ACTIVITY REPORT 2019

Exploring new horizons

www.petzl-foundation.org Our mission CONTENTS Philanthropy and corporate Exploring new horizons social responsibility

Whether a distant summit, or exploring the depths below, our desire p. 4-5 Since the creation of our company 50 years ago, I have to access the inaccessible inspires an enduring passion to fulfill our dreams. Petzl employees involved in our communities been wholly focused on building an honest, sustainable, and financially robust organization. Our strategy has The mission of the Petzl Foundation is to support or initiate projects which p. 6-7 given us the ability and the financial means to retain our serve the public interest. These projects shall seek a harmonious balance A new generation for our mountains independence. Throughout the years of growth, our between human activities in the mountains and the vertical world relative to environmental impacts have increased along with our their impact on our natural, cultural and economic environments. p. 8-9 Accident prevention annual sales. The Petzl Foundation: rescue training in Indonesia Our individual destinies, just like our company’s destiny, - Encourages education in risk management techniques designed Becoming a climbing initiator on the West Bank are directly tied to the planet on which we live. Today more to prevent accidents UIAA hiking training in Mongolia than ever, we are aware of our responsibility for climate - Promotes the conservation of ecosystems which have difficult New global technical rescue qualifications change and the loss of biodiversity. We must integrate or vertical access become a reality environmental stewardship into all our business activities. - Contributes to best practices in the vertical world Reducing the risk from avalanches with A company-wide, carbon footprint audit is currently underway. by gaining new knowledge Yéti and Skitourenguru It will detail the measures we have already taken and For the last forty years, Petzl has designed vertical access equipment for p. 10 prioritize those necessary actions yet to come. In the fall recreational and professional use, providing technical solutions to help men and Conservation of difficult access ecosystems of 2020, our Corporate Social Responsibility Department, women in achieving their goals with maximum performance and freedom. Wildlife inventory in the canopy of the forests headed by my son Sébastien Petzl, will present a clear in French Guyana strategy and set ambitious targets to reduce the negative Petzl’s corporate philanthropy has a long history. In 2006 these efforts were Vertical training for biologists In Colombia environmental impact of our business. greatly enhanced by the creation of the Petzl Foundation. Paul Petzl, our president and founder, wanted to give back to the communities that have p. 11 This strategy will be implemented in total alignment with enabled the company to grow and prosper, and also to forge stronger Gaining new knowledge of our vertical world our philanthropic activities in the service of the common good, which has been our driving force since the creation relationships with Petzl employees. A different way to learn of the Petzl Foundation fifteen years ago. Going forward, Mountain refuge keepers and their crucial safety role The Petzl Foundation supports non-profit organizations through financial and our combined commitment to philanthropy and corporate Enjoying sport like other people equipment grants, as well as consultation and training. social responsibility will strengthen our positive contribution p. 12-13 to society and ensure progress within the Petzl Group. Trustees

Key figures Paul Petzl p. 14-15 Projects in progress in 2020

Mountain sports accidentology First diploma in mountain medicine course in Andes Mont Blanc: at the mercy © En Quête d’arbres of climate change © Sarah Del Ben / Fondation UGA © Sarah Del Ben / Fondation © S. Lozac’hmeur / Fondation Petzl Lozac’hmeur / Fondation © S. Authors Stéphane Lozac’hmeur, Olivier Moret, Accident prevention Conservation of the environment Gaining new knowledge Maud Vanpoulle Translation Stéphane Lozac’hmeur, in cooperation with Polly Brown Proofreaders Roody Rasmussen, Kirsten Nelson Cver photo : Cover photo Yeti, a web application to reduce © IGN / Yeti the risk from avalanches Layout (see page 9) Stéphane Lozac’hmeur © IGN / Yeti

