In 1930, a 17-year-old caver descended into the Trou du Glaz on the Dent de Crolles. He couldn't get enough of this experience.

His name was 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗹, a machinist in Grenoble who solved problems by making the tools nobody else had. 🧐

By 1947, he and caving partner Pierre Chevalier had linked the deepest known cave system in the world. By 1956, they pushed past 1,000 metres down in the Gouffre Berger, nearly two weeks underground.

The company, Petzl, built from Fernand's workshop is still run by his family today. We've told the whole story, including how it reached our shop in 1977.

Full story in the first comment. 👇

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