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Petzl statement on a special use of the Petzl Shunt

Petzl News — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:32:47 +0100

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Have you inspected your ABSORBICA energy absorber following the May 2011 inspection procedure?

Petzl News — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:34:15 +0100

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Tech Tips for Saint Nick

Petzl News — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:17:52 +0100

Santa's job isn't without its risks. Just imagine working under serious time pressure, moving around on snowy roofs in the dark...

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..

Mountain rescue: video from the IKAR CISA 2011 Conference

Petzl News — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:58:51 +0100

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.

Labor of Love : Maurice, founder of "GRIMP" search and rescue team in Belgium

Petzl News — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:49:08 +0100

Maurice Levaux, 57 years old, is head of GRIMP, the hazardous environment search and rescue group in Aywaille, Belgium ("grimpe" is another word for "climbing" in French thus the acronym). GRIMP's creation and history are closely linked to a recent event. In 1997, during a club outing at the Sy/Ourthe cliff, one of Maurice's close friends was involved in an accident.

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MICRO TRAXION: very efficient ultralight progress capture pulley

Petzl News — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:50:29 +0200

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.
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PROGRESS : progression lanyard

Petzl News — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:00:40 +0200

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.
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PIXA 3R, rechargeable multibeam headlamp with configurable performance

Petzl News — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:16:36 +0200

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.
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Technical rescues: Grimpday 2011, a unique event

Petzl News — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:11:56 +0200

On June 4, 2011, the sixth edition of GrimpDay took place in Belgium.
Teams from all across Europe gathered at the ancient walls of the Citadelle de Namur to take part in the event.

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Recall for replacement: GRIGRI2

Petzl News — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:28:42 +0200

Concerns all GRIGRI 2’s (D14 2O, D14 2G, D14 2B ) with the first five digits of the serial number between 10326 and 11136.

More information in our sport section >

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VIDEO – French Rope Access Championships

Petzl News — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:10:58 +0200

March 19, 2011 – Petzl hosted the first French Rope Access Championships in their training and experimentation building, V.Axess.

The video covers all the action and emotions of this unique day as it happened when 60 rope access professionals competed against one another for the title of French Champion as well as an award for the best team.

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Soon the 2011 European Arborist Championships

Petzl News — Mon, 30 May 2011 09:14:30 +0200

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:

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

Petzl News — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:24:31 +0200

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.

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REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE SELF-INSPECTION for all ABSORBICA energy absorbers

Petzl News — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:21:53 +0200

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.

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

Petzl News — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:52:14 +0200

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French Rope Access Championships: A successful first edition!

Petzl News — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:31:11 +0200

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).

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

Petzl — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:27:57 +0100

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.

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

Petzl News — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:35:14 +0100

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.

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Counterfeit: How do you identify a genuine Petzl product?

Petzl News — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:13:50 +0100

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.

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Labor of Love: Arborist Climber

Petzl News — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:11:56 +0100

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.

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