– 2 – Exploring new horizons Activity report 2019 – 3 – Petzl employees involved in our communities For the third year, the Petzl Foundation invited the company’s employees to submit a project related to mountains or the vertical world. There were six projects submitted, and five were chosen by a selection committee, made up of Petzl employees who had carried out a project the previous year. Each selected project met one or more of the following criteria: the project took place in the mountains, in a vertical environment, or one with dark or difficult access. The projects also had to fulfill a mission of public interest and be managed by a non-profit organization. SAVING WILD ANIMALS Some of these employees were also involved as volunteers. IN DISTRESS The Tichodrome, which is the only CLIMBING IN THE WILD: rescue center for wild animals in the AN ADVENTURE FOR SPECIAL Northern Alps, provides injured birds YOUNG PEOPLE and mammals with essential care. Each year, many wild animals are brought The Medical Institute (IME) La Clé de to the Tichodrome by nature reserve Sol in Eybens, near Grenoble, France, rangers and others who find them in is a daycare and residential center for the mountains. children who have intellectual disabilities The injuries are often caused by man- and cannot attend ordinary schools. made infrastructure, such as ski lift They aim to give these young people the cables and electrified lines, but also skills they need for life in the community. poisoning, hunting, and collision with Throughout the year, 20 young people vehicles. 1,806 animals were brought aged 12 to 16 participate in climbing to the center in 2017, including seve- and other mountain activities. Sport is ral iconic cliff raptors: Golden eagles, an important factor in their development. Bearded vultures, Peregrine falcons, These IME outings are often their only and European eagle owls. opportunity to enjoy sport outdoors, © Le Tichodrome due to their disability and their family or In 2019, the Tichodrome built a new © Elsie Trichot financial circumstances. aviary to host more mountain species, including these large birds of prey. Posi- ENCOURAGING WOMEN TO TAKE THE LEAD In September 2019, two days of MAKING THE OLD LOURY HYDROELECTRIC PLANT SAFE FOR VISITORS climbing in the Vercors mountain range tioned at the top of the food chain, they cannot be accommodated with other The FFCAM Club “Lead the Climb” runs courses for female mountaineers who near Grenoble were organized. The species inside the same aviaries. The The Loury troglodyte hydroelectric mountain valley located at the foot of wish to join national teams or become mountain guides. Supervised by female youngsters discovered the wonderful Petzl Foundation contributed to the power plant, set deep in the gorges the Belledonne massif near Grenoble. guides (financed by the Petzl Foundation in 2019), they take part in mountain feeling of verticality, by touching the rock creation of a new recovery aviary, which of the Ruisseau de Laval in the French outings which are on the required list for the French mountain guide’s probationary surface of a real mountain. The Petzl The Laval Heritage Organization wants to allows the center’s volunteers to monitor Alps, was inaugurated in 1907 and level training. In 2019, two five-day courses enabled six female mountaineers to Foundation contributed to this by funding save this historical site, whose immense the progress of their patients, before produced electricity until its closure in acquire the technical skills needed to take the lead in the high mountains. a climbing guide. stained-glass windows make it unique releasing them back into the wild. 2015. Today, the plant is a powerful Project sponsor: Stéphanie Ferry, in the region. The plant’s location is also Project sponsor: Maud Vanpoulle, PhD student in accidentology, Petzl Foundation symbol of the industrial past from this Customization Industrial Methods Project Project sponsor: Pascale Henninot, unusual and difficult-to-access. Manager Translation Coordinator The association also wishes to orga- nize educational tours for schoolchildren IN THAILAND CAMPS IN HEADLAMPS FOR THE and groups of adults, where they would AN ALL-TERRAIN WHEELCHAIR SHEPHERDS OF THE PAMIRS learn about the history of hydroelectric power stations and see the original À Donf’ organizes outdoor activi- The Pampuk Lumière du Pamir brings machines and tools in situ. ties for disabled people in off-road light to the mountain populations of © Stéphanie Ferry It was necessary to improve safety of wheelchairs, accompanied by able- Tajikistan, in particular to Pamir’s she- access to the site so that these tours bodied volunteers. This nonprofit pherds, who often work at night. Each could take place. The Petzl Foundation organization also develops mobility year, members of this nonprofit orga- contributed to this with an endowment solutions to improve the quality of life nization produce and distribute stan- of safety equipment. for the disabled. dalone kits consisting of a headlamp Project sponsor: Serge Paganon, In 2019, several members of A Donf’ (gifted by the Petzl Foundation), a solar Program Manager went to Thailand to meet disabled panel and rechargeable batteries.

people in Burmese refugee camps and In 2019, a mission was also carried out △ The eyes were designed to watch over industrial competitors in the valley. bring them suitable equipment. to distribute these kits to primary schools A movie about this humanitarian adven- and dispensaries in Madagascar. Project partners the associations A Donf’, ture is being made now, supported by Project sponsor: Mathieu Perrussel- Lead the Climb , Pampuk Lumière du the Petzl Foundation. Morin, Product Risk Department Pamir, IME La Clé de Sol, Laval Patrimoine, Le Tichodrome | Country France, Thailand, Project sponsor: Benjamin Noyrit, Tajikistan | Total budget €11,500 Rotherens Factory Manager © Christelle Balazuc

– 4 – ExploringExploring newnew horizonshorizons Projects proposed by employees – 5 – A new generation for our mountains The Petzl Foundation funds various projects for young people, such as the discovery of the mountains for underprivileged teenagers, technical training for young mountaineers, and mountain trips to repair damaged self-esteem. These inspiring projects, which are designed to help young people, are often led by enthusiastic volunteers.

