Black Diamond Grassroots athlete Nik Berry decided to take on one of the many mythical Alex Lowe speed records: a car-to-car lap up the Great White Icicle, a 650-foot WI 3 climb near the BD offices here in Salt Lake City. Alex's record is rumored to be an amazing 18 minutes. Photographer Andrew Burr had a few different cameras in place to capture the speed action, and sent us this video.

[Note: As Nik mentions in the video, speed soloing is "stupid and dangerous" so don't try this at home. Much like shark diving, juggling chainsaws or dating a Kardashian, it's fun to watch but ain't worth the risk to do yourself.]

4ème épisode de la série "Climbing iZ not"
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Juste un petit making off pour donner un aperçu de l'envers du décor du tournage de l'épisode 3.

3ème épisode de la série "Climbing iZ not
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2ème épisode de la série "Climbing iZ not"
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1er épisode de la série "climbing iZ not", réalisée par des amateurs. Nous tenterons de réaliser et publier régulièrement des épisodes si ce concept plait.

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Ueli takes me through a few of his thoughts on climbing, along with some video of his normal training life to high mountain escapades, hard mixed, and ice climbing.

Black Diamond athletes Tommy Caldwell and Sonnie Trotter redpointed their multi-pitch project on Canada’s Mount Louis this past August. The main headwall (referred to as the Diamond Face) is a stacked beast with the following pitches: 5.12+, 5.12+/13-, 5.13+, 5.12-, 5.12+, 5.11+, 5.10, all of which they bolted on lead. Here is the video that Sonnie edited together for us that documents the challenges and adventures that come with tackling such a high-end endeavor in the Canadian Rockies.

Black Diamond athletes were over in Switzerland in early January for the Kandersteg Ice Climbing Festival and decided to spend a couple days after the event hunting down some challenging ice to climb. Bjarne Sahlen was on hand and documented their search for the goods. Here is the video he edited together for us that captures not only Tim and Will's unique personalities (possibly the two most stoked climbers ever?) but also the challenges that befall even the pros when it comes to finding good conditions while roadtripping.

A nice dream from a drytooling climber on the beach.

Chris Sharma and Mindful Living Ambassador Mark Coleman talk about the ‘inside game’ of climbing – how our thoughts can either hinder our performance or enhance our experience. The universal idea of letting go and focusing on the present moment allows us to more fully enjoy our passionate pursuits and our lives… of course this is easier said that done.

Ben Spannuth - Eldorado Canyon - The Web (5.13) from Louder Than 11.