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Discover the new team section on Petzl.com: read Chris Sharma's bio, check Dani Andrada's photos, discover Philipe Ribière's way of life...

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Lastest posts Zillertal

Roctrip Zillertal - the video November 6, 2008

image du billet petzlcrew The movie of the Roctrip Zillertal [26mn].
Inside the Team... with many interviews, but also pure action shots in rock climbing & bouldering. Team Petzl took RocTrip to the granite wonderland of Zillertal, Austria the summer of 2008....
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Tradeshow, Roctrip and back a.k.a the big family August 7, 2008

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After the stay in France it was time to, once again, join the great Petzl family. It felt more like something else than a team now. We didn't just share climbing but everyday life. And that's more than you can say about my routines with my family...


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Respect For The Route Makers August 6, 2008

image du billet stevemcclure Who owns a route? No one owns the rock. Does he who prepares a line have any rite to be the first to climb it, or is it open to all?...
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T-SHIRTS of Roctrip Zillertal August 6, 2008

image du billet petzlcrew For those who want to bring back a little bit of Zillertal' Roctrip at home :
Some T-shirts are still for sale !! Differents sizes (Men, Women etc...)
The T-shirt graphic design was created by Ben Bert, the drawer who made the Zillertal poster....
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Zillertal RocTrip lotery: the winners July 31, 2008

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Petzl and Adidas Eyewear offered several products for the RocTrip in Zillertal. Some of the RocTrip participants names has been drawed to determine the winners of the those prizes.

Here are the lucky ones ! If you find your name in the list,...


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Ben Bert's drawings on Zillertal RocTrip July 31, 2008

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The illustrator Ben Bert was on Zillertal RocTrip to make some of the great drawings he's the only one to do. Let's have a look at his slideshow, who gives a good idea of the athmosphere of the RocTrip.

Ben Bert is the guy who provided the drawing of the event's poster. He has also worked on a comic strip at the X-Tone contest.

You can also check out Ben Bert's blog to see h...


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Zillertal photo contest: vote for the best photographer July 31, 2008

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There was a photo contest in Zillertal RocTrip. Each photographer who attended the contest could submit 20 pitcures max.

You can check below all the great pictures we received from the 11 competitors. Click on their name or on the thumbnail ...


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Fredrischafen en fête et Petzl roc trip à Zillertal July 29, 2008

image du billet michaelfuselier Le salon de Fredrischafen est l'événement incontournable de toutes les boîtes de l'outdoor. également l'occasion pour les athlètes de rendre une petite visite à leurs partenaires.
Bien évidement après une journée aussi exténuante, il fallait bien décompresser un peu. Fouch et Saïd, aux couleurs du roc trip de Zillertal, ont donc assuré un show comme ils en ont le secret....
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Zillertal Festival July 29, 2008

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Bonjour à tous,

De retour de l'Autriche, je tape mes premiers mots sur ce blog. Donc voilà ! Nous étions partis avec tous les nuisibles du team pour admirer le paysage de Zillertal qui est certes très beau mais un peu pluvieux....
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End of the RocTrip : let's go climbing in Zillertal ! July 28, 2008

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Zillertal RocTrip is over: climbers went back home and the place has been tied up. But the crags and the boulders stay here.

To conclude the trip, Lynn Hill told on stage saturday night: the weather wasn't so nice during this week, but I ...


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Zillertal magic woods July 26, 2008

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Today, several members of the Petzl team went bouldering in Zillergrund. The place is just above the parking, in a steepy forest. The vegetation is luxuriant : there are huge trees, the boulders are often mossy or covered by the roots.

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Ewige Jagdründe : chilling out around the two towers July 26, 2008

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Ewige Jagdründe is a place that has to be earned : you have to cross the fleshy river with water up to your knees, or to warm up on the tyrolean traverse.

But when you're in the place: a sunny meadow with fatty grass to chill out, and ...


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Sunny Zillertal July 25, 2008

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The sun is back in Zillertal Valley and on the Petzl RocTrip. On thirsday morning, after 3 days of bad weather, we began to see hikers on the mountain paths, downhill bikers on the trails... and climbers on the rock !

The rock was dry until ...


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Zillertal Sit-Down-Start July 22, 2008

image du billet petzlcrew Hello to all !
We have just arrived in the city of Mayrhofen, getting ready for the Roctrip in Zillertal....
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