© 82-4000 Solidaires

SHARING MOUNTAINS WITH EVERYONE

Founded in 2012, the 82-4000 Solidaires organization, whose name refers to the 82 alpine peaks over 4000 meters in Europe, aims to share mountaineering experiences with people who live in poverty.

In partnership with non-profit orga- themselves, but also in each other. nizations that are committed to the For many of these young people, this fight against poverty worldwide, such was the first time they had seen the

© Matt Stygall DISCOVERING MOUNTAINS WITH as ATD Fourth World, Pluriels 94, Le snow and the mountains, and very few THE PIOLETS JEUNES Refuge, and l’Abej Solidarité, 82-4000 had ever been on a vacation. BECOMING A MOUNTAINEER Set up by the High Mountain Group in organizes fifteen courses annually 2010, the Piolets Jeunes (young people to share mountain adventures with The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust with ice axes) is an event which encou- people living in poverty. Their goal is July 2019 - Internship with The is a registered British charity created in rages the discovery of mountaineering to help them overcome their fears, dis- Second Chance School: cover their hidden qualities, and give “ memory of a young mountaineer who for young people between the ages of 14 “It allowed me to build confidence in lost his life on the Matterhorn in 1979. and 22. The Petzl Foundation contribu- them pleasure through these unique myself, because before this, I often felt Each year, they offer technical training ted to this event in 2019, because it is in experiences. like I was useless, but there, I was able to young mountaineers. Some of their line with our mission to raise awareness In 2019, the young adventurers to do what I had to do.” courses take place in the mountain of mountaineering risks. enjoyed an enriching and unforget- Déborah ranges of the United Kingdom. In March 2019, during the Val Cenis table week-long journey in the high “I especially liked the time spent at the In July 2019, the Jonathan Conville Ice Gathering, the Savoie Alpine mountain environment, mostly in the refuge. I thought it was awesome. We Memorial Trust organized glacier travel Club (FFCAM) organized a new Pio- Ecrins massif in France. They disco- were able to be together and enjoy the and rescue courses on the glaciers in lets Jeunes event. One hundred high vered the techniques and culture of beautiful scenery. The dormitories were

the Mont Blanc Massif. Supervised by © Ocean Peak school students, along with several mountaineering, spent a night in a fun, we really got to know each other.” a guide, each course lasted three days young people from the FFCAM Adven- refuge, and climbed a summit. SAILING AND TO REPAIR DAMAGED SELF-ESTEEM ture Schools, discovered climbing on Tamara and had a maximum of three participants They learned how to push themselves the ice waterfalls of the Savoy region of aged 18 to 30 years. The goal was to In 2018, the Ocean Peak non-profit organization was created to offer an further than ever before, both physical- France. Supervised by guides, they were help them acquire the skills they need alternative option to institutional support for young people in difficulty. Ocean Project partner 82 4000 Solidaires | able to learn and improve their skills in ly and mentally, and they built strong to safely climb in the alpine zone of the Peak organizes stays combining sailing and sea cliff climbing for young people Country France | Budget €25,000 per year, alpine techniques, including ice-climbing bonds within the group, which not only from 2018 to 2022 high mountains. who need to find their way in life. and dry-tooling. enabled them to regain confidence in The cost of this training was minimal, In May 2019, the first trip organized by not sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, they The Piolets Jeunes event aims to faci- Each year, 82-4000 Solidaires organizes the “Shared Mountain thanks to the financial contributions Ocean Peak took place on the coast of were climbing on the nearby cliffs of Pen litate the exchange of good practice Meetings”. Their objective is to bring together people from various made by donors, including the Petzl Brittany, France. Four young people, two Hir, in the Armorique Regional Park. In between novice mountaineers and social and economic backgrounds such as journalists, writers, Foundation. The young mountaineers sailors, a caseworker, and a mountain November 2019, Marie presented the their more experienced peers, as well as business leaders, mountain guides, as well as people living below the also had the opportunity to stay longer in guide spent two weeks together on a film made by the team at the La Rochelle between the youth workers and teachers the Alps, so that they could achieve their sailboat. The young people found them- Adventure Film Festival. poverty level. The goal of this meeting is to reflect upon how we can who lead their mountain field trips. This best share our mountains with a broad spectrum of society so they personal tick list of summit challenges. selves in a new and challenging natural Following the success of this first expe- event is also an opportunity to reward ini- do not become a refuge for only the wealthy. environment, which required them to rience, Ocean Peak obtained their natio- tiatives led by schools for young people help and support each other twenty-four nal certification, which will allow them to in the mountains. At the Val Cenis event, In September 2019, the meetings were held at the foot of the hours a day. The experience increased offer this experience to another group of three Piolets Jeunes awards were given Meije mountain at La Grave in France. This year, people from a their confidence in their abilities and young people in 2020. to schools and associations for the best wide spectrum of social backgrounds were brought together on boosted their self-esteem. mountain projects of the year. “unforgettable ropes”. Their social disparities disappeared that sunny Project partner Jonathan Conville Néo, Enzo, Joseph, and Marie, aged morning on the Girose glacier where, roped together, they shared in Memorial Trust | Country Mont-Blanc, France 13 to 17, were the first ones to try out Project partner Ocean Peak | Country France Project partner Savoie Alpine Club (FFCAM) the beauty of the high mountains at an altitude of 3,200 meters. | Budget €4,000 | Budget €3,000 | Country France | Budget €1,500 this new experience. When they were

