Black Diamond Speed Step Aider lighting mixed resort-and-touring days

mixed resort-and-touring days

with two front pockets and a chest pocket providing room for essentials and for stashing your hands when cold

while the 420g weight is light enough for long-distance tours

the Chisel inherits its high-performance pedigree directly from the Epic 8

a clear step up from the looser mechanisms on some rival ultralight boots

Black Diamond Speed Step Aider lighting mixed resort-and-touring daysAn aid climbing foot stirrup for big wall climbers who need a lightweight, packable ascent tool for short sections of aid on mixed free and aid routes, the Black Diamond Speed Step Aider pairs high tenacity polyester webbing with aluminum hardware at 119g for a 139. 7cm stirrup rated to 4kN. The single step design clips directly to a piton, bolt, or cam without the setup complexity of a multi step etrier, making it the right tool for occasional aid