Inside The Black Diamond Factory

Black Diamond Factory Tour

Ever wondered what an outdoors techncial hardware production facility looks like? How carabiners or trekking poles or ice screws are actually made? Well, here's the hard engineering truth courtesy of Ben Winston who recently Black Diamond's Salt Lake City HQ on OM's behalf.

We could tell you all about the relentless attention to detail, the rigorous testing procedures and the distinctive smells and sounds of production machinery in action, but we won't - oh well, not any more anyway - instead, we'll let some great images tell the story, enjoy.

All images by Ben Winston