Dernières News

“Young Explorers Program” 2nd part
South Island of New Zealand

It was time for a little tour: London-Paris-Grenoble (St Hilaire/Crolles)-Val Di Mello. But before that a little party at my house wich always includes bbq+loads of music.

                                                 tightly packed musicians at my tiny place in GBG

Ciao a tutti,

It was long time that I did'nt write in my Petzl's blog, because I had no internet..
After the meeting with Thomas Mrazek, I
decided to restart my project in Brno.

There are some climbing areas that I have always enjoyed and where I will always return with lots of pleasure.
The Red Rocks are one of those places. I love the sandstone there and the feeling of being in the middle of such a massive rock formation colored in red, purple and beige...
Red rocks is a great place for moderate climbs, bouldering and long multipitch trad climbing route.

That was an ideal place for me to start climbing again outside.

For the second year in a row, the Petzl Roc Trip has joined forces with the Vibram Natural Games. This multi-sport outdoor event brings together pro and amateur climbers, paragliders, downhill mountain bikers, freestyle kayakers and slackliners to Millau, France.

In the Val Masino, granite is the source of life. It provides work for stone carvers and fun for climbers. And both require callused hands...
 

A story by Thierry Gueorgiou.
Photos courtesy by Jean Paul Hosotte, Jon Rockeffeler & 10Mila organisation.

"The 64th annual Tiomila race proved to be unique for several reasons.

Under The Pole: a cutting-edge scientific expedition in preparation

This expedition is setting out to research and examine the underwater side of the North Pole icesfloe. The goal is video document this rarely studied aspect of the North Pole that's shrinking each passing year.

From May 7-10, the Petzl Team is heading to Val Masino, Italy for the 6th annual Melloblocco international climbing festival. Each year over 2000 climbers, beginners and pros alike, come to check out the world-famous boulders set in a beautiful alpine valley.