In 2012, Salt Lake-based Black Diamond Equipment purchased Pieps, an Austrian company known for avalanche transceivers. At the time, Black Diamond’s reputation for climbing and alpine hard goods was well established, with their touring lines carving out a hearty niche with skins, skis, poles, boots, shovels, and probes. Pieps, on the other hand, offered BD…
Black Diamond’s Parent Company Announces Sale of Pieps
The Pieps ISP Pro with the antennae 1/2 way deployed. With the antennas fully extended, the transceiver shifts to search mode. Photo: Ro Coppolillo
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