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Petzl Foundation Activities Report 2013 Petzl Foundation Activities report 2013 Exploring new horizons Contents Discovering mountains with the Piolets Jeunes ....................................................4 - 5 Giving a true meaning Climbing safely in date palms .......................................................................6 - 7 Since 2006, our company's Foundation has given support and funding to over 90 projects all Research in the Cameroonian canopy .................................................................8 - 9 around the world. In total, we have donated more than € 2,700,000 to these projects which serve The secrets inside Corsican pines .............................................................10 - 11 our mountain and vertical access communities who have enabled us to grow and prosper. The Petzl Foundation's commitment to serve the public interest strengthens the image of the Petzl Kids explore glaciers in Austria ..................................................................12 - 13 Group and helps us protect the jobs of the men and women who work for the company. Exploring the Chachapoya world with Ukhupacha .............................................14 - 15 Second Mountain Citizen Meetings .......................................................................... 16 Looking beyond the figures, the activities conducted by our Foundation reveal their true meaning when we can measure the difference they make to the lives of the members of our communities. Lessons learned from near-miss accidents ................................................................ 17 Training rescuers on Kalymnos ......................................................................18 - 19 From my point of view, the renovation of the Aigle refuge is a perfect example of this. The initial Bio-caving expeditions in Morocco .......................................................................... 20 project would have meant the destruction of this unique symbol of our mountaineering heritage. This caused great consternation and dispute among both the professional and amateur users of the Banding young birds of prey .................................................................................... 21 refuge. The Petzl Foundation helped bring our mountain communities together to find an intelligent Studying permafrost to understand rockfall .................................................................. 22 solution which respects the soul of the site while meeting the needs of all who use it. Monitoring the moraine lakes in Nepal ...................................................................... 23 Today, we are still working towards a solution for the couloir du Goûter, which is on the standard Developing telecommunications with Inveneo .......................................................... 24 route to the summit of Mont Blanc. The three studies we have published so far have helped us Adaptive climbing with Paradox Sports ................................................................... 25 better understand the risks. We have identified a major rock fall hazard on the couloir, which is one of the busiest routes in the French Alps. We can no longer ignore that on average, three lives Training climbing instructors in the Mandé .............................................................. 26 are lost every year. It is our duty to change that. Personally, I cannot accept the situation as it Defending access to climbing sites ........................................................................... 27 stands today. I remain convinced that we need to come together once again to find a solution that Other projets supported in 2013 ....................................................................28 - 30 respects the environment and the spirit of the ascension of Mont Blanc. Call for environmental projects .............................................................................. 31 I have every confidence that we will succeed. Key figures ...................................................................................................32 - 33 Paul Petzl, President In the words of the foundation trustees ............................................................34 - 35 The Petzl Foundation For forty years, Petzl has been designing vertical access equipment for recreational and professional use, providing technical solutions to help people achieve their dreams of ascen- sion in daylight and darkness, while ensuring maximum performance, freedom and safety. Petzl’s corporate philanthropy has a long history in the USA. Paul Petzl, president and founder, gave this activity a boost in 2005 by creating the Petzl Foundation, to serve the environment that has enabled the company to grow and prosper. The mission of the Petzl Foundation is to conduct activities contributing to sustainable development. Our priorities are education and safety in vertical activities, as well as research into a harmonious balance between man and his cultural, economic and ecological environments. The Petzl Foundation supports non-profit projects that work for the benefit of our society and in the public interest, most specifically in these three areas: - accident prevention and risk management training - preservation of the environment - scientific research © Cover photo: Into the Cameroonian canopy © Laurent Pierron - EnQuête d'Arbres 2 3 Discovering mountains with the Piolets Jeunes © Nacho Grez © Nacho Grez « The objective of the Piolets Jeunes is to encourage the deve- lopment of mountain activities and to demonstrate that they can be a real educational tool for our young citizens. This friendly event is a good way to commu- nicate with young people from all over France. Some of them had never set foot in the mountains! We also address the youth workers and teachers who accompany them. For some of them, it's also their first time in the mountains. This event allows them to share their experience and ideas. » © Nacho Grez Emmanuelle Durand, Project Manager, High Mountain Group Encouraging mountain activities for young people: that was the credo of the fourth edition of the Piolets Jeunes ("young people with ice axes"), organized in May 2013 by the High Mountain Group, in Chamonix. The Petzl Foundation contributed to this event because it is in line with our mission to educate young mountaineers in risk management. The objective of the Piolets Jeunes members, were unfamilar with the The more experienced among them is to provide an inexpensive two-day mountains themselves, either for finan- had the opportunity to put their new mountaineering discovery event, which cial or geographical reasons. skills into practice on accessible routes raises awareness of the risks inherent in the areas of the Grands Montets, the in mountaineering. This event is also an Eleven educational workshops run by Mer de Glace and the Aiguille du Midi. opportunity to reward initiatives led by mountain guides on the Plan de l'Ai- schools for young people in the moun- guille, at an altitude of 2,300 m were on Mountain activities allow young people tains: three Piolets Jeunes awards are offer. The attendees were introduced to build self-esteem and find a place Photos © Nacho Grez given to schools and associations. to the basics of mountaineering such for themselves within society. Helping as map-reading, roping up, belaying, each other and sharing are strong A strong team spirit was at the heart of At the National School of Skiing and Mountaineering, our young mountaineers In May 2013, over 140 young moun- abseiling and the use of crampons. mountaineering values. This event was this event! could see the routes they took on a 3D model of Mont Blanc. taineers aged between 14 and 22, One of the safety workshops taught a great opportunity for these young came from all over France to take them how to arrest a fall on a slope. The people to discover the climbing spirit part in this fourth edition. Half of these young mountaineers were also able to and mountain culture. Following on young people, all either pupils in moun- learn about the crevasse rescue tech- from this great success, a fifth edition Project partner: Groupe de Haute Montagne (High Mountain Group) / www.ghm-alpinisme.fr taineering sections at their schools, or nique, searching for avalanche victims has been planned for 2014. www.pioletsdor.com (piolets jeunes) mountaineering club and association and building a shelter in the snow. Budget: € 3,000 in 2013 4 FRANCE 5 Climbing safely in date palms « In the Guerrara oasis, we have about 150,000 date palms. Thirty professionals work in them, assisted by around sixty casual or seasonal workers. We asked the local hospital for statistics, and they told us that there had been on average ten accidents and five deaths per year since 1990. Both professional and seasonal workers were among the victims. That is why we have set up training led by volunteers to teach date palm workers how to work more safely. » Omar, date palm worker, member of Tazdaït Photos © Olivier Moret Two prototypes were made. On the left, the harness developed by Petzl Customized Photos © Philippe Descamps Products. On the right, the ingenious and inexpensive solution designed by two Petzl Foundation trustees. In November 2013, a field mission to the date palm oasis of Ghardaia in Algeria aimed at testing harness prototypes to reduce the risks inherent in work at height in date palms. The Petzl Foundation provided full funding for this mission. After three days of testing, the under the crown, crossing the crown, Date
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