Black Diamond Crampons & Ice Axes

Black Diamond's roots stem to 1957, the year an eighteen-year-old named Yvon Chouinard bought a hammer and anvil and started pounding out hand-forged pitons. To support his climbing habit, Yvon traveled to Yosemite and sold gear from the trunk of his car. His intelligent designs were quickly recognized by climbers as the best available. Since then, Black Diamond devoted their energy toward the goal of creating a company which fosters the enthusiasm and dreams necessary to design and manufacture the best climbing and skiing gear in the world." And every year awards from Backpacker, Outside, National Geographic Adventure Magazines and more load on the awards for smart and safe rock climbing product design.