SUMMER 2017
BACK TO THE FUTURE 200 ICE AXE
200 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ALLOW GRIVEL TO MAKE THIS MASTERPIECE THAT EVOKES NINETEENTH CENTURY ICE AXES, BOTH IN THE SHAPE AND IN THE PRODUCTION PROCESS. • • •
HOT DROP-FORGED HEAD AGED ASH SHAFT CE CERTIFIED
200 RUCKSACK
A NEW PRODUCT MADE TODAY, IN THE STYLE OF THE FIRST BACKPACKS USED BY THE PIONEERS OF MOUNTAINEERING. • • • • •
VINTAGE ELEGANT LOOK. OLD STYLE “VENTILATED” BACK PANEL. POSSIBILITY TO ATTACH EXTERNAL LOADS ON THE TOP AND ON THE SIDES. ICE AXE CARRIER. 2
NEWS SUMMER 2017 ICE AXE TRAIL VARIO THE TRAIL VARIO POLE COMBINES THE SYSTEMS TO HAVE AN ADJUSTABLE AND COMPACTABLE POLE. •
GHOST EVO
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THE GHOST PHILOSOPHY OF AN ESSENTIAL TOOL, NOW AVAILABLE IN A MORE TECHNICAL VERSION:
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VERY LIGHT AT ONLY 313 GRAMS SLIGHTLY CURVED SHAFT STEEL BLADE WITH A STEEPER ANGLE STEEL SPIKE
“KNEE” SYSTEM IN THE LOWER SECTION, FOR COMPACTING EXTERNAL LOCKING SYSTEM IN THE UPPER SECTION, ALLOWING FULL ADJUSTABILITY LONG EVA FOAM GRIP FOR COMFORT AND BREATHABILITY
3 SECTIONS 520 g 18,3 oz 112 - 122 - 130 cm
POLES 3
CRAMPONS G20 PLUS • • •
THE LIGHTEST TECHNICAL CRAMPON IN THE WORLD REPLACEABLE HOT DROP-FORGED FRONT POINT NEW CENTRAL POINTS TO IMPROVE THE STABILITY WHILE DESCENDING
G 10.12 G 10.12 ALL THE OPTIONS IN JUST ONE CRAMPON THE G10.12 CAN BE A 10-POINT AND A 12-POINT CRAMPON. IT CAN BE TRANSFORMED FROM ONE INTO THE OTHER JUST BY SWITCHING THE REGULATION BARS, WHICH IS VERY EASY AND FAST. 10-POINT CRAMPON WITH THE STANDARD REGULATION BAR • LIGHT, SIMPLE 10-POINT CRAMPON FOR EASY MOUNTAINEERING, SNOW AND GLACIER WALKING, SKI TOURING. 12-POINT CRAMPON WITH THE NEW PATENTED EVO REGULATION BAR • THE 2 ADDITIONAL POINTS ALLOW THE GRIP TO BE WELL DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE WHOLE BOOT, ADAPTING TO SMALL AND BIG SIZES. • THE JOINT IS WHERE THE BOOT BENDS, AND THEREFORE THE CRAMPON ALWAYS FOLLOWS THE MOTION OF THE BOOT. • THE CRAMPON CAN BE FOLDED ON ITSELF FOR EASY PACKING IN THE RUCKSACK.
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10-POINT
12-POINT 4
CARABINERS PLUME CAPTIVE THE LIGHTER THE CARABINER, THE WEAKER IT IS IN CASE OF CROSS-LOADING, WHERE IT WORKS ON ITS MINOR AXIS! • •
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THE CAPTIVE SYSTEM ALWAYS KEEPS IT IN THE RIGHT POSITION THE STRENGTH IS ALWAYS DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE MAJOR AXIS, WHICH IS MORE RESISTANT SUPER LIGHT AT ONLY 32 GRAMS
VLAD AN INNOVATIVE COMBINATION OF A RIGGING PLATE AND A CARABINER •
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EVOLUTION OF THE TRADITIONAL SOLUTION, WHICH REQUIRES TWO CARABINERS PLUS THE RIGGING PLATE, MAKING A LONG CHAIN FROM THE BELAY POINT. ONE PIECE, LIGHTER, CHEAPER, CLOSER TO THE BELAY POINT. IT KEEPS EVERYTHING ALIGNED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
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ONCE UPON A TIME,
A BLACKSMITH 1879 The creation, or the evolution, have not made man suitable for the mountains. He does not have fur as protection against the cold, nor claws for climbing, nor clogs for snow or terrain. His hands are strong but small, his feet are stable but delicate, everything needs protection and multiplication of energy. On the other hand, man has developed the ability to think, which has allowed him to become “faber”, that is to be able to invent and build the tools for his survival. This is what has established his final supremacy on the other animals. This has also allowed him to face the mountains. Alpinists are then a group of humans particularly prolific in equipment and tools modified for their use. Perhaps the most original of these inventions have been the metal ones, to replace clogs, claws and beaks. Here is where blacksmiths come on stage. In folklore and in popular tho ught there is a link between magic and crafts that use fire. Blacksmiths have been considered supernatural in Europe until the XIX century. In the UK for example blacksmiths were called “enchanters of blood”, that is healers, and people believed they could foresee the future and master magic. As another example, the water used to quench the metals was thought to be magic and was very sought-after, and it was believed that nailing to a tree nails forged by blacksmiths would cure some diseases by transferring them to the tree itself. Solemn vows were made on the anvils, used as altars, and in some rural areas the blacksmith had the authority to marry people. People turned to the blacksmith for protection and magic treatments. At the foot of Mont Blanc, in an area later called “les Forges”, blacksmiths established themselves to produce horseshoes, nails for boots, locks and agricultural tools, because the water coming down from Europe’s highest mountains made the wheel of the first basic machinery turn, giving new strength to the men. In the meantime, the Alps started to be looked at with a different eye, because of the great cultural movements that marked the transition from the age of Enlightment to Romanticism. The only ones who were giving a more realistic image were naturalists and geologists and under this point of view the ascent of Mont Blanc by De Saussure represents a turning point. This opened the way to the great transformation made between the XVIII and XIX century, that is the invention of the alpine space, according to a typically British vision of a stage for a new sport that opened the way to modern tourism and seduced also Italy.