– 6 – Exploring new horizons Youth mountain projects – 7 – Accident Prevention In the worlds of work and recreation, the management of risk in the vertical environment is a major health and safety challenge. The Petzl Foundation provides technical training, supports efforts to develop unique safety solutions, encourages the publication of safety-at-height information, and funds programs that provide education and training designed to prevent accidents.

CAVING RESCUE TRAINING IN INDONESIA

Southeast Asia has one of the most rescue training for local club leaders beautiful karst landscapes on the and professional rescuers in the parts planet. It has an extensive under- of the world where caving is becoming ground network of rivers and caves, more and more popular. which has been explored by foreign In October 2019, with a volunteer adventurers for a long time. The caving instructor, he supervised rescue caves of Indonesia, Myanmar, and training for 17 Indonesian cavers from Thailand are now attracting more and Yogiakarta on Java. After several days more local cavers. However, this new of theoretical training on scaffolding local interest in caving has not been and cliff faces, the session concluded supported by the training of experts with two days of practical training in capable of carrying out underground the Gunong Sewu Abyss. The Petzl © ITRA rescue work. Foundation provided equipment and The explorer and caving rescue financial support for the volunteer The inaugural ITRA Assessor Course specialist Phil Bence, President of trainers’ travel expenses. in Albuquerque, New Mexico, NEW GLOBAL TECHNICAL RESCUE QUALIFICATIONS BECOME A REALITY USA in November 2019 the French organization Explos, has In 2020, Phil Bence is planning a new a significant network of contacts in training in Myanmar. Asia, which he had built up during his As a founding member of the Interna- In 2019, ITRA delivered its inaugural New Zealand, and North America. previous caving explorations there. For Project partner Association Explos | Country tional Technical Rescue Association assessor courses. The instructors who By the end of 2020, ITRA should reach several years, he has been setting up Java, Indonesia | budget €3,000 © Phil Bence (ITRA), the Petzl Foundation has been passed these evaluations are now its goal of 40 Registered Assessors, who heavily involved with the development authorized to assess other individuals will usher in a truly global, independent of a non-profit organization dedica- to ensure they meet the new global assessment system for technical BECOMING A CLIMBING INITIATOR ON THE WEST BANK UIAA HIKING TRAINING IN ted to improving the safety of rescue competency-based technical rescue rescue. This program provides rescue MONGOLIA professionals worldwide. qualifications and standards. technicians and instructors with the ITRA was officially formed in Wayne, ITRA Registered Assessors can now global portability of their qualifications. Following the certification of 11 Pales- In November 2019, two FFCAM Over the past 5 years, hiking has tinian Initiators (top rope or single climbing instructors accompanied by boomed in Mongolia, and people have Pennsylvania, USA, in May 2018, with assess other’s skills to the level and instructors) by the French Alpine Club a professional instructor traveled to started climbing in the high mountains. a simple mandate: to promote interna- subject in which they are authorized (FFCAM) in 2016, a new climbing training tional best practices and standards for to instruct. Many assessment events the West Bank to the climbing sites Before 1990, there were very few Project partner The International Technical program was implemented in 2017. of Bethlehem and Ramallah. The Petzl mountaineers; nowadays, climbing technical rescue through a network of are scheduled for 2020: in the United Rescue Association | Country United States In 2019, an assessment mission took Foundation funded the instructors’ culture becomes increasingly part of registered technical rescue instructors. Arab Emirates, Thailand, Netherlands, | Budget €4,500 place on the cliffs of the West Bank travel expenses. the daily outdoor lifestyle. intending to deliver the diploma of After a review of the main safety Because of a lack of training system and Federal Initiator to the most competent and progression techniques, the 14 trained professionals, the Mongolian climbers. trainees received instruction and were federation has requested UIAA then assessed on their teaching and assistance in developing education in REDUCING THE RISK FROM AVALANCHES WITH YÉTI AND SKITOURENGURU group management skills. At the end risk management techniques designed of the course, 6 climbers successfully to prevent accidents. This project obtained the Federal Climbing Initiator aims to train leaders, both volunteer Choosing a route suited to current covers all of France’s mountain ranges. qualification. and professional, in basic skills for snow conditions is key to reducing the Yéti is available via the collaborative OTHER PROJECTS SUPPORTED IN 2019 risk of being caught in an avalanche. website Camptocamp.org/yeti. They will now be able to train climbers personal safety and looking after group The Petzl Foundation supports Yéti within the Palestinian Association members in mountain environments. > Skitourenguru.ch, which has Serac database: incidents and near-misses and Skitourenguru, two web appli- for Mountain Sports Development The first phase of this 3-year training been available online for four years in in mountain sports cations that help outdoor enthu- (PAMSD). project was delivered by UIAA trainers in Switzerland, is now available for some Association Camp to Camp siasts make the right choices when September 2019, focused on personal French mountain ranges. Each day, Understanding rope access injuries Despite the challenging political preparing for a winter sports outing skills training and leadership training. All this application automatically calcu- University of Lyon 1 - France situation in the region, climbing is in France. The aim is to reduce the candidates made good progress; most lates an estimated avalanche risk developing in Palestine. A climbing number of avalanche victims and to Developing climbing in Makatea, Polynesia of them were regular hiking leaders, for 1,100 digitized routes, which are guidebook has recently been encourage wider use of these tools. Association Maewan often working professionally. classified in one of three categories: published for the area and two indoor Publication of the Alpine skills Summer climbing centers have opened in In 2020, a series of courses will include Since December 2019, these two appli- moderate risk (green), considerable handbook, in Mongolian, Chinese, Czech Bethlehem and Ramallah. trainer training, alpine training, and rock cations can be accessed via the web: risk (orange), and high risk (red). and Serbian instructor training. > Yéti highlights high-risk areas by UIAA overlaying colours on a map interface. Re-equiping the normal route of Mont Project partner French Alpine Club (FFCAM) | Project partner International Climbing and A quick glance allows users to spot the Project partners IGN, ENSG, Skitourenguru.ch, Aiguille, France Camptocamp.org | Country France Country Palestine | Budget €2,000 and 4 days Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) | Country riskiest slopes and identify the critical Club alpin Isère of skills sponsorship Mongolia | Budget €10,000 from 2019 to 2021 | Budget €15,000 © Olivier Moret sections of the route. The application

