Chris Sharma - Back in Céüse

Chris Sharma - Back in Céüse

 Chris Sharma has been in Ceüse for the last couple of weeks, climbing established lines and bolting a new route. We were able to catch up with him on the tail end of his trip and ask him a few questions.
 
25/07/2012  - In the field  - Sport climbing Read more
VIDEO – Running at night with Kilian Jornet, Seb Chaigneau, Fernanda Maciel and Jared Campbell

VIDEO – Running at night with Kilian Jornet, Seb Chaigneau, Fernanda Maciel and Jared Campbell

 To mark the commercial release of the NAO headlamp, ultra-runners from team Petzl provide us with some insight on how to properly run at night.
18/07/2012  - In the field  - Trail running - Videos Read more
VIDEO - Petzl RocTrip Argentina teaser

VIDEO - Petzl RocTrip Argentina teaser

 The 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".      
16/07/2012  - In the field  - Multi-pitch climbing - RocTrip Argentina - Sport climbing - Videos Read more
Home run for the first Mount Fuji Ultra Trail

Home run for the first Mount Fuji Ultra Trail

 It 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.
22/05/2012  - In the field  - Trail running Read more
VIDEO - Petzl RocTrip China 2011 - the official movie

VIDEO - Petzl RocTrip China 2011 - the official movie

 Last 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.
15/05/2012  - In the field  - Multi-pitch climbing - RocTrip China - Sport climbing - Videos Read more
1st ULTRA TRAIL of MONT FUJI® - Japan - May 18, 2012

1st ULTRA TRAIL of MONT FUJI® - Japan - May 18, 2012

 The long awaited first edition of the Ultra Trail race around Japan's iconic mountain is soon to start. Covering the 156 kilometers of paths with 8530 m of vertical gain is next week-end's challenge for the registered runners. This race is the first of it's kind in Asia. Over the previous years many runners from Japan participated to Ultra Trail races in Europe and America. Originally scheduled in 2011 the UTMF was cancelled because  of the tsunami disaster.
14/05/2012  - In the field  - Trail running Read more
RECALL ALERT for inspection of all our SCORPIO via ferrata lanyards

RECALL ALERT for inspection of all our SCORPIO via ferrata lanyards

 Extension of the product safety alert issued on May 13th 2011
Concerns all SCORPIO lanyards manufactured before May 17th 2011 up to serial number 11137****.
The relevant product references are: L60, L60 CK, L60 2, L60 2CK, L60 H, L60 WL, K29VF 1, K29VF 2, K29VE 1, K29VE 2, K29V 1, K29V 2.
05/05/2012  - Product news  - Via ferrata Read more
10MILA Orienteering Race 5-6 May 2012: Technical, Tough and Challenging throughout the night

10MILA Orienteering Race 5-6 May 2012: Technical, Tough and Challenging throughout the night

 The 10MILA race is one of the largest orienteering competitions in Sweden and in the world. As orienteering is a very widespread sport in Sweden, the country holds several competitions during the year, attracting orienteering clubs from all around the world. This year, the 10MILA competition takes place in Kvarn, Östergötland in the inlands of Sweden and Petzl will be there sponsoring the event and launching the new NAO headlamp.
03/05/2012  - In the field Read more

Petzl Part of Outdoor Industry Group Recognized as a "Champion of Change"

 Petzl is honored to be a part of the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Sustainability Working Group, recently selected by the White House as a Champion of Change for Corporate Environmental Sustainability. The OIA Sustainability Working Group (OIA SWG) is a volunteer collaboration among more than 250 outdoor industry brands, retailers and suppliers working to identify and improve the environmental and social impacts of their shared global supply chains.
02/05/2012  - News Read more
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
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