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The first British travellers came to the mountains in the first decades of the XIX century with the intention of using them as a playground for a new sport: alpinism (The Playground of Europe, sir Leslie Stephen 1871). The meeting of the tradition and the new allowed the birth of the first ice axes, by adapting agricultural picks and making them lighter, and the first crampons coming from boot nails. Our blacksmith was working at the foot of Mont Blanc. He was making shovels and hoes for working in the fields, locks for doors, horseshoes and nails for boots. He was heating the iron and then he was shaping the “cherry-red” piece with his hammer on the heavy anvil in his workshop. Sometimes a hunter would ask him to reinforce with iron his wooden pole. The blacksmith would then add a strong metal tip and reinforce the bottom part with a metal ferrule. One day one of the hunters, who was guiding some weird English tourist that had hired him to take them to the top of the mountain (who knows why, there were no animals up there!), asked to the blacksmith to make a different pick, lighter and longer than usual, with a sharper flat part to cut the ice. So without a real inventor the first ice axe was born. In the following year the blacksmith made many of them, and he improved the model, that was becoming lighter and more elegant. The wonder towards these new requests and the total scepticism towards their possible effectiveness have become legendary, and the famous Henry, joker and skeptical, had often the impression that they were making fun of him. These tourists though were paying good money and this was more powerful than the scepticism for those who were used to live with the few opportunities that the mountains were offering, due to the cold and the dangers. These tourists were now coming on purpose to this small workshop during the summer, to buy the ice axes. History repeated itself with crampons, where the success was even greater than that of ice axes. The consequence was that during the winter the blacksmith continued to do his traditional job for the locals, but he soon he recycled himself into “producer of equipment for alpinists”, he lost the magic of the blacksmith but his family’s wealth increased. To provide documentary evidence of this is not easy, because a small mountain blacksmith lost in the end of a valley for sure did not leave any important document to certify his life and works. Only after the unity of Italy the bureaucracy came to the highest mountains and towards the end of the XIX century we can find the first documents showing the existence of a Grivel blacksmith in the “les Forges” area. It is said that the activity was already existing, but nothing more. The only certainty comes from the cornerstone of the architrave of the workshop, which says 1818. In those times cheating on these things was not common. After that, history was not anymore linked to the people but to the products. Future historians of alpinism will have to decide the winner in the race between climbing techniques and the tools that make them possible. Perhaps this race will never end. Or perhaps it is our limit to never fully understand who leads and who follows.
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TWOHUNDRED
YEARS LATER After 200 years the mountains remain in the same place, and despite human interventions they are not significantly modified. Those who have the opportunity and the privilege to see them from above, from their summits, can realize that man and his wrongdoings are futile. Mountains are neither hostile nor friendly, neither mother nor killer. Mountains just are. In a few words: they did not even become aware of the human race. We like to think that our presence influences and modifies the world around us. We tell this story to mitigate the awareness of the uselessness of our actions. If today we stopped to go to the mountains, in a time maybe shorter than half of the story of alpinism every trace of humans would disappear and the mountains would keep going along their path of decomposition without having even accelerated or slowed down. The race between climbing techniques and the tools that make them possible goes on, and Grivel had to evolve to remain ahead of the evolution, trying to keep up with the great appearances of the XX century: psychoanalysis, surrealism, Russian revolution, world wars, technology and electronics internet among others. First, by focusing on research and development. Studying and adopting advanced production processes, from lasers to 3D printers, new materials, from aeronautic alloys to carbon fiber and Kevlar, we have strengthened, made lighter, automatized, simplified. Second, by realizing how today what matters is not only the product, but also the production process which has generated it. We have focused on quality (ISO 9000 systems) and we have made ourselves autonomous on energy through our solar panels which use the sun and allow us to save every year 83000 barrels of oil. We work according to the ISO 14001 environmental management system which we have certified in 2004.