– 8 – Exploring new horizons Accident prevention – 9 – Conservation of difficult access ecosystems Gaining new knowledge of our vertical world Activities involving vertical access often take place in fragile sites of great natural beauty. The Petzl Foundation supports The Petzl Foundation supports conferences, exhibitions, debates, advocacy groups, and scientific research projects, non-profit organizations whose role is to discover and protect biodiversity on cliffs, in caves and mountain ranges. which aim to improve our understanding of the mountains and the vertical world. The new insights and exchange of ideas resulting from these events and projects expand our knowledge base and strengthen the vertical communities.

WILDLIFE INVENTORY IN THE CANOPY OF THE FORESTS IN FRENCH GUYANA A DIFFERENT WAY TO LEARN! The CAFOTROP nonprofit organization conducts scientific expeditions around The Pablo Tesak Foundation is an expe- government institutions, firefighters, and the world to study forest canopy riential learning center in El Salvador, rescue teams. biodiversity. CAFOTROP develops tree- designed to develop skills in leadership, Eco-Ventura applies the methodology of climbing techniques to allow access to communication, organization, and self- experiential education, aimed at training the canopy for scientific purposes. esteem, for young people in public and transforming people as individuals, In 2019, the Petzl Foundation contributed schools and vulnerable communities enhancing social competences in an in- to the funding of a field mission in the throughout El Salvador. timate relationship with others. The Petzl Guyanese forests. Together with tree- As part of their curriculum, they have Foundation supplied safety equipment care professionals, scientists from the installed a state-of-the-art adventure for their high ropes’ courses. French National Museum of Natural park called Eco-Ventura. The park History set up hidden cameras in fruit contains 55 different high-and-low- trees on the edge of national highway 2, rope features that provide experiential Project partner Pablo Tesak Foundation southeast of Cayenne. learning opportunities for education | Country El Salvador | Budget In kind donation of equipment The first results show the unexpected © Pablo Tesak Foundation centers, churches, NGOs, universities, presence of fruit-eating vertebrates inside the canopy. These species make an essential contribution to the dispersion of seeds, thus ensuring forest regeneration.

