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The Petzl employee

project call encouraging

volunteering

Since 2017 the Petzl Foundation has supported company

employees who volunteer in public interest projects run by non

prof it organisations Over nine years nearly 67 initiatives led by

employee volunteers in France Europe and the United States

have been funded Each year the projects selected ref lect the

diversity of employee engagement solidarity initiatives sports

related projects and environmental protection actions

In 2015 , a lava lake formed in the crater of Masaya , a volcano lo -

cated on Nicaragua ’ s west coast . This geological curiosity offered

scientists a rare opportunity to study a lava lake and its impact on

the surrounding environment , which is affected by toxic gas emis -

sions . In July 2017 , the GeoArc Foundation brought together a mul -

tidisciplinary team of researchers , volcanologists and specialists in

rope access in diff icult environments . Together , they developed an

aerial rigging system to lower sensors into the depths of the Masaya

crater . The system required more than 1 . 2 km of rope to span a

crater 500 metres wide and 400 metres deep .

Exploring

a lava lake in

Nicaragua

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