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We represent a solid milestone in the socio- economic network of our valley, respecting the traditions and promoting mountain culture for future generations. We want to focus on all this and even increase it through the dedication of the whole company. The user is becoming tired of technological developments, he knows that products are adequate to his technical needs and therefore he starts to look for new “dimensions”. From the promotion of man to a higher awareness of other perspectives of the mountains around him. The moral sense of what he does, the environmental compatibility of his leisure time, the cultural compatibility of his travels, the pollution of what he leaves behind, the respect of the environment and the people. The product he will choose will not be anymore only the lightest and fastest, but the one with most culture and compatibility with the world around us. Clean climbing leaves no traces and does not damage the rock, alpine style expeditions that do not besiege the mountains, the refusal of chemical aids from oxygen to amphetamines, the interest and help to the local people through access to education, the respect of the professionalism of the guides, porters or sherpas, who are not anymore beasts of burden. The market of climbing and alpinism is a small one, a niche one. It was born with alpinism and with it has grown with it. It has been the same for Grivel. When our world was what could be seen from the top of Mont Blanc, also the market was all there. Typically, the first alpinists were searching for their tools at the blacksmiths who lived at the foot of the mountains. They were the same tools produced for hunters and crystal seekers. Then the world got bigger to Europe, with the need of a more organized distribution network. Then the market got even bigger, because the alpinists started the “extra European expeditions”, looking for new mountains around the world. This exported the knowledge and culture of alpinism to other nations and countries. Today Grivel exports more than 90% of its products, in over 35 countries, China included. It sells products wherever there are mountains, and also in the countries where there are no mountains but there is nonetheless an interest for the culture of alpinism. We started with a reality coherent with our place of birth but we have pushed ourselves around the world to survive, looking for markets where people look up and see more than a bunch of rocks and ice. All this was possible through the contribution of many people, at all levels, technicians, alpinists, designers. And the credit of this result goes to them, who have brought us to the 7th generation, step by step. Thanks to you all!
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KEYWORD:
SAFETY How will the products of the future be? The different actors in the world of equipment give different answers to the challenges of the future. Some focus on the highest performances, but it risks to lead to more complex products. Some focus on the minimum weight, but it can bring more fragile products. Some others focus on the cheapest price, but this does not help quality. Some prefer marketing, some prefer pictures, some favour ads. Many paths are possible. Grivel’s choice is to increase safety for the user. In our world this means more reliability of the products and their components. Choice and certified materials. Weight limited to what is “minimum functional weight� rather than absolute minimum weight. The Stealth helmet, fully ventilated and less than 200 grams can easily be worn without any inconvenience (the helmet is useful on the head!). Pieces of equipment that automatically do their job even if the climber forgets or cannot operate them: this is the case of the Twin Gate carabiner, which prevents the rope from coming out unexpectedly and does not need any manual closure. It is also the case of the antibott for crampons, that prevent the snow from balling and thus avoids dangerous slips. We then worked on the weak point of climbers: the back and the spine, and we have created the Shield, which reduces the absorbs shocks in case of fall. Then the Roller, the carabiner reducing the efforts and helps multiply the tstrength during rope manoeuvres. Another example comes from the different binding systems for crampons, that allow to safely feet any boot.
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We control the life cycles of the product with the awareness that nothing is eternal. We do complete tests in our laboratory, from impact to fatigue, form salt spray to strength. We want to give precise information to the user, on the advantages (and disadvantages) of the new innovative products. We also use modern media (our first website dates back to 1996!). Mountains are neither hostile nor enemy, but they can become dangerous, very much so, when the great conditions that were there when we started out change because of the cold, the dark, the weather, the wind or the exhaustion. This has also been recognized by the “normal” world which has awarded Grivel, for the first time in outdoor equipment, the “Golden Compass” which is the global Oscar for design, with the following motivation : “Compasso d’oro for a specialty object that significantly improves safety while respecting the simplicity of its shape”. Last but not least, our work is driven by passion. Back in 1818, the Grivel blacksmith must have looked suspiciously those exotic customers who were asking for mountain tools, but he has for sure seen far. Today, looking at the future we can say that our job and our world are not the biggest, not the richest, nor the ones most rapidly growing. They are though the ones we like, and those to whom our tradition and culture have brought us. Finally, we could ask ourselves: why do we keep going to the mountains? Because from the top of the mountain the sun always sets later and rises earlier. This is why!
