You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (January 2011) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
View a machine-translated version of the French article.
Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 6,144 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization.
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at [[:fr:Fernand Petzl]]; see its history for attribution.
You should also add the template {{Translated|fr|Fernand Petzl}} to the talk page.
Petzl lived most of his life in the village of Saint-Ismier (near Grenoble), France at the foot of the mountain Dent De Crolles. He first went caving in Trou du Glaz in 1933, and was immediately captivated by the idea of exploring beyond the cave's known limits. Subsequent explorations there with Pierre Chevalier, Charles Petit-Didier and others culminated in connections to other caves in the massif, forming the Réseau de la Dent de Crolles which, in 1947, became the deepest cave in the world. Petzl also participated in explorations in the Gouffre Berger, which set a new world depth record in 1956 as the first cave deeper than 1000 metres (-1122m). Petzl was a proponent of cave explorations by small teams, an innovation at the time.
During this period, when there were no manufacturers of specialized caving equipment, cavers adapted equipment from other sources, or made their own. After 1933 Petzl began making rope ladders for his own use, developed a scaling-pole in 1940, and began testing the first nylon ropes in 1942. In 1968 Bruno Dressler asked Petzl, who worked as a metals machinist, to build a rope-ascending tool he had developed, and in the 1970s Petzl started a small caving equipment manufacturing company that bore his name. In subsequent years the Petzl brand was expanded to include climbing and ski-mountaineering gear, and continues today as one of the world’s best–known manufacturers of mountaineering equipment.
Referencesedit
Meredith, Mike Interview with Fernand Petzl, Caving International no.7, 1980.
Chevalier, Pierre Subterranean Climbers, Faber & Faber, 1951 and Zephyrus Press, 1975.
See also: Petzl (disambiguation) and Petzl (surname)
This French business–related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
fernand, petzl, help, expand, this, article, with, text, translated, from, corresponding, article, french, january, 2011, click, show, important, translation, instructions, view, machine, translated, version, french, article, machine, translation, like, deepl,. You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French January 2011 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 6 144 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Fernand Petzl see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Fernand Petzl to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fernand Petzl April 7 1913 May 31 2003 was a caver and manufacturer of outdoor equipment under the brand name Petzl Fernand PetzlFernand Petzl in 1979Born 1913 04 07 7 April 1913Died31 May 2003 2003 05 31 aged 90 GrenobleNationality FranceKnown forSpeleology Petzl lived most of his life in the village of Saint Ismier near Grenoble France at the foot of the mountain Dent De Crolles He first went caving in Trou du Glaz in 1933 and was immediately captivated by the idea of exploring beyond the cave s known limits Subsequent explorations there with Pierre Chevalier Charles Petit Didier and others culminated in connections to other caves in the massif forming the Reseau de la Dent de Crolles which in 1947 became the deepest cave in the world Petzl also participated in explorations in the Gouffre Berger which set a new world depth record in 1956 as the first cave deeper than 1000 metres 1122m Petzl was a proponent of cave explorations by small teams an innovation at the time During this period when there were no manufacturers of specialized caving equipment cavers adapted equipment from other sources or made their own After 1933 Petzl began making rope ladders for his own use developed a scaling pole in 1940 and began testing the first nylon ropes in 1942 In 1968 Bruno Dressler asked Petzl who worked as a metals machinist to build a rope ascending tool he had developed and in the 1970s Petzl started a small caving equipment manufacturing company that bore his name In subsequent years the Petzl brand was expanded to include climbing and ski mountaineering gear and continues today as one of the world s best known manufacturers of mountaineering equipment References editMeredith Mike Interview with Fernand Petzl Caving International no 7 1980 Chevalier Pierre Subterranean Climbers Faber amp Faber 1951 and Zephyrus Press 1975 See also Petzl disambiguation and Petzl surname nbsp This French business related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fernand Petzl amp oldid 1186304747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