© Philippe Psaïla MOUNTAIN REFUGE KEEPERS AND ENJOYING SPORT LIKE THEIR CRUCIAL SAFETY ROLE OTHER PEOPLE Project partner CAFOTROP | Country French Installation of an automatic camera in the crown of a Virola kwatae tree at the side of Guyana | Budget €2,500 national highway 2 in Guyana, between Régina and Saint-Georges-de-l’Oyapock. «Sentinel Refuges» is a French research The “Comme les Autres” (“Like program, which studies the role of Other People”) nonprofit organization mountain refuges in the observation of supports the recovery of people VERTICAL TRAINING FOR BIOLOGISTS IN COLOMBIA high-altitude geophysics, climate and following a life-changing accident. Two biology. It also looks closely at mountain disability-in-sport professionals run Biologists in Latin America are on the barrier to research and conservation. The Petzl Foundation donated equip- tourism and sports. sports-themed residential breaks for front line of research and conserva- In June 2019, a five-day training ment for use during this and future Within the scope of this program, the groups of five disabled and five able- tion in neotropical forests. Training course was led by tree-climbing ex- training courses. Equipment was Petzl Foundation has funded a study on bodied participants. opportunities designed for biolo- perts at the Río Claro Nature Reserve also donated to some of the biolo- customers’ shelter safety expectations. During their stay, the disabled gists in Latin America to learn ca- in Colombia to teach twenty local gists for their research purposes. In recent years, refuge keepers have participants become aware of their nopy access methods are virtually biologists up-to-date tree-climbing been facing new challenges, caused abilities, thanks to the various activities nonexistent, and obtaining equip- practices. The training emphasized by a more inexperienced clientele who offered. Many discover that they are ment can be nearly impossible. Lack safety, equipment selection, and Project partners Fundación Alianza Natural and The Peregrine Fund | Country Colombia expect to be given expert advice on able to do much more than they of proper equipment and training canopy access within tree crowns, | Budget In kind donation of equipment mountaineering, climbing and hiking thought they could. The able-bodied exposes climbing biologists to unne- access to branch tips, including the routes. participants share this tremendous cessary danger and constitutes a open spaces between trees. experience that challenges their OTHER PROJECTS SUPPORTED IN 2019 Based on interviews with 30 users and 8 refuge keepers in the French Écrins preconceived ideas about disability. mountain range, the study confirms A mountain sports trip was organized

Protecting the mountains © Guillaume Poncet Mountain Wilderness - France customers’ high expectations for infor- in the summer of 2019. By helping mation on mountain conditions. The each other to push their individual Building respect for biodiversity Ligue de protection des oiseaux - France keeper is often seen as having a cru- limits, the disabled participants’ self- cial role, as a kind of guarantor of the confidence grew, especially through Climbers for Bat Conservation safety of their customers’ mountain the medium of climbing. OTHER PROJECTS SUPPORTED IN 2019 Colorado State University - USA outings. Most keepers consider this to Santiago Zuluaga, Protecting wild places with the outdoor industry Scientific adventure film festival, France go beyond the requirements and res- a PhD student from Conservation Alliance - USA Association Montagnes et Sciences Argentina, puts a ponsibilities of their job. satellite transmitter on Renovated cliff access trails Reporting on expeditions in Nepal a young black-and- Washington Climbers Coalition - USA The Himalayan Database - Nepal chestnut eagle, which Replacing aging fixed anchors in Utah Encourage mountain research is an endangered Salt Lake Climbers Alliance - USA Project partner Université Grenoble Alpes | Project partner Comme les Autres Observatory of mountain activities species in the Country France | Budget €3,000 | Country France | Budget €2,000 ©Gonzalo Ignazi Colombian Andes.

– 10 – Exploring new horizons Gaining new knowledge of our vertical world – 11 – Trustees Key figures The Petzl Foundation is an independent, legal entity controlled by a board of 14 trustees: 10 qualified independant experts, YEAR 2019— After 13 years of operation (2006-2018), the Petzl Foundation has been extended for another 5 years 3 Petzl employees along with the president of the Petzl Group provide direction for the Foundation’s strategic choices. (2019-2023), confirming Petzl’s commitment to the mountain and vertical communities.

