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Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2011 Recap
Another summer trade show has come and gone, and what a whirlwind it was. Here’s a look at just about everything we saw, gear junkies, prepare to get your fix…
Black Diamond Equipment Going Public
On the surface it sounds like the demise of yet another core outdoor company: Black Diamond Equipment is merging with Gregory Packs and going public under the name of Black Diamond Equipment. However, unlike some recent examples, this is considered, at least by the folks on the inside that I talked with, to be a […]
Black Diamond Enforcer Glove Review
The Black Diamond Enforcer Gloves are designed for ice climbers and mountaineers who need gloves that not only keep their hands warm but also protect their precious fingers from the painful beatings that so often occur when rubber arm sets in, and bad technique causes your knuckles to hit the ice before the pick makes […]
Black Diamond Ozone Harness Review
After hanging for six hours on an overhanging wall, with an assortment of hardware pulling from the two gear loops, my legs and waist were in surprisingly good shape considering I was wearing the Black Diamond Ozone harness, marketed as a sleek, sport climbing rig. Somehow, I don’t think BD had multi-hour hang sessions in […]
Bulldog Creek Dog Walk (IV WI 4+)
Hayden Carpenter and Tom Bohanon recently repeated an obscure ice climb on the south side of Mt Sopris. Given a brief mention in Jack Robert’s ice guide, Bulldog Creek Walk is described as being 100 meters of WI 4. What they found was seven pitches of ice in a remote setting that makes for one […]
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