Multi-pitch climbing: first feminine ascent of Carnet d'adresse (Rocher du Midi, France) by Nina Caprez
Fri, 27/07/2012 - 17:12 — PetzlSunday July 21st at 15H02 an SMS from Nina Caprez arrives on the phone : "DONE !!!" Nina has just free climbed "Carnet d'Adresse" at the Rocher du Midi in the Chartreuse massif (Isère -France). A week ago her partner, Cedric Lachat, made the second free ascent. "Carnet d'Adresse" was bolted a while ago by Philippe Mussato, a renowned specialist in this style of route. The route got it's first free ascent in 2011 by Yann Ghesquier.
VIDEO - Petzl RocTrip Argentina teaser
Mon, 16/07/2012 - 16:58 — PetzlThe organizing team of the next Petzl RocTrip just delivered a teaser video. A 3 minutes 20 seconds tour to discover life on Moncada's Ranch, surrounding scenery and climbing potential in the Canyon "La Buitrera".
New wallpapers
Wed, 30/05/2012 - 16:47 — PetzlSix news wallpapers (from the 2012 catalog) are now available for download.
Home run for the first Mount Fuji Ultra Trail
Tue, 22/05/2012 - 15:08 — PetzlIt is 14h59, Sunday, May 20th, in Oike Park, by the peaceful shores of lake Kawaguchi. As the award ceremony reaches its end, Seiji Okamato and Ryu Kodama, the last two runners, cross the finish line hand-in-hand to a huge round of applause and are welcomed onto the stage by both the organizing committee and the winners of the races. Seiji Okamato proudly shows a bag full of trash he picked up on the trail and carried all the way.
VIDEO - Petzl RocTrip China 2011 - the official movie
Tue, 15/05/2012 - 13:39 — PetzlLast fall, from October 26-30, 2011, more than 600 climbers gathered with our team for Petzl RocTrip China. All participants discovered and enjoyed more than 250 brand new pitches on unbelievable limestone especially prepared for the event. The long-awaited movie has now arrived.

Labor of love: La Grave mountain risk patrollers, guardians of Freedom
Fri, 25/03/2011 - 18:27 — PetzlFriday, 11 February 2011, 2:00 p.m., Crête du Peyrou d'Aval, around 2800 meters high. Under a beautiful blue sky, on a ridge that delineates the western horizon above the refuge Chancel from the classic ski routes of the Valleys of the Meije, two figures stand out.
When standing still they seem to blend in with this immense, wild and incredibly beautiful mountain.
Petzl RocTrip Mexico 2010 - Las Chicas Superpoderosas!
Wed, 10/11/2010 - 13:29 — PetzlOn Saturday, November 7, Petzl athletes again made their mark on the Mexican climbing scene, adding a second 5.14 first ascent to the amazing El Huevo crag at Jilotepec. The latest hard project to fall to the visiting troupe of international rock stars is called Las Chicas Superpoderosas (“Super Powerpuff Girls” in Spanish), and it weighs in at roughly 5.14c, or 8c+.


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