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WARNING: Counterfeit Petzl equipment coming out of China.

potentially counterfeit SP WARNING: Counterfeit Petzl equipment coming out of China.

Warning regarding the presence of counterfeit versions of Petzl products

Counterfeit Petzl products are not a new phenomenon

Over the years, Petzl has discovered counterfeits or copies of several of its products:
- counterfeit headlamps with the Petzl logo, including headlamps from the TIKKA and MYO lines
- counterfeit copies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) without the Petzl logo, such as ASCENSION handled ascenders, the ASAP, etc.

here is the link to the full story

Alpinist & Time Magazine articles on our Latok 2 rescue attempt

latok2 Alpinist & Time Magazine articles on our Latok 2 rescue attempt

Latok 2

Alpinist magazine profiles the Latok group of peaks in Pakistan with a mention of our rescue mission in ’09 with Fabrizio Zangrilli, Chris Szymiec and others. Its a really great article on this wild group of peaks. Although the article is not currently available online, here is a link to the teaser of the story.

Alpinist Magazine teaser article

Detailed story on the rescue attempt from Explorersweb.com

Article printed in Time Magazine