Black Diamond

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Black Diamond
Black Diamond's origins are found way back in Yosemite National park, California where a young Yvon Chouinard started selling his hand made pitons and pegs to the climbers in the valley. Very soon Chouinard Equipment came into being. In 1989 Choiunard became Black Diamond after an employee buy out and soon moved to their now famous head quarters in Salt Lake City, Utah to be better placed for the climbing and skiing.
Today Black Diamond are a global brand with bases in Europe and Asia as well as the USA and are still at the leading edge of designing and developing the worlds best outdoor hardware. This is because at their heart they are still run by people committed to the outdoors and their sports.
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How To Choose A Transceiver Choosing your first transceiver or even replacing an old model can be a difficult decision and you can spend hours...
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Avalanche Safety Articles We’ve been given a set of 4 articles on transceivers and transceiver rescues by our partners the International School of Mountaineering...
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How To Choose A Climbing Harness A harness is how a climber attaches to the rope, well that's the obvious stated... But not only has it got to be able to securely...
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Beginners Guide - Buying a Rack This article is written in order to guide a beginner climber through the various racks used for different styles of climbing...
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