Black Diamond Speed Step Aider lighting The Blacklight 36 boasts advanced

The Blacklight 36 boasts advanced features designed for challenging alpine expeditions

The Dual Speed riser is easy to use with your ski poles and has a slick “quick lock” to secure your heels for those dreaded downhill skins

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

grab a Thermarest Questar 20 degree sleeping bag to ensure you stay warm and comfortable no matter the conditions

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

Black Diamond Speed Step Aider lighting The Blacklight 36 boasts advancedAn 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