Black Diamond Speed Step Aider shuttle-sl-am Venture into the backcountry with

Venture into the backcountry with confidence and peace of mind that help can be reached even when you left cell service miles ago

holds a genuinely stiff 130 flex under skis 100 to 115mm underfoot

nearly matching the lighter Backland Carbon on the uphill

Two zippered front pockets

light enough to stuff into a chest pocket between pitches

Black Diamond Speed Step Aider shuttle-sl-am Venture into the backcountry withAn 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