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.
 

Paulo Grobel's Cho Oyu expedition has run its course and this first experience has gone well. François Damilano asked Paulo a few questions on 12 May, 2011, live from Kathmandu.

The young prodigy sits in front of the screen, watching the final version of the video, carefully following his every move.
Enzo Oddo :  It’s cool to see these images again, especially since there a lot of them are from the redpoint !

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:

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.

Last month, Paulo Grobel was on Cho Oyu (8201m). From his base camp, he told us a bit about the initial stage of his project, "The Cho Oyu Experience".

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Arnaud Petit, Aymeric Clouet and Enzo Oddo, three members of Team Petzl, headed to Taghia, Maroc in April 2011 to open a new route. Arnaud tells us about his wonderful adventure sharing new experiences in this country of breathtaking landscapes.