Petzl Professional wallpapers

Wed, 25/11/2009 - 01:08 — Petzl Pro

In conjunction with the publication of the new Petzl Professionnel 2010 catalog, check out these 4 new wallpapers for your computer screen: work-at-height, hands-free lighting and technical rescue.

GRIMPday 2009 Video

Tue, 27/10/2009 - 15:01 — Petzl Pro

GRIMPday 2009: Rescue professionals with no fear

GRIMPday is an international, multidisciplinary technical rope rescue competition which takes place every October in Namur. The fourth edition was a face-off between 23 teams, from Belgium, France, Great Britain, Switzerland and Germany. The participants were firefighters, soldiers, police officers, rescuers, etc.

Introducing the new line of FALCON harnesses

Wed, 20/05/2009 - 13:50 — Petzl Pro

This new line of harnesses is specifically designed for rescue professionals.

Rescue La-Grave_Photo-AChilderic

Treecare championships video

Mon, 30/03/2009 - 16:40 — Petzl Pro

Euro Tree care champioships
Follow Nathanael Gros during the Tree Climbing Euro Championships, which took place in Turin from 19 to 22 June 2008, Parco del Valentino.

New SEQUOIA harnesses

Mon, 30/03/2009 - 16:35 — Petzl Pro

SEQUOIA - Petzl's solution for tree care

Elagueur au travail

Discover the most advanced arborist saddle Petzl has ever made. The SEQUOIA is the most comfortable arborist harness Petzl has ever made. It excels for positioning and progression in all situations.

The FAST quick-connect leg loop buckles make it very easy to slip on and off.

Catalog 2009 to download

Mon, 09/03/2009 - 19:50 — Petzl Pro

The new 2009 Petzl Professional catalog is now available for download in the Catalog section of Petzl.com. You'll find professional products - including headlamps - and technical solutions for accessing the vertical world (difficult-to-access, tree care, rescue, etc).

Info - MYO headlamps and AA/LR6 rechargeable batteries

Thu, 18/09/2008 - 16:16 — Petzl Pro

lampes MYO Due to advances in the performance characteristics of AA/LR6 rechargeable batteries (especially their higher output during discharge), they can in certain cases of intensive use, cause quality and safety problems with MYO-series headlamps. When the headlamp is used with AA/LR6 rechargeable batteries, if a short-circuit appears in the cable connecting the battery case to the lamp, the cable can spark, melt, or catch fire.

Ski lift rescue in video

Mon, 13/11/2006 - 15:57 — Petzl Pro

Place: Gmunden, Austria
This rescue exercise in a telecabin took place in May 2006 with the Gmunden mountain rescue team.
It shows the use of Petzl equipment for ski lift-telecabin rescue.

Lithium batteries information

Wed, 13/09/2006 - 16:20 — Petzl Pro

Limitations on use of AA/LR6 and AAA/LR03 Lithium batteries with headlamps.

This information does not apply to the e+Lite which was designed to work with CR2032 Lithium batteries.

Lithium batteries are lighter and give longer burn times at low temperature than traditional Alkaline batteries.

Due to recent advances in the performance characteristics of Lithium batteries (especially their higher output during discharge), they can cause the lamp to overheat and possibly damage the LEDs.