and construction. This has the potential to create a risk of serious injury or death. Consumers who own the Black Diamond Vision harness should immediately stop using it and follow the recall procedures. Black Diamond is committed
Tradathon 2024 – Wrap Up Report
Wolfberg Cracks Tradathon Survey We’d love to hear from you! Help us improve by completing our Tradathon survey and sharing your experience with us. Click the link HERE to give us feedback. Photo Competition – WIN ! Did you capture the magic of the weekend? If so share your photos and stand a chance to
How To Build Your First Trad Rack
Follow these expert pointers on how to properly build out your very first trad rack. Standard rack to 3”,” reads the topo. This simple phrase can lead to hours of discussion among climbing partners as to what gear is actually necessary for the proposed climb. Nuts or no nuts? An extra #3 Camalot or not? Off-sets? Triples in finger-size pieces
Gear Myths: Bolts are Always Bomber, Right?
Go ahead, take the whip. You’ve got a trucker bolt just below. But wait … you sure about that? In this Gear Myths, Kolin “KP” Powick shares a recent close call, which resulted in an exploration of safety protocol when it comes to sport climbing. I think most of us stroll up to a sport
Roelof Mostert
Roelof Mostert Learn more about Roelof: My name is Roelof Mostert and I’m an endurance athlete, born and raised In Cape Town, currently residing in Plettenberg bay. My chronological age is 39 and my metabolic age is 25 😉 Ultra-runner turned gravel racer turned ultra-runner, “doing hard sh*t makes you better. Movement is life!” We
How To Choose The Right Hiking Poles
Head out from any trailhead and chances are, you’ll hear the sound of trekking poles clanging against rock within minutes. From the great Austrian mountaineer, Peter Habeler, who used ski poles for stability on big approaches in the Himalaya to the advent of “nordic walking” in Finland as a means of training for nordic skiing in the