Shield
Antibott
Stealth
Shield
Twin gate Roller
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ICE AXES
3 REASONS TO PREFER GRIVEL ICE AXES 1. WIDE RANGE COVERING ALL TERRAIN AND NEEDS
MADE FROM HOT FORGED
3. HOT FORGING IN ITALY SINCE 1818
2. WORLD - CLASS TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS
BLADE
SHOVEL HAMMER
CE-SHAFT
GRIP
Carbon steel
Classical negative
Shovel
Carbon steel
Classical negative
Shovel
S.A. plus only
Carbon steel
Classical neutral
Shovel
G1 plus only
WEIGHT
SIZE CM
RANGE OF USE
425 g 15 oz
58-66-74
BCD
Rubber
440 g 15,5 oz
58-66-74
BCD
Rubber
440 g 15,5 oz
58-66-74
ABCD
G ZERO
NEPAL S.A. - NEPAL S.A. PLUS
G1 - G1 PLUS
Carbon steel
Classical positive
Small shovel
G-bone
273 g 9,6 oz
48 - 53
BCD
Carbon steel
Classical positive
Small shovel
G-bone
313 g 11 oz
48 - 53
DEF
Chromoly steel
Classical positive
Shovel
Carbon
272 g 9,6 oz
49
CDE
GHOST
GHOST EVO
FLAME EVO
Chromoly steel
Classical positive
Hammer Shovel
CE 2 G-bone
Rubber
430 g 15,2 oz
DEF
HAMMER
48-53
AIR TECH EVO - AIR TECH HAMMER
Chromoly steel
JORASSES 2.0
48-53 58-66
Classical positive
Shovel
CE 2 G-bone
Rubber
495 g 17,5 oz
48-53 58-66
DEFG
12 - 13
MADE FROM HOT FORGED
BLADE
SHOVEL HAMMER
CE-SHAFT
GRIP
WEIGHT
SIZE CM
RANGE OF USE
Chromoly steel
Changeable Hammer + reverse positive Shovel
2 G-bone
Rubber
555 g 19,6 oz
50
FGH
Chromoly steel
Changeable Hammer + reverse positive Shovel
2 G-bone
Carbon composite
450 g 15,9 oz
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FGH
Chromoly steel
Changeable + reverse positive
2 G-bone
Rubber + Nylon
635 g 22,4 oz
49
FGH
Chromoly steel
Changeable + reverse positive
2 G-bone
Carbon composite
615 g 21,7 oz
49
FGH
THE LIGHT MACHINE
NORTH MACHINE CARBON
THE TECH MACHINE
TECH MACHINE CARBON
MACHINE BLADES ICE
ICE PLUS
MIX
CASCADE PLUS
Changeable + reverse positive
Chromoly steel
COMP G-bone
DRY PLUS
Carbon composite
505 g 17,8 oz
50
GH
THE COMP MACHINE
Chromoly steel
Neutral
Shovel
Wood
640 g 22,6 oz
48-65
CDE
Chromoly steel
Neutral
Shovel
Wood
715 g 25,2 oz
65-75
BCD
Chromoly steel
Neutral
Shovel
665 g 23,5 oz
65-75
BCD
200
C LASSIC AL
MONTE BIANCO REPLICA
Wood
GOLD
RANGE OF USE A
B
C
D
E
G
H
F 14 - 15
FOCUS
1954
The adoption of crampons in the early 1900s allowed the shaft to be shorter, and the new steels made everything lighter, but the shaft was still made of ash. In the 50s the ice axe reached the highest mountains of the world, then all 8000 meters summits, always with its aged ash shaft.
THE ICE AXE WITH THE WOODEN SHAFT
On the summit that has been reached with difficulty, the alpinist raises his axe: this is the gesture that tells his efforts, the overcoming of the dangers and the joy of being at the top. The ice axe is even higher! This is the picture he will show to his friends. Since the beginning, the portrayal of the alpinist is with his ice axe, it does not matter what is in the background! The presence of the axe says it all.
1840
2000
A pick, an axe, a piece of wood and a metal tip: this is how the tool that will go with scientists, explorers, and alpinists around the world was born. It was born at the foot of Mont Blanc, where alpinism itself was born. It was born form the hands of blacksmiths, used to hitting the iron after having heated it up to “cherry red” colour in their black workshops. The shaft must have been a wooden stick like those that were used by the people of the mountains to go around in the snow and help themselves to carry heavy loads.
Grivel is the oldest living manufacturer and it feels the responsibility of preserving this tradition. If modern ice axes have much better technical and mechanical features, no tool can compete in beauty and elegance with the traditional wooden ice axe. Wood is comfortable to hold, it is warm and it smells like the woods. Therefore Grivel (the only one in the world) continues to make the traditional, very traditional ice axe, with its nice ash shaft. Of course the Monte Bianco ice axe conforms to the CE norms and it can be safely used.
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1870 Then the adze became horizontal, like in the pick, and not vertical like in the axe. The shaft was made in ash, strong and elastic, most suitable for this use. Strong and with vertical fibres, without knots, aged at least two years in the fresh air of the mountains. The ice axe was in the hands of the guides who went with the alpinists and helped their ascent cutting steps into the ice, like the 354 steps in the “Mur de la Cote” to help Marie-Henriette d’Angeville reach the summit of Mont Blanc in 1838, or like the 3.000 steps (that is 90.000 hits of the ice axe) for the ascent of the Grosshorn! You need a long shaft for a strong hit.
