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Petzl
IndustrySport and Recreation
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
FounderFernand Petzl
HeadquartersCrolles, France
Key people
Paul Petzl (President)
Number of employees
700 (2016)
Websitewww.petzl.com
Headlamp Tikka XP made by Petzl
Headlamp Petzl e+Lite

Petzl is a French manufacturer of climbing gear, caving gear, work-at-height equipment, and headlamps based in Crolles (near Grenoble), France.[1] The company was created by the cave explorer Fernand Petzl in the mid-1970s. Their three specialties are:

  • Vertical sports: equipment for mountaineering, climbing, caving, etc.
  • Work at height and rescue: solutions for progression and safety in difficult-access worksites and in technical rescue.
  • Headlamps (head torches) that provide hands-free lighting.[2]
  1. ^ Hermann Simon mentioned this company in his correspondent Book as an example of a "Hidden Champion" (Simon, Hermann: Hidden Champions of the 21st Century : Success Strategies of unknown World Market Leaders. London: Springer, 2009.- ISBN 978-0-387-98147-5.)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-16. Retrieved 2009-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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