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Black Yak & Valandre join forces at ISPO winter 2012 in Hall B6 Booth 503

Hall B6 Booth 503

BLACK YAK & VALANDRE | Hall B6 Booth 503

ISPO winter 2012 in Hall B6 Booth 503 ISPO winter 2012 | Hall B6 Booth 503

To be the leading outdoor group in the world, WE CHALLENGE EVERYDAY!

Since its beginning in 1973 starting as “Dongjin Mountain”, BLAKCYAK & Dongjin Leisure continue to grow as one of the leading outdoor brands in Korea with the brand portfolio of BLACKYAK, mountia, and karrimor.
We take great care of ensuring that we provide a wide range of quality products for Mt. Everest expedition as well as day hikers, so customers love our products and enjoy outdoor life.
As a result, we are composed with a diverse portfolio of brands: “Himalayan original” BLACKYAK, “mountain utopia” mountia, and “British Original” karrimor.
Moreover, BLACKYAK and Dongjin Leisure challenged outside Korea while other brands were solely focused on Korean market.
We became the first outdoor brand in Korea to establish foreign branch in China and have continued to increase the business to become No. 1 outdoor brand in China.
Despite the accolades and growth, we continue to challenge ourselves to better serve our customer for years to come.
We would not settle down where we are now.
We keep challenge the status quo for the bigger picture.
We believe that we will become the leading outdoor brand and be regarded as No.1 brand by professional mountaineers and outdoor enthusiasts.
To conquer the top, we make sure that customers always come first and they are in the center of our growth.

Thank you for your endless support, and we look forward to sharing with you the profound progress of BLACKYAK and Dongjin Leisure.

To be the leading outdoor group in the world, WE CHALLENGE EVERYDAY!
We will be ONE OF THE GLOBAL TOP 5 OUTDOOR BRANDS IN 2003,
40th anniversary of BLACKYAK and Dongjin Leisure.

So, come around Hall B6 Booth 503 to meet us and our Korean BLACK YAK friends.

BLACK YAK & VALANDRE


 

 

Climbing in the Val Vierge zone of the Calanques

Climbing in the Val Vierge zone of the Calanques

Val Vierge – Escalade dans les Calanques

Val Vierge – rock climbing in the Calanques in South France. Another amazing film made by Paul Régnier who shows the different aspects of climbing in this range. For decades climbers from Marseille have measured their talents on these cliffs . The GIP (The Public Interest Group) who’s aim is to prepare the future National Park of the Calanques, have decided to create a major integrated reserved zone, forbidden for climbing. Once again our space is restrained, by decisions by deciders who do not really know the Calanques. The climbers pronounced IN FAVOUR of the creation of a National Park, and they have even initiated it. But if they ARE in favor of the protection of this natural environment, they are not willing to accept displaced prohibitions, which do not serve the major interest of the Calanques.

 

Val Vierge – Escalade dans les Calanques. Un autre film intéressant de Paul Régnier qui nous nous montre différents aspects de l’escalade dans ce massif. Depuis des décennies, les grimpeurs marseillais ont mesurés leur talent sur ces falaises. Le GIP (groupement d’intérêt public) dont le but est de préparer le futur parc national des calanques, a décidé la création de vastes zones de réserves intégrales interdites à l’escalade. Une fois de plus notre espace se restreint, par la décision de décideurs qui ne connaissent pas véritablement les calanques. Les grimpeurs se sont prononcés POUR la création d’un parc national. Ils en sont même à l’initiative. Mais si ils veulent la sauvegarde de cet espace naturel, ils ne se soumettent pas à des interdictions déplacées et qui ne répondent pas aux enjeux majeurs des calanques.

The Directissime of the Concave

The Directissime of the Concave

High altitude – no ox – in alpine style, is our passion, but in alpinism you find an ocean of different passionate directions. In the south of France (Marseille region), local climbers “train” in the Calanques. And to these climbers, the Calanques natually have it’s Eiger Nordwand, or El Cap: “La directissime de la Concave”. This unique line, offers a 35m (115ft) overhang out of 90m (295ft) with a total height of 135m (443ft). This route/line was opened in 1966 by G Livanos and M Vaucher. French cotations: L1:IV; L2: A2, L3: A2; L4: A1; L5: A1/IV+. The pitons are the original from 1966….a bit rusty….but that’s how it is!

Oktober 6th 2011 French climbers Pierre-Olivier Blanc and Paul Regnier, took an early start, and climbed this mystical route, beading in the beautiful autumn sun light of the Calanques in South France. Paul Regnier shot and mixed the video.

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