Special 200 years ice axe
PIOLET D’OR The prize called “Piolet d’Or” was created in 1991 by Guy Chaumreuil and Jean Claude Marmier with the GHM and Montagne Magazine. It rewards every year the most important alpinist achievement, decided by an international jury. It has become a fundamental point of international activity and, beyond the prize itself, it shows the evolution of alpinism and its message. Our ice axe has 18/8 gold plated head and spike, and CE norm wooden shaft. It is delivered in a wooden box and it is 65 cm long. In the picture: Walter Bonatti and Reinhold Messner, the first two winners of the Piolet d’Or Carriere.
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GRIVEL PROACTIVE ANTIBOT T
The snow that builds up beneath the crampons could be a very dangerous problem.
In 2003 the proactive Grivel antibott made the ultimate system.
EXTRA SAFETY IT REMAINS THE MOST EFFICIENT AND THE ONLY ONE WORKING IN ALL SNOW CONDITIONS. IT IS A REAL SAFETY SYSTEM. 17
CRAMPONS
3 REASONS TO PREFER GRIVEL CRAMPONS 1. SECURE AND EASY FIT TO ALL SUITABLE BOOTS
NUMBER POINTS
MADE FROM
3D STAMP
3. LONGEST HERITAGE STARTING FROM THE FIRST CRAMPON IN 1909
2. UNIQUE PRO-ACTIVE ANTIBOTT
FRONT POINTS
SEMI RIGID
ASYMETRIC
WEIGHT
RANGE BOOT SIZE
BINDING ANTIBOTT TUV-CE SYSTEM
10
Carbon steel
2
Flex
750 g 25,7 oz
36 44
New-matic New-classic
10
Chromoly steel
2
Flex
815 g 28,7 oz
35 46
New-matic New-classic
Flex
774 g 27,3 oz
36 44
New-matic New-classic
CE
RANGE OF USE
AB CD
GI
BC DE
G10
10 12
G10. 2
Carbon steel
2
Evo
750 g 25,7 oz
CE
BC DE
2
880 g 31 oz
35 46
Cramp-o-matic New-matic New-classic
CE
CD EF
10 + 2 Light alloy
2
610 g 21,5 oz
35 46
Cramp-o-matic New-matic New-classic
CE
AB CD
10 + 2 Light alloy
2
610 g 21,5 oz
35 46
New-classic
CE
AB CD
2
1015 g 35,8 oz
36 47
Cramp-o-matic New-matic New-classic
Chromoly 10 + 2 steel
AIR TECH
AIR TECH LIGHT
AIR TECH LIGHT WIDE
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Chromoly steel
DE F
G12
RANGE OF USE A
B
C
D
E
G
H
F 18 - 19
NUMBER POINTS
MADE FROM
3D STAMP
FRONT POINTS
SEMI RIGID
Forged
11 12
Chromoly steel
12
Chromoly steel
12
Chromoly steel
Forged 2
11 12
Chromoly steel
Forged 1-2
Interchangeable
ASYMETRIC
WEIGHT
RANGE BOOT SIZE
BINDING ANTIBOTT TUV-CE SYSTEM
RANGE OF USE
1215 g 42,9 oz
36 Cramp-o-matic 47 New-matic
CE
EF GH
890 g 31,4 oz
37 Cramp-o-matic 48
CE
FG H
960 g 33,9 oz
38 Cramp-o-matic 48 New-matic
CE
EF GH
1170 g 41,3 oz
38 Cramp-o-matic 48
CE
F GH
G14
Forged Interchangeable
G20 PLUS
G22
RAMBO 4
Rigid
10
Front: carbon steel Rear: light alloy
2
705 g 24,9 oz
35 46
Ski matic 2.0
CE
A
10
Front: carbon steel Rear: light alloy
2
715 g 25,2 oz
35 46
New matic
CE
A
10
Light alloy
410 g 14,5 oz
35 46
Ski matic 2.0
SKI TOURING
SKI TOUR
SKI TOUR NEW MATIC
2
Flex
Competition A CE
SKI RACE
BINDINGS
CRAMP O MATIC
NEW MATIC
NEW CLASSIC
SKI MATIC 2.0
A well known system which relies on a nylon speed lever at the rear and a stainless steel front bale to hold the booth.
The plastic harness system is hinged from two front posts which retain the boot securely even if it has a shallow, worn front welt or overboots are beign used.
Both front and rear plastc harnesses are hinged from their respective retention posts and may be “opened� to facilitate attachment to the boot, then closed securely once the boot is inside.
The front binding fits modern plastic ski touring boots and it is not guaranteed for traditional mountain boots.
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ICE PROTECTION
3 REASONS TO PREFER GRIVEL ICE PROTECTIONS 1. BEST HOLDING POWER BY USING REVERSE THREAD
LENGTH
HELIX
SMALL
MEDIUM
LONG
WEIGHT
FOLDABLE
PLACEABLE ANYWHERE
INVERTED THREAD
3. VERSATILITY OF USE AND RACKING
HYDRODINAMIC CERTIFIED THREAD
120 mm
133 g 4,7 oz
160 mm
155 g 5,7 oz
CE
200 mm
171 g 6,0 oz
CE
120 mm
155 g 5,7 oz
360
SMALL
2. FASTEST PLACEMENT THROUGH TEETH AND THREAD QUALITY
MEDIUM
LONG
160 mm
169 g 5,9 oz
CE
200 mm
189 g 6,7 oz
CE
GHOST
SCREWCARRIER
CARRYABINER
FULL STRENGTH CARABINER
LENGTH
WEIGHT
CERTIFIED
150 mm
74 g 2,6 oz
CE
30 g 1,1 oz
63 g 2,2 oz
THREAD COMPARISON STANDARD THREAD
GRIVEL REVERSE THREAD
The extraction force is concentrated on a small cylinder surronding the screw.
