The Petzl company was
started by Fernand Petzl who
had a passion for caving. The
Petzl company quickly applied
it's underground tools and
solutions to other vertical
environments: to the
mountains first - rock climbing
and mountaineering - and
then to the professional
sector, with work and rescue
at height. Petzl is now known
as the leading innovator in the
vertical world and has been
associated with all major
underground, alpine and
Himalayan adventures since
the 1970s.
