Soon the 2011 European Arborist Championships

 Each year, ISA (International Society of Arboriculture) and ETCCOC (European Tree Climbing Championship Operations Committee) organize the European arborist championships. The 2011 edition will take place from June 17th to 19th in Austria, at the Vienna Prater. The objective of this competition is to gather together professional arborists who will compete in various events such as:
30/05/2011 Read more
Rope rescue: GrimpDay event on June 4th 2011 in Belgium

Rope rescue: GrimpDay event on June 4th 2011 in Belgium

 The 2011 GrimpDay edition will take place on Saturday June 4th. Once again, this challenge will gather together in Namur the best international teams specialized in rope rescue.
24/05/2011 Read more
REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE SELF-INSPECTION for all ABSORBICA energy absorbers

REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE SELF-INSPECTION for all ABSORBICA energy absorbers

 Concerns all ABSORBICA energy absorbers manufactured before May 17th 2011 up to serial number 11137****.
The relevant product references are: L57, L58, L58 MGO, L59, L59 MGO, L59 69, L70120 YG, L70150 IM, L70150 YM, L70150 I, L70150 Y, L70150 YM.
19/05/2011  - Energy and networks Read more

Product safety alert: recall alert for inspection SCORPIO via ferrata lanyards & ABSORBICA energy absorbers

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19/05/2011 Read more
French Rope Access Championships: A successful first edition!

French Rope Access Championships: A successful first edition!

 Saturday, 19 March 2011 – since the very first hour the hall of V.axess is alive with the sound of carabiners, descenders and ascenders. In this building, Petzl welcomes the first "Championnat de France des Cordistes" (French rope access championships) organized by the Syndicat Français des Entreprises de Travaux en Hauteur (SFETH, French rope access union).
14/04/2011 Read more
Labor of love: La Grave mountain risk patrollers, guardians of Freedom

Labor of love: La Grave mountain risk patrollers, guardians of Freedom

 Friday, 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.
25/03/2011 Read more
Petzl's battle against counterfeiting and our manufacturing policy, by Paul Petzl

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

 We have recently identified some copies from China 'identical' to four items of Petzl's Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). These copies, noncompliant with our standards, are a real danger for the user. Unfortunately, from the outside, they are indistinguishable from an original Petzl product. Petzl immediately launched an information campaign throughout its commercial network and for its clients, as well as legal measures to identify and stop the culprits.
09/03/2011 Read more
Counterfeit: How do you identify a genuine Petzl product?

Counterfeit: How do you identify a genuine Petzl product?

  
Following the discovery of counterfeit Petzl products we have developed a decision tree to help you identify the origin of your Petzl product and what to do next.

 
 
28/02/2011 Read more
Labor of Love: Arborist Climber

Labor of Love: Arborist Climber

In the spring of 2010, arborist climber Xavier Ubeda went to work with some trees on a property on Moines Island in the Gulf of Morbihan. It was here that he assisted Raphaël Dubuc and Alain Gourmaud, two instructors in the profession of arborist climbing. The goal of the day was to trim large dead branches from pine trees (Pinus radiata) that overhung a footpath along the coast.
24/02/2011 Read more
Warning regarding the presence of counterfeit versions of Petzl products - Update

Warning regarding the presence of counterfeit versions of Petzl products - Update

 Download this information in spanish   16/02/2011 - More information on counterfeit Petzl products
 
12/02/2011 Read more
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