The extraction force is spread on a bigger volume of ice making it more safe.
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3 REASONS PREFER GRIVEL 3 REASONS TOTO PREFER GRIVEL ICEACCESSORIES PROTECTIONS
ACCESSORIES
1. WIDE RANGE COVERING ALL TERRAIN AND NEEDS
2. EASY AND PRACTIC AL SOLUTIONS
3. SIMPLICITY AND QUALITY
ICE AXE ACCESSORIES
EASY SLIDER
DOUBLE SPRING
TRIGGER
ROTOR
SINGLE SPRING
AXE GUARD
THE HORN
LONG LEASH
COVER BLADE
CRAMPON ACCESSORIES
C2N BAIL
FLEX BAR
TWIN BAR
EVO BAR
TWIN PLUS BAR
CRAMPONS CROWN
CE cer tified One size fits all
CRAMPON SAFE Size 1 35 cm Size 2 25 cm
SPIDER
ICE PROTECTION ACCESSORIES
ESPRESSO
BLACK HOLE
CANDELA
SHARK
425 g 15 oz
RAN LIGHT
474 g 16,7 oz
299 g 10,5 oz
SCREWCARRIER
SHOVELS STEEL BLADE
RAN
615 g 21,7 oz
CARRYABINER
ANTI SLIPPERY
152 g 5,4 oz
A revolutionary new shovel design: a light alloy shovel with an aggressive front blade in stainless steel. The special front blade makes all digging deeper and easier. It improves the efficiency, concentrating the force at the point, for deeper penetration. Stainless steel protects and reinforces the front part in light alloy, which would be very weak without it. It also makes an excellent dead man anchor to progress safely on snow slopes. It is also very useful to couple the front part of the skis for an emergency stretcher.
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HOW STRONG IS A CARABINER? TO CERTIFY A CONNECTOR (CE AND UIAA NORMS) REQUIRES THREE TESTS, AND THE VALUES ARE MARKED ON EVERY SINGLE CARABINER.
MAJOR AXIS
MINOR AXIS
THIS IS THE WAY A CARABINER SHOULD ALWAYS WORK.
THIS IS BECAUSE A CARABINER CAN TURN. IN THIS CASE
IT IS THE DIRECTION WHERE IT IS STRONGEST AND IT IS
THE STRENGTH IS REDUCED TO ONE THIRD OF THE
UNBELIEVABLY RESISTANT FOR ITS WEIGHT.
ONE ON MAJOR AXIS. IT IS NORMALLY CALLED CROSS-LOADING.
OPEN GATE THE GATE CAN OPEN IN MANY CASES, HITTING AGAINST THE WALL, ON AN EDGE, FOR THE VIBRATIONS OF THE ROPE IN CASE OF FALL, OR FOR THE FOLDING OF THE ROPE ON ITSELF.
GRIVEL’S SOLUTION TWIN GATE
GRIVEL’S SOLUTION CAPTIVE
THE TWO GATES OPPOSING EACH OTHER MAKE SURE
THE CAPTIVE SYSTEM ALWAYS KEEPS THE CONNECTION
THAT AT LEAST ONE IS ALWAYS CLOSED AND SAFE.
POINTS SEPARATED. THE CARABINER ALWAYS ALIGNS ITSELF ON THE MAJOR AXIS AND STRAIGHTENS ITSELF IN CASE OF FALL, ALSO IN ITS SUPER LIGHT VERSION.
GRIVEL’S SOLUTION TWIN GATE
GATE - GATE
THE TWO GATES OPPOSING EACH OTHER GUARANTEE THAT AT LEAST ONE IS ALWAYS CLOSED, ON INTERNAL FORCES, EXTERNAL STRESSES AND VIBRATIONS OF ALL KINDS.
GATE - WIRE
WIRE - WIRE
GRIVEL HAS DEVELOPED A LINE OF CARABINERS WITH SAFETY AS THE MAIN GOAL. THIS IS WHY OUR SAFETY SOLUTIONS ARE ALWAYS FULLY AUTOMATIC AND DO NOT REQUIRE ANY OPERATIONS BY THE CLIMBER, SUCH AS SCREWING OR BLOCKING, NOTHING TO REMEMBER.
GRIVEL IS ONE STEP AHEAD ON SAFETY.
