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Black Diamond Equipment is an American brand for climbing, ski and mountaineering equipment. It came about in 1989, when former employees of Chouinard Equipment, led by Peter Metcalf, took over the bankrupt company of climber Yvon Chouinard and named it Black Diamond. In 1991 the company moved from Ventura in California to Salt Lake City, at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains. At Winkelstraat you'll find items from Black Diamond from selected stores.
Origin: 🇺🇸 United StatesFounded by: Peter MetcalfSince: 1989

Fun fact: Black Diamond can be traced back to climber Yvon Chouinard, who in the late fifties forged pitons by hand and sold them from the boot of his car in Yosemite Valley.

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Mondito Chalk Pot

Black diamond Mondito Chalk Pot

€ 24.95
Mojo Chalk Bag

Black diamond Mojo Chalk Bag

€ 19.95

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Mojo Chalk Bag

Black diamond Mojo Chalk Bag

€ 19.95

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What is Black diamond known about?

Black Diamond Equipment has its roots in the late fifties, when climber Yvon Chouinard forged pitons by hand and sold them from the boot of his car in Yosemite Valley. That grew into Chouinard Equipment in Ventura, California. After lawsuits and financial problems, that company went bankrupt in 1989.

A fresh start in 1989

On 1 December 1989 former employees led by Peter Metcalf, together with a few investors, took over the assets and continued under the name Black Diamond. In September 1991 the company and its 45 employees moved to the Salt Lake City area, to be close to the climbing and skiing areas of the Wasatch Mountains. Metcalf summed up the vision as "to be one with the sports we serve".

Clean climbing

Chouinard and Frost had already called for clean climbing: climbing protection had to be removable and must not damage the rock. That idea led to inventions such as the Camalot, a spring-loaded camming device.

  • Climbing equipment: carabiners, harnesses, helmets, ice axes and crampons.
  • Ski and avalanche safety equipment.
  • Mountain sports: tents, headlamps, trekking poles and backpacks.

Since 2010 Black Diamond has been part of Clarus Corporation.

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