A long snow route with a couple pitches of ice is the hardest type of climbing for which to select an appropriate tool. It used to be that you could either have a good ice tool that sucks for self-arrest or a standard ice axe that can barely climb a pitch of easy ice. Not anymore. Black Diamond…
Make your uphill tours easier by outfitting your Black Diamond telemark bindings with the 01/02/03 Climbing Wires. Just flip them up to ease calf strain on that unrelenting 30-degree ridgeline, and flip them back down for the descent. The Climbing Wires are available in short (3. 5cm) for…
Black Diamond built the Raven Ultra Ice Axe for fast-and-light alpine routes and technical ski mountaineering. Even though it weighs only 12oz in a 50cm length, the Raven Ultra is still completely functional and easily stands up to the abuse alpine tools take on a regular basis. Unlike those…
The Black Diamond 02 Telemark Bindings provide the power and control that hard-charging tele skiers need to push the limits. Under-foot compression springs create a progressive flex that makes the O2 Telemark Bindings a great choice for driving big sticks. Black Diamond designed them with a solid…