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BINERS, DRAWS & SLINGS WEIGHT
TWINGATE
LENGTH WIDTH OPENING
3 REASONS TO PREFER GRIVEL BINERS, AND SLINGS 3 REASONS TO PREFER GRIVEL ICE DRAWS PROTECTIONS 1. GUARANTEED INDIVIDUALLY TESTED
RESISTANCE CERTIFIED kN
CLEPSYDRA S
67 g 2,4 oz
97 66 22
20
MEGA K6G
83 g 2,9 oz
102 71 20
27 10 10
SIGMA K8G
57 g 2,0 oz
101 62 23
30 9 9
EN362
EN362
EN362
2. HOT FORGED FOR STRENGTH
WEIGHT
LENGTH WIDTH OPENING
3. ERGONOMICS, LOW WEIGHT AND CUSTOMIZATION
RESISTANCE CERTIFIED kN
117 73 24
22 9 8
SYM K9G
75 g 2,6 oz
110 58 24
24 9 8
LAMBDA K7G
69 g 2,4 oz
98 70 24
30 11 9
CLEPSYDRA L K10G
89 g 3,1 oz
EN362
EN362
EN362
38 g 1,3 oz
TWO CARABINERS
EN362
THE EVOLUTION OF THE SAFETY CARABINER
TWO MOVEMENTS POSSIBLE UNSCREWING
TWO HANDS NEEDED THREE MOVEMENTS
ONE HAND ONE MOVEMENT ALWAYS LOCKED
SAFER FASTER STRONGER CLEPSYDRA
TWIN GATE
SAFER FASTER STRONGER SCREW GATE
OPPOSITE CARABINERS
FOCUS
25 8 7
TWIST GATE
PLUME K3G
90 54 20
ONE HAND ONE MOVEMENT CORRECT SELF POSITIONING NO CROSSLOADING
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WEIGHT
LENGTH RESISTANCE WIDTH kN OPENING
WIRE LOCK TAU K12L
55 g 1,9 oz
98 60 20
30 10 9
CERTIFIED
THE TAU K12L IS A MODERN CARABINER WITH THE NEW INNOVATIVE WIRE-LOCK SYSTEM. • ERGONOMIC SHAPE FOR EASY HANDLING AND OPERATIONS. • BOMB PROOF WIRE-LOCK PATENTED SYSTEM: THE STRENGTH IS GIVEN BY THE SOLID GATE, AND THE WIRE KEEPS THE GATE IN ITS CLOSED POSITION. • HOT DROP FORGED BODY AND GATE. • KEYLOCK NOSE TO CLIP AND UNCLIP LIKE A STANDARD CARABINER. • ONLY 55 GRAMS.
AN INNOVATIVE COMBINATION OF A RIGGING PLATE AND A CARABINER
VLAD 90 g 3,2 oz
120 82 15
27 10 10
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EVOLUTION OF THE TRADITIONAL SOLUTION, WHICH REQUIRES TWO CARABINERS PLUS THE RIGGING PLATE, MAKING A LONG CHAIN FROM THE BELAY POINT ONE PIECE, LIGHTER, CHEAPER, CLOSER TO THE BELAY POINT IT KEEPS EVERYTHING ALIGNED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
THE ROLLER IS MADE BY A CONNECTOR PLUS A PULLEY IN JUST ONE PIECE. •
123 g 4,3 oz
ROLLER L K14R
125 68 20
26 8 9
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REDUCED FRICTION OF DIFFERENT MANOEUVRES TO MAKE THE JOB “LIGHTER”. VERY USEFUL IN MULTI-PITCH CLIMBING AND FOR SELF OR PROFESSIONAL RESCUE. YOU CAN CLIP THE CARABINER DIRECTLY INTO THE REQUIRED POINT (ANCHOR OR HARNESS), OR HAUL A HEAVY LOAD. TWO SIZES L AND S BOTH WITH THE FANTASTIC TWIN GATE SAFETY SYSTEM.
ROLLER S K14RS 73 g 2,6 oz
99 56 17
22 8 7
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SCREW GATE
WEIGHT
LENGTH RESISTANCE WIDTH kN OPENING
MEGA K6N
81 g 2,9 oz
111 71 21
DELTA K5N
66 g 2,3 oz
100 70 20
25 8 8
PLUME NUT K3N
37 g 1,3 oz
90 54 19
20 7 7
ALPHA K1N
56 g 2,0 oz
99 60 15
24 8 8
CERTIFIED
STANDARD GATE
21 10 6
CE
WEIGHT
LENGTH RESISTANCE WIDTH kN OPENING
PLUME K3W
29 g 1,0 oz
90 54 24
20 7 7
GAMMA K2W
35 g 1,2 oz
94 57 24
24 8 8
ALPHA K1S
48 g 1,7 oz
99 60 20
24 8 8
CARRYABINER
63 g 2,2 oz
120 75 27
25 9 10
CERTIFIED
24
24 g 0,8 oz
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78 50 18
24 7 7
THE LIGHTEST CARABINER EVER MADE BY GRIVEL, WITH ONLY 24 GRAMS. MINIMUM FUNCTIONAL WEIGHT FOR THE NEEDS AND SAFETY OF THE USER. LIGHTER SHOULD NOT MEAN LESS STRONG!
