Black Diamond Presents: The Dark Side

"Black Diamond Presents: The Dark Side" is a rock climbing video (47 minutes) published by Black Diamond Equipment on May 21, 2025 with 141K views. Available to watch free on CouchClimbs.

Carlo Traversi has spent a lifetime in Yosemite Valley, and Black Diamond's "The Dark Side" captures that relationship in full — from a teenage grom bouldering Midnight Lightning in baggy shorts to his recent first ascent of the park's hardest boulder problem. This 47-minute film turns the camera away from Yosemite's famous big walls and toward its boulders, the often-overlooked proving grounds where generations of climbing's greatest minds have quietly pushed the limits of what's possible on rock. What makes this film special is its sense of lineage. Traversi moves through a landscape charged with history — the same stone where legends like Ron Kauk once worked out moves — and adds his own chapter to it with creativity and precision. Whether you're a boulderer who knows every hold on Midnight Lightning or someone discovering Yosemite's hidden side for the first time, "The Dark Side" delivers stunning footage, honest storytelling, and a portrait of one climber's deep, enduring bond with a place that shaped him.

Black Diamond Equipment · 47:00

For BD Athlete Carlo Traversi, Yosemite Valley is more than just a climbing area. It’s his past, present, and future. From his grom days climbing Midnight Lightning as a young teen in baggy athletic shorts, to his recent FA of the park’s hardest boulder, the blocs of Yosemite have become Carlo’s testing ground—a veritable canvas for creativity and craft. The Dark Side is a film documenting the often-overshadowed climbing of Yosemite—the boulders where jedis—from Kauk to Carlo—learn to harness the force.