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During a periodic inspection on a NEWTON harness, improperly positioned safety stitching was found on one of the loops of the sternal attachment point.

As a precautionary measure, Petzl is asking all of its customers to inspect the safety stitching on the loops of the sternal attachment point on all NEWTON harnesses.

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In Florida, "Santa Claus" was getting ready for the upcoming Christmas work rush and brushing up on his rappelling technique at a local shopping mall. But the exercise didn't go exactly as planned. Instead, this poor "Santa" got his beard caught in the descender. We still don't know if he ever made it down..

The international IKAR-CISA conference took place at the end of October in Are, Sweden. Every year this international event brings together mountain rescue teams from all over the world.

The goal of the conference is to share experiences as well as different techniques and equipment in order to improve both efficiency and safety for mountain rescue operations.

The MICRO TRAXION is an ultra-light, ultra-compact progress capture pulley that is exceptionally efficient.

The cam can be locked in open position so the device can be used as a simple pulley.

Works even on frozen or muddy ropes.

The PROGRESS lanyard is designed for rope progression.

The dynamic rope construction limits the energy transmitted to the user during a limited fall.

The fall indicator signals that the product should be retired.

Compact and rechargeable, the PIXA 3R is the hands-free lighting solution designed for frequent, demanding use.

The integrated rechargeable battery offers an advantage over batteries: more practical, economical and environmentally sound.