Black Diamond Contact Strap Crampons with ABS Plates. $150 at ... there’s no other technical mountaineering and ice-climbing crampon we’ve seen that accommodates for boots with or without ...

The funny thing about Black Diamond’s Contact Strap Crampons is that most people have no idea they exist. When I started canvassing the adventure junkies in Outside‘s hallways looking for a ...

They are noticeably heavier than other crampons out on the market today, but that extra weight pays off in the durability and security they provide while climbing. Sometimes, you don’t need something ...

Outside magazine, August 1995 Climbing: Black Diamond SuperGenius By Rod Willard Good thing Mr. Spock wasn’t much for scaling rock faces: Packs designed for climbing are generally…well, illogical.