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Patrouille des Glaciers 2012 : the race cut short by severe weather conditions

Patrouille des Glaciers 2012 : the race cut short by severe weather conditions

Bad weather and snow conditions only allowed parts of the Patrouille des Glacier ski mountaineering race to happen. After a week of heavy snowfall a first wind storm hit the Alps in the night of Wednesday to thursday, forcing to a stop the big race, the small race was able to start and finish without any issues. In the early hours of Saturday a sudden rise in temperatures brought the avalanche danger to high level. For safety reasons the organisation stopped the long race at Arolla and stopped and called back all the racers on the short race.

30/04/2012 - In the field Read more

New 2012 sport wallpapers

New 2012 sport wallpapers

Six new wallpapers inspired by our 2012 sport catalog are now available for download. Discover these great images along with our wallpaper gallery from the previous years on the Wallpaper pages of our website.

23/04/2012 - Product news Read more

Video - Holtanna expedition - Aid climbing and base jumping in Antarctica

Video - Holtanna expedition - Aid climbing and base jumping in Antarctica

In November 2009, four adventurers and mountain professionals travelled to the Holtanna range on Queen Maud Land in Antarctica to do the first base-jump ever done on this continent. With the release of the 15 minute long version of their movie, Sam Beaugey revisits this exceptional expedition.

The group was composed of:

19/04/2012 - In the field Read more

PHOTOS - Petzl RocTrip China exclusive photo gallery

PHOTOS - Petzl RocTrip China exclusive photo gallery

Our team of photographers on duty at the 2011 Petzl RocTrip in Gétù Valley, China brought back many great shots. A few months have passed since the event, it's now time to share a new exclusive photo gallery of climbing and lifestyle photos. The long version (20 min) of the Petzl RocTrip China film will come out the first week of May... So stay tuned!

10/04/2012 - In the field Read more

Back from the Venezuelian jungle

Back from the Venezuelian jungle

Sean Villanueva, Stephane Hanssens, Jean-Louis Wertz and Nicolas Favresse just came back to civilization after 38 days in the jungle. "We had a really good adventure, very different from all the other expeditions we have done in the past. The weather, the rock, the jungle, the indigenes, the animals and this incredible wall of the Tuyuren waterfall made up for some very exciting moments. We managed to put up two new free routes on the Tuyuren waterfall wall, one on the left side "Maria Rosa" and one on the right "Apichavai"".

05/04/2012 - In the field Read more

VIDEO – Daniel Dulac establishing the route La Voie du Milieu during Petzl RocTrip China 2011

VIDEO – Daniel Dulac establishing the route La Voie du Milieu during Petzl RocTrip China 2011

During the Petzl RocTrip China 2011, a handful of climbers from both the East and the West cleaned and bolted more than 250 routes (both multi and single pitch), but no one put up a route quite like la Voie du Milieu... Daniel Dulac, Team Petzl member, talks about bolting this amazing route in Getu, the only existing line at the moment up the Lower Arch:

28/03/2012 - In the field Read more

Caving - Wowo Expedition in Papua New Guinea

Caving - Wowo Expedition in Papua New Guinea

Team member Phil Bence (caver, climbing and canyoning instructor), talks about his recent expedition to Papua New Guinea.

23/03/2012 - In the field Read more

VIDEO - The North Face TransGranCanaria

VIDEO - The North Face TransGranCanaria

Following the teaser, here is the long version of The North Face® Transgrancanaria® 2012 report. Saturday, March 3rd : French ultra-runner Sébastien Chaigneau won the 123 km, 5500m vertical gain race on Gran Canaria Island (Spain), establishing a new 12h54mn course record. Brazilian Fernanda Maciel led the women’s category finishing in 15h02mn.

20/03/2012 - In the field Read more

Petzl Roctrip China : Huge thanks to the route setters

Petzl Roctrip China : Huge thanks to the route setters

Since its creation 10 years ago, the Petzl RocTrip concept has always been driven by a desire to create a real benefit for climbers, even after the event has ended.

18/03/2012 - In the field Read more

Sébastien Chaigneau and Fernanda Maciel win the The North Face TransGranCanaria 2012 ultra-trail

Sébastien Chaigneau and Fernanda Maciel win the The North Face TransGranCanaria 2012 ultra-trail

The first ultra of the season, The North Face TransGranCanaria, is a good warm up for runners who compete all year long on the ultra-marathon circuit. This race, which covers 123km and 5500m vertical gain, runs from north to south across the largest island of the archipelago.

07/03/2012 - In the field Read more