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…
Customize your Black Diamond telemark binding’s flex with the 01/02/03 Cartridges. These compression cartridges are available in FreeFlex for easy touring, MidStiff for all-around backcountry use, and Ridiculously Stiff for aggressive freeriding.
Improving on one of the more popular ice axes of all time, Black Diamond gave the Raven a rubber bottom grip to increase comfort and security on steep terrain. Not only does the rubber provide better grip when you’re swinging the Raven on 60-degree neve, it also insulates your hands from the…
Black Diamond’s Tele Crampons bite into hard, slick, steep slopes where skins alone just don’t cut it. Mount these crampons onto your Black Diamond 01 or 02 Telemark Bindings for dawn patrols on melt/freeze surfaces, glacier travel, or ski mountaineering. Pick up the medium for skis up to 82mm…