EXTERNAL MEMBERS Blaise Agresti , expert in mountain Marc Séraphin, artist, designer, rescue, high mountain guide and former craftsman, trek leader and FUND UTILIZATION IN 2019 : €441,996 colonel in the PGHM. He founded rope access technician. Mountain Path, a management school DASHBOARD to learn from altitude in 2017. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION PROJECTS €103,589 €338,407 Simone Allibert, President of Allibert Voyages, involved in promoting INTERNAL MEMBERS 23% IN 2019 sustainable development 77% €338,407 CONTRIBUTION though responsible tourism. Chris Blakeley manages the develop- TO PROJECTS ment of the Petzl Solutions network 50 PROJECTS SUPPORTED and also practical experimentation Bernard Amy, Cognitive Science within the V.axess building. Researcher, one of the founders of the association Mountain SINCE 2006 Wilderness France, mountaineer, Véronique Guéranger has been working €5,213,539 INVESTED traveler and writer. at Petzl since 2013 as a test engineer PROJECT GRANT DISTRIBUTION IN 2019 : €338,407 for new products. As an outdoor €3,825,391 CONTRIBUTION sports enthusiast, her role in the Petzl TO PROJECTS Hervé Bodeau, mountain enthusiast, Foundation is a way for her to develop OTHER is in charge of developing the 73% OF EXPENDITURES ALLOCATED her knowledge of the vertical world. €38,099 attractiveness of the Isère TO THESE PROJECTS district. He worked previously in Baptiste Marty Pyrenean and 206 PROJECTS SUPPORTED communication for the Petzl Group. social media manager at Petzl. He continues to invest in mountain communities through his commitment Dephine Botti, corporate philanthropy to the Petzl Foundation. consultant, assists private companies and individuals, with The Petzl Foundation’s accounts are their public interest projects. GAINING NEW Roody Rasmussen, Petzl Foundation administered by the Petzl accounting KNOWLEDGE Project Director for the Americas. department. The accounts are audited €65,051 He has worked for Petzl for 30 annually by RSM Rhône-Alpes. Éric de Kermel, Managing Director years. He served as president of Bayard Nature et Territoires. and CEO of Petzl America. A man of conviction and commitment to the natural world. ENVIRONMENT ACCIDENT PREVENTION €57,244 €178,013 PRESIDENT

François Lemarchand, founder Paul Petzl has committed his company Chairman of Nature & Découvertes, to serve all vertical communities. For a long-standing supporter of 40 years, implementing his employees’ conservation via his two foundations. innovative ideas has guided his choices. General Projects 2019 administration EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Income in € 414,727 Rozenn Martinoia, Research professor, Project contributions 198,573 44,9% 0 198,573 ex-boxer and mountaineer, Rozenn is Olivier Moret a historian of economic thought. She Other costs 30,069 6,8% 23,060 7,009 conducts research into the market Contact : Taxes 1,236 0,3% 1,236 0 [email protected] and profession of mountain guides. Salaries 208,369 47,1% 75,544 132,825 USES IN € PROJECT MANAGER Amortization 3,749 0,8% 3,749 0 Luc Moreau, freelance Glaciologist, Total expenditures 441,996 103,589 338,407 Doctor of Alpine Geography, Printed in France on Net result -27,269 23 % 77 % researcher and author of Stéphane Lozac’hmeur eco-friendly paper with several documentaries and Contact : PEFC certified fibers by On December 31, 2019, the cash position of the Petzl Foundation was €35,794. films about glaciers. [email protected] the Comptoir des Idées.

– 12 – Exploring new horizons Key figures – 13 – Average annual soil temperature 10 cm below the surface 2020 Projects in progress Each year the Petzl Foundation supports around 40 projects. Here are some examples of current projects that reflect our ongoing commitment to prevent accidents, preserve ecosystems with difficult access, and gain new knowledge of the vertical world.

