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Story of an ascent of the Harlin Direttissima on the north face of the Eiger

Story of an ascent of the Harlin Direttissima on the north face of the Eiger

From January 30 to February 5, 2011, Patrice Glairon-rappaz, Paulo Robach and Cédric Perillat attempted to climb the Harlin Direttissima on the north face of the Eiger. Cédric tell us about their adventure: "It was a major effort in the perspective that the strong American-British-German team committed themselves to the first ascent of the ‘Harlin Direttissima' from February 23 to March 25, 1966 making numerous attempts and using hundreds of metres of fixed rope."

21/03/2011 - In the field Read more

News from Nepal

Arrived in Nepal I feel like being in an other world. Chaotic on one side, enriching for us Europeans on the other side. Time data here are relative.

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The Zanskar Odyssey: High Alpine Bouldering in the Hidden Himalayas - PART 2/3

The Zanskar Odyssey: High Alpine Bouldering in the Hidden Himalayas - PART 2/3

This past fall, Colorado climbers Pete Takeda, Abbey Smith, Jason Kehl and Mick Follari journeyed to that lofty crossroads where continents meet, ancient cultures mingle, and great religions clash — the kingdom of Zanskar in the Indian Himalayas. They were looking for adventure, a fresh perspective, and the most aesthetic boulders in the world's greatest mountain range. It's a postmodern blend of traditional expedition climbing and new school bouldering, it's a search for the highest hardest climbing moves in the world.

15/03/2011 - In the field Read more

The 2011 Catalog is here!

The 2011 Catalog is here!

The new 2011 Sport "Tools and Techniques" catalog is comprised of two sections: - Technical Solutions:
The technical information is presented as a series of Solutions, which puts the techniques in their context with detailed explanations. We hope this information easy-to-learn and useful. If you're interested in our previous tips, check out the technical pages in last year's catalog (see below).

14/03/2011 - In the field Read more

Petzl's battle against counterfeiting and our manufacturing policy, by Paul Petzl

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09/03/2011 - In the field Read more

The Zanskar Odyssey: High Alpine Bouldering in the Hidden Himalayas - PART 1/3

The Zanskar Odyssey: High Alpine Bouldering in the Hidden Himalayas - PART 1/3

This past fall, Colorado climbers Pete Takeda, Abbey Smith, Jason Kehl and Mick Follari journeyed to that lofty crossroads where continents meet, ancient cultures mingle, and great religions clash — the kingdom of Zanskar in the Indian Himalayas. They were looking for adventure, a fresh perspective, and the most aesthetic boulders in the world's greatest mountain range. It's a postmodern blend of traditional expedition climbing and new school bouldering, it's a search for the highest hardest climbing moves in the world.

04/03/2011 - In the field Read more

moussem in Morocco -a taste of the old world

It's been some time since a I posted something here. Not much has been happening since last. I spent x-mas in Finland and since then it's been the 10 training sessions/week+music routine thats been dominating. And then I went to Morocco. the l'ada, start of the ritual

25/02/2011 - In the field Read more

INDE : 8th Givihar International Competition

Depuis
que j'entendais tous mes amis me parler de ce pays connu pour ses
cultures liées aux religions, aux mythes, à la nourriture et au
Kamasutra, je fus curieux de vivre mon expérience indienne et par
chance, les Dieux m'expédièrent en terre inconnue.

17/02/2011 - In the field Read more

Summer has arrived

pic - Alex reaching past all the hard moves on everything!

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Girivihar International Bouldering Competition

Girivihar International Bouldering Competition

From January 23 to 25 the city of Mumbay hosted the 8th edition of Girivihar International Bouldering Competition. Gathering over a hundred competitors the unique bouldering competition of India moved a step higher. Petzl and our Indian distributor (Allied Safety) support this event, and regularily sends team members to participate : this year Philipe Ribiére represented the team. Report from Vaibhav Mehta chief route setter on the event.

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