Black Diamond

American climbing gear manufacturer, Black Diamond arose out of a decision to split legendary Yosemite based Chouinard Equipment into hardware and clothing arms. The clothing is now Patagonia and the hardware Black Diamond, both completely separate companies.

Black Diamond boast some excellent products in their range: Camalots, Micro Stoppers and Cobra Ice Axes spring readily to mind, but there are many others.

Black Diamond uses a rather bewildering number of size ranges. Men's garments may be sized as S,M,L etc, or by waist size in inches. Women's garments may be XS,S, M etc or US number sizes, 4, 6, 8 etc, which are two sizes smaller than the equivalent UK ones. This is all rather confusing - we have tried our best to make sense of it!

Black Diamond Men's Clothing	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL
Neck	15" 38.5cm	15.5" 39.5cm	16" 40.5cm	16.5" 42cm	17.5" 44.5cm
Chest	34-35.5" 86.5-90cm	36-38" 91-96.5cm	38.5-41" 97.5-104cm	41.5-44.5" 105-113cm	45-48.5" 114-123cm
Sleeve	33.5" 85cm	33.5" 85cm	34" 86.5cm	34" 86.5cm	34.5" 87.5cm
Waist	27-28.5" 68.5-72.5cm	29" -31" 73.5-79cm	31.5-34" 80-86.5cm	34.5-37.5" 87.5-95.5cm	38-42" 96.5-106.5cm
Hip	33.5-35" 85-89cm	35.5-37.5" 90-95.5cm	38-40.5" 96.5-103cm	41-44" 104-112cm	44.5-48" 113-122cm
Inseam	31.5" 80cm	31.5" 80 cm	32.5" 82.5cm	33.5" 85cm	33.5" 85cm
Inches (Applies to some garments sized by Waist Size)	28"	30"	32"	34"	36"	38"
	27-28.5" 68.5-72.5cm	29" -30.5" 73.5-77.5cm	31-32.5" 78.5-82.5cm	33-34.5" 83.5-87.5cm	35-36.5" 85.5-92.5cm	37" - 38.5" 93.5cm - 97.5cm
	33.5" 35" 85cm - 89cm	35.5" - 37" 90cm - 94cm	37.5" - 39" 95cm - 99cm	39.5" - 41" 100cm - 104cm	41.5" - 43" 105cm - 109cm	43.5" - 45" 110cm -114cm
	31.5" 80cm	31.5" 80cm	32.5" 82.5cm	32.5" 82.5cm	33.5" 85cm	33.5" 85cm

Black Diamond Women's Clothing	XXS	XS	S	M	L	XL
Neck	13" 33cm	13.5" 34.5cm	14" 35.5cm	14.5" 36.5cm	15" 38cm	16" 40.5cm
Bust	31" - 32" 78.5cm - 81cm	32.5" - 34" 82.5cm - 86.5cm	34.5" - 36" 87.5cm - 91.5cm	36.5" - 38.5" 92.5cm -98cm	39" - 41.5" 99cm - 105.5cm	42" - 45" 106.5cm - 114cm
Sleeve	29.5" 75cm	30" 76cm	30.5" 77.5cm	31" 79cm	31.5" 80cm	31.5" 80cm
Waist	23.5" - 25" 59.5-63.5cm	25.5" -27" 65-68.5cm	27.5-29" 69.5-74cm	29.5-31.5" 75-80cm	32-35" 81-89cm	35.5-39" 90-99cm
Hip	32.5-34" 87.5-91.5cm	34.5-36" 87.5-91.5cm	36.5-38" 92.5-96.5cm	38.5-40.5" 97.5-103cm	41-43.5" 104-110.5cm	44-47.5" 111.5-120.5cm
Inseam	29.5" 75cm	29.5" 75 cm	30.5" 77.5cm	30.5" 77.5cm	30.5" 77.5cm	30.5" 77.5cm
USA Number Size	2	4	6	8	10	12
UK Number Size	6	8	10	12	14	16
UK Size Equivalent	XXS	XS	S	M	L	XL
Waist	26" - 27" 66cm - 68.5cm	27" - 28" 68.5cm - 71cm	28" - 29" 71cm - 73.5cm	29" - 30" 73.5cm - 76cm	30" - 31" 76cm - 78.5cm	31" - 32.5" 78.5cm - 82.5cm
Hip	35" - 36" 89cm - 91.5cm	36" - 37" 91.5cm - 94cm	37" - 38" 94cm - 96.5cm	38" - 39" 96.5cm - 99cm	39" - 40" 99cm - 101.5cm	40" - 41.5" 101.5cm - 105.5cm
Inseam	29.5" 75cm	30.5" 77.5cm	30.5" 77.5cm	30.5" 77.5cm	30.5" 77.5cm	30.5" 77.5cm

Sizing refers to body measurements, not garment dimensions.

How to measure:
Neck: Around the fullest part of the neck, at the base.
Chest: Around the chest, just under the arms and across the shoulder blades.
Bust: Around the apex of the bust, just under the arms and across the shoulder blades.
Sleeve: From the centre back of the neck, across the shoulder, and down the arm to the wrist.
Waist: Around the narrowest part of the waist.
Hip: Around the widest point of the hips.
Inseam: From the crotch to the floor on the inside of the leg.