© Secours animalier en montagne

City of Rocks

© Cody Lee - American Safe Climbing Association

© Jacque Rolland / Duck association

It’s a real joy to have been involved

in this project; an adventure in nature

full of excitement and with the goal

of sharing experiences together!

A big thank you to the Petzl Foundation

for their support, which brought a lot

of value to the project.

Christelle Balazuc,

Digital Marketing Project Manager

and member of DUCK parapente

7. MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION

The Fondation Le Refuge hosts and

supports young LGBT+ people aged 14 to

25, who have been victims of homophobia

or transphobia and diff icult family lives.

The Isère branch offered a recreational

experience in the mountains to a group

of nine young people from different

backgrounds, regions, and countries. In

June 2023, during a weekend in the high

mountains of Écrins in France, they climbed,

hiked, and spent a night in a mountain

hut at an altitude of 2,225 meters. Since

this event, half of the participants have

continued to climb in the gym!

THE PETZL FOUNDATION

Projects From Petzl America

Employees

Four projects were proposed by Petzl

America employees in Salt Lake

City, Utah, who volunteer with these

organizations.

1. Route rebolting in City of Rocks,

Idaho, one of the most beautiful

climbing areas in the US, with the

American Safe Climbing Association.

2. Cornell Outdoor Education provides

educational and physical activities

in nature for students at the University

of Cornell and local community

members in Ithaca, New York.

3. Volunteers of the Cottonwood

Canyons Foundation help the

organization build and maintain trails

throughout the Wasatch Mountains

in Utah.

4. The Wasatch Mountain Institute offers

outdoor activities for children who gaze

at the Wasatch Mountains from their

homes in Salt Lake City, but don’t have

the means to access them on their

own.

In July 2023, ten young people with

disabilities, aged 11 to 15, made their

dream to f ly a paraglider come true! After

a theoretical course and training sessions

throughout the year, it was time for

the paragliding baptism.

For the seventh year, the Petzl

Foundation is supporting employee

service projects by donating to the

organizations these employees

volunteer with.

In 2023, the selection committee,

composed of employees whose projects

were selected the prior year, chose seven

projects. Four projects were proposed

by employees from Petzl America.

2023 PROJECTS

1. Watering a collective garden with buried

clay pots / Jardin des Cairns

2. Education through play in nature / Scouts

de France

3. Strengthening the solidarity of integration

associations / Fibr’Ethik

4. The Moroccan mountains in an all-terrain

wheelchair / Handi Cap Évasion

5. Saving Animals Trapped in the Mountains

/ Mountain rescue for animals

6. WINGS FOR ALL

Petzl Employees Get Involved