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Canadian Personal Injury Law Firm Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Pieps/Black Diamond

Pieps DSP Sport and Pro model avalanche transceivers have been blowing up on social media as of late — and not necessarily for all the right reasons. Related: A Deeper Look into the Controversy Behind the Pieps DSP Avalanche Transceiver An ongoing controversy has professional skiers, industry professionals, and backcountry users claiming that the locking mechanism on some Pieps model […]
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Martin Kuprianowicz |
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Black Diamond Fall 2019 Gear Swap

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Black Diamond is a full-service climbing, mountaineering, and backcountry ski shop located at the Black Diamond factory headquarters in Salt Lake City. They’ve been there since 1992 and ship nationwide and internationally. Black Diamond sells an assortment of outdoors gear ranging from climbing equipment, apparel, backcountry ski gear, and much, much more. They also make quality skis. Black Diamond’s staff […]
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Martin Kuprianowicz |
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Black Diamond Partners with the World’s Largest Backcountry Resort, Whisper Ridge, UT

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Black Diamond Equipment has been named as the exclusive brand partner by Whisper Ridge powder tours in Utah, the largest single-destination heli and cat skiing operation in the world. “We are honored to partner with world-class and premiere backcountry skiing resort, Whisper Ridge,” states Jan-Willem Driessen, global vice-president of marketing for Black Diamond Equipment. “Now, right here in our backyard in […]
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LEKI Becomes Fourth Big Name Brand to Withdraw Products from Walmart’s Premium Outdoor Store

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Coming after the announcement that Black Diamond doesn’t want to be associated with Walmart, pole maker LEKI is the fourth big name brand to follow suit. The skiing and trekking pole maker announced yesterday that it has withdrawn its products from Walmart’s premium outdoor store curated by Moosejaw. They are the fourth confirmed brand to drop out behind Katadyn, Deuter, and […]
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Steven Agar |
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Walmart Sent Cease and Desist Letter when they Added Black Diamond Gear to their Online Store

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Earlier this week Walmart announced that they’re to start selling a wide variety of high-end equipment through an online platform managed by Moosejaw. Walmart actually bought Moosejaw last year but are letting them operate totally separately as its own entity. Until now. Around 50 brands debuted at Walmart’s new premium gear shop on Monday, carefully curated by Moosejaw, including names […]
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Black Diamond Issues Voluntary Recall On Carabiners and Runners

  Black Diamond issued a voluntary recall on specific carabiners, quickdraws, and nylon runners.  The recall says that some of their non-locking carabiners have gate rivets that may not be properly manufactured, which could result in the gate potentially becoming detached. In addition, some of the locking carabiners have locking sleeves that could have been manufactured improperly and thus may […]
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Keenan Grady |
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