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It all began at

Castleton Tower

It was on this red sandstone tower in Utah

( USA ) that the idea of creating a foundation f irst

emerged . In 2002 , a property developer was

planning to close access to Castleton Tower in

order to build luxury accommodation Together

with the association Utah Open Lands Petzl

America organised a fundraising campaign and

contributed 10 000 in an attempt to purchase

the land surrounding this iconic North American

climbing site Climbers and outdoor companies

immediately rallied behind the effort Within a

few weeks the association had succeeded in

raising 400 000 and acquired the site Ac

cess to Castleton Tower has been preserved

ever since for climbers and lovers of wide open

spaces

20 years

serving the

public interest

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Through ten emblematic projects , we look back on twenty years of

commitment in support of mountain communities and the vertical

world . These actions ref lect our areas of support : accident prevention ,

ecological transition , discovery of the vertical environment , and

employee volunteer engagement .

Find these projects , along with many other initiatives , on our website :

www . fondation - petzl . org . All of our annual reports , studies and

information documents are available there for free download , in both

French and English .

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