Michael Kelley
Peter Metcalf, the CEO of Black Diamond, hangs off the forging equipment.
Michael Kelley
A worker moves large sheets of steel to be cut.
Michael Kelley
The laser used to slice out cramp-ons.
Michael Kelley
A worker makes carabiners on a cold forge machine.
Michael Kelley
Unfinished carabiners sit next to a grinding machine, where they will be de-burred.
Michael Kelley
Carabiners get a cleaner look in the "tumble and polish" machine.
Michael Kelley
A worker pulls product out of the "tumble and polish" machine.
Michael Kelley
Carabiners come off the hot forge line.
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The finished product.
Michael Kelley
Chris Grove, BD's "minister of culture", hangs near a doorway to the warehouse.
Michael Kelley
Bill Belcourt, the director of climbing product, sits above the factory floor with an ice axe.
Michael Kelley
Newly minted ice screws.
Michael Kelley
The design team headed by David Mellon, the vp of product development, talks about a new boot.
Michael Kelley
The "Factor" boot gets put to the test in the "Rosenflexor" machine.
Michael Kelley
Black Diamond demo skis wait for employees to take them out.
