Just received notice of the passing of a great explorer & inventor!
Fernand Petzl, inventor of the famous Petzl gear that is so well known to cavers and climbers, died yesterday, Saturday May 31, after a lengthy illness, at the age of 91.
In 1942, Fernand Petzl began testing the first nylon ropes. He also started manufacturing cable ladders for caving. A passionate caver himself, he participated in much exploration, namely in the Gouffre Berger (France) which became the world's deepest cave in 1956, with a depth of 1122 meters (3680 feet). He continued inventing prototypes of caving equipment in his small workshop in France, and fine-tuning the gear by taking advice from his caving friends. He founded the Petzl company in the mid-70s.
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