Black Diamond are all about climbing and skiing. They share the same experiences that you do on rock, ice and snow and these experiences push them to make the best gear possible for their worldwide family of climbers and skiers.

What began with a backyard anvil and a hammer has grown into a global company with offices on three continents that's not just for rock climbers, but one that stands for the spirit of the sports we live, their values and goals, past, present and future. Since 1957, Black Diamond's innovative gear designs have set the standards in numerous areas. This is partly the result of dedication, desire and diligence on the part of an incredible team of people. It's also the result them being climbers and skiers themselves.

The company today is more committed than ever, thanks to the many people in the U.S., at Black Diamond Europe and at Black Diamond Asia whose limitless energy and hands-on involvement have created a promising future for all climbers and skiers worldwide.

Black Diamond don’t just design equipment. They don’t just sell it. They build it. For more than 50 years Black Diamond have been getting their hands dirty and their backs sore building the tools you need, from the old-school days of banging out pins on an anvil to the new-school times of making award-winning carabiners in their cutting-edge hot forge. Black Diamond have always, and always will, strive to build all of their gear using the latest in technologies and materials, and that unrelenting commitment has resulted in the most widely used, widely acclaimed line of skiing, climbing and mountain equipment in the world.