Black Diamond Equipment

Black Diamond Equipment

Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd. is a company in Holladay, Utah, United States, that produces climbing and outdoor gear. Black Diamond was founded on December 1, 1989 when the assets of Chouinard Equipment Ltd. were purchased by Peter Metcalf, Maria Cranor, Meredith Saarinen, Hong Kyu Kwak, plus other former Chouinard employees and a few outside investors. Birth of the new company was facilitated by Yvon Chouinard, who extended deadlines until financing could be arranged.

During the late 1980s, Chouinard Equipment Ltd. was the target of several liability lawsuits, mostly the result of non-climbers who alleged not that the equipment was defective, but that there was insufficient warning of the dangers of climbing. Yvon Chouinard placed the company in Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early 1989.

On founding, the company was located in one end of the Patagonia warehouse in Ventura, California. The company moved from Ventura to the Salt Lake City, Utah, area on September 1, 1991.

Black Diamond established itself as a maker of high quality climbing gear and backcountry skiing gear. Black Diamond manufactures climbing gear in a Salt Lake City facility (including carabiners and climbing protection), has gear manufactured to specifications elsewhere, and distributes other brands in the United States, including Beal Ropes and Fritschi Diamir backcountry ski bindings. Black Diamond purchased Bibler Tents and Ascension Enterprises to add to their line of mountaineering and backcountry skiing products.

Black Diamond prides itself on developing innovative new equipment, but also, as advocated by Yvon Chouinard, on giving back by supporting conservation and advocacy groups like The Access Fund, The Nature Conservancy, The Utah Avalanche Forecast Center, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, The American Alpine Club, and other climber- and skier-oriented non-profits.

Bibler tents

In 1996 Black Diamond bought the Bibler tent-making business [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Black-Diamond-Equipment-Ltd-Company-History.html Company history] from Todd Bibler, who became an employee of Black Diamond [http://www.kurious.org/usteam99/teambios.htm#Todd%20Bibler Todd Bibler] . The Bibler range is particularly notable in that, unlike most conventional mountaineering tents, they are constructed from a single skin of a breathable fabric with poles placed on the inside. This gives advantages and disadvantages; the Tent article discusses this further. Bibler also have a range of bivy bags made from the same materials. Bibler equipment is noted for being of high quality [http://www.spgear.org/category/60/tents.html Tent categories] .

References

*http://www.bdel.com/about/origins.php
*http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/contribution/patagonia.go?assetid=3351 Accessed 20 Aug, 2006
*http://www.inc.com/magazine/19950401/2219.html Accessed 10 May, 2005

External links

* [http://www.bdel.com/ Black Diamond Official Website]
* [http://www.skibd.com/ Ski-specific site of Black Diamond Equipment]


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