MOUNTAIN SPORTS ACCIDENTOLOGY

Since December 2018, the Petzl Foundation has contributed to mountain analysis of mountaineering and ski sports accidentology research in France. University of Lyon PhD student, touring accident data. The results of this Maud Vanpoulle’s thesis on this key subject is progressing well, and her analysis are still being finalized. Once initial results are now published online at camptocamp.org. completed, this information will lead to the publication of a scientific paper, which will provide guidance to identify high risk activities, victim profiles, and general causes of accidents. The SERAC database on campto- .org currently contains 367 stories of incidents and accidents uploaded by the mountain community, which any mountain sports enthusiast can consult. The initial research work on this database aimed at clarifying the Permafrost modeling and temperature sensors methodology used to interpret these in the Goûter Couloir (P.-A. Duvillard) stories. Summaries of the stories and the lessons to be learned from them will now be published on camptocamp.org MONT BLANC: MOUNTAINEERING AT THE MERCY OF CLIMATE CHANGE and elsewhere. The next two years will be devoted to A postdoctoral study is underway to better understand the causes of rockfall in the Grand Couloir and from the the completion of studies concerning Goûter Ridge. With this new knowledge, researchers hope to be able to predict the likelihood of rock fall depending the SNOSM and the SERAC data- on weather and snow conditions. bases. Then, Maud intends to extend her research into risk-taking behaviors, In 2018, an accidentology study of the - an automatic digital camera to study tories at the Savoie Mont-Blanc using questionnaires and interviews normal route of Mont Blanc confirmed snowfall in the couloir University and the Grenoble Alpes with mountaineers. that the crossing of the Grand Couloir - seismic sensors connected to a rain University (EDYTEM, LISTIC, PACTE, © Victor Saucede Ultimately, these different avenues of and the ascent of the Goûter Ridge are gauge, to detect falling rocks and ISTerre) have been involved in the research will enable us to increase our two black spots on European moun- measure their intensity project. All the collected data is During 2019, Maud concentrated her Mountain Safety Observation System understanding of this important topic. taineering. This route generates the - subsurface temperature sensors (10 currently being processed as part of a work on a review of existing mountain (SNOSM), which is the most signifi- highest number of mountaineering cm deep) to check for the presence postdoctoral contract at the EDYTEM sports accidentology literature focu- cant data source in France for moun- accidents in the Alps, with an average of permafrost and analyze its thermal laboratory, funded by the Petzl sing on risk, feedback on accident tain incidents. Since 2008, the High Project type Accident prevention | Project of more than three fatal accidents and properties. Foundation. The study is on schedule experience, and finally, quantitative Mountain Gendarmerie (PGHM) has L-Vis, Université Lyon 1 | partners eight injuries per summer season since to be completed in 2020. and qualitative methodologies used to collected this essential research data. Country France | Budget Coordination and A dozen researchers from four labora- 1990. analyze mountain rescue data. She has The collaboration between Maud and financing of the thesis: €23,000 per year, from 2019 to 2021 been working closely with the National the SNOSM has resulted in a statistical However, despite this high accident rate, only a few scientific studies have investigated the problem. In 2016, FIRST DIPLOMA IN MOUNTAIN MEDICINE COURSE IN ANDES research into the geomorphological and meteorological phenomena behind rock fall began. This research also The Diploma in Mountain Medicine of which are geographically based in this ten-day training. The symposium aimed to assess the vulnerability of the Andes (DiMM Andes) represents one Latin-America. Scholarships are offered included non-monetary institutional mountaineers on this section of the of the highest standards in mountain to local nurses, doctors, and parame- support from Rocky Mountain Rescue normal route. medicine education, and its curriculum dics, allowing them to access a higher Group and members of ICAR and The use of the route and the deter- is validated by ICAR, ISMM, UIAA, and level of mountain medicine education. ISMM, as well as equipment and trai- mining factors in the occurrence of University of Colorado. Its objective is Additionally, their program organizes ning support from the Petzl Foundation. rock fall are now studied and quanti- to promote mountain medicine educa- educational activities for Latin American The activity was free of charge to all fied using a multi-method monitoring tion in Latin America, through collabo- institutions related to patient care in volunteers. The Symposium curriculum system: ration and support from the mountain mountain rescue. was designed to include relevant topics - a ‘traffic’ sensor to record the number, and rescue medicine institutions of the for volunteers of the local SAR team In March of 2020, a team of 8 Instruc- time and direction of the mountaineers world, to ensure and improve the deli- and National Park Rangers of this pris- tors and rescuers were invited to deliver Refuge Ground temperature sensor very of medical care to the mountain the inaugural Symposium in Mountain tine area of the world. Normal route of Mont Blanc Seismic sensor communities and visitors of the Andes. Medicine and Technical Rescue by the Project type Accident prevention | Grand Couloir of Goûter Traffic sensor DiMM Andes offers education to local Search and Rescue team from Project type Accident prevention | Project Project partner Fondation Université Main rock fall trajectories Camera Weather station medical providers from around the world El Chalten, Argentina (Comision de partners University of Colorado | Country Latin Savoie Mont-Blanc | Country France America | Budget €3,750 | Budget €19,500 on its mountain courses-expeditions, Auxilio). Over 50 individuals attended Multi-method measurement device (IGN background by J. Mourey)

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Projects must fall into one of the three mission categories of the Petzl Foundation: Submit > Encourages education in risk management techniques designed to prevent accidents > Promotes the conservation of ecosystems a project which have difficult or vertical access > Contributes to best practices in the vertical The Petzl Foundation supports projects world by gaining new knowledge developed by non-profit organizations which take place in mountains or in any In addition to funding, the Petzl Foundation can give other vertical environment. These projects you practical assistance throughout your project. are related to outdoor recreational activities such as climbing and mountaineering, or Our selection process: to the professional work-at-height sector After an initial review, a project shortlist is drawn such as tree care, technical rescue and up and presented to the Petzl Foundation Board, difficult access. who decides which projects will receive funding.

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