HELP
47 g 1,7 oz
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101 60 24
26 8 8
CARABINER FOR EASIER CLIPPING A SPRING KEEPS THE GATE OPEN UNTIL IT TOUCHES THE BOLT OR THE PITON OR THE ROPE, WHICH PULL THE SPRING AND RELEASE THE GATE THAT CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY. 47 GRAMS
DAISY CHAINS AND SLINGS DYNEEMA
GRIVEL DAISY CHAIN L 125 cm . Weight 95 g 3,4 oz . 23kN
• Grivel dyneema sling • 23 kN on every pocket, CE certified
110 mm . 8 g . 0,3 oz 180 mm . 10 g . 0,4 oz 23kN
WIDE
width: 22,4 mm
130 mm . 18 g . 0,6 oz 180 mm . 24 g . 0,8 oz 22kN
RING
60 cm 25,5 g . 0,9 oz 120 cm 48,5 g . 1,7 oz 240 cm 93,5 g . 3,3 oz 23kN
QUICK EASY DRAW 130 mm . 21 g . 0,7 oz 23kN
32 - 33
CAPTIVE K11C
WEIGHT
49 g 1,7 oz
LENGTH RESISTANCE WIDTH kN OPENING
97 61 21
CERTIFIED
22 9 9
CAPTIVE PLUME
CAPTIVE SYSTEM •
32 g 1,1 oz
90 54 20
22
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CROSS-LOADING HAPPENS WHEN A CARABINER IS STRESSED ON ITS MINOR AXIS. MAJOR AXIS IS STRONGER BECAUSE THE CARABINER WORKS DIRECTLY IN LINE, VERTICALLY, ALONG THE SPINE. MINOR AXIS IS GENERALLY ONLY ONE THIRD AS STRONG.
30 - 31
QUICKDRAWS
CAPTIVE QUICKDRAWS
55 110 mm 55 g 1,9 oz
ALPHA CAPTIVE
PLUME
130 mm 115 g 4,1 oz
110 mm 66 g 2,3 oz
GAMMA
180 mm 124 g 4,4 oz
130 mm 77 g 2,7 oz
BETA
130 mm 91 g 3,2 oz
ALPHA
130 mm 104 g 3,7 oz
BETA CAPTIVE 130 mm 104 g 3,7 oz 180 mm 111 g 3,9 oz
PLUME CAPTIVE 110 mm 69 g 2,4 oz 34 - 35
GRIVEL AWARDED WITH COMPASSO D’ORO 2016 The OSCAR of Design to the historical company of Courmayeur Grivel Mont Blanc, manufacturer of climbing equipment, has been awarded with the 2016 “Compasso d’Oro”. It’s the first time in history that a manufacturer of climbing and alpinism equipment wins this prestigious prize; and the first time also for a company from Aosta Valley. Established in 1957, ADI Compasso d’Oro Award is the oldest and the most influential international design award in the world. In it’s 60 years of tradition it represents the only worldwide reality which underlines the complexity of a design project. It’s main goal is to contribute to the valorisation of the concept of “Made in Italy” of products already on the marker at an international level. Three hundred and twenty products have been awarded in more than fifty years, and along with the almost two thousand products given an Honourable Mention are collected and kept in the Historical Collection of the Compasso d’Oro Award. Following Gio Ponti’s philosophy, receiving a mention or a prize is a way to honour those manufactures whose DNA is the excellence of production. Just to mention a few of the winners… Mario Bellini,Vico Magistretti, Enzo Mari, Bruno Munari, Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi. And a few of the awarded products: the famous Fiat 500 car…the “Alessi” coffeepot, the “Brion Vega” TV set, the “Grillo” phone…the Typing machine “Lettera 22”. The Compasso d’Oro award is given every three years. This year Grivel has been awarded for the revolutionary Twin Gate carabiner. 36
“TWIN GATE” represents the real revolution in the world of carabiners: being the safest carabiner ever made, a revolution in the field of safety for it’s intuitive and totally automatic use. The innovative solution allows it to work both as a regular carabiner and as a safety carabiner but doing it’s work faster, and in a safer way. It is impossible for the rope to accidentally escape! Insensible to ice and sand that can stuck normal carabiner systems. Impossible to forget it open!
“In 2018 Grivel will be 200 years old therefore I’m very proud to receive this prize which is not only a clear recognition of the great engagement of the entire company today but an homage to the previous generations who, while working in much harder and discomfortable situations have been able to invent those pieces of equipment that allowed numerous “giants” such as Valter Bonatti…Riccardo Cassin…Toni Gobbi…to reach and conquer the highest summits of the world” Says Gioachino Gobbi president and inventor/designer of Twin Gate
MADE WITH SOLAR ENERGY
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33 REASONS DEVICES REASONS TO TO PREFER PREFER GRIVEL GRIVEL CLIMBING ICE PROTECTIONS
CLIMBING DEVICES
1. INNOVATIVE SAFETY SOLUTIONS
2. MULTIFUNCTIONAL DESIGN
3. LOW WEIGHT MATERIALS
BELAY AND RAPPEL
MASTER PRO KIT WEIGHT: 177 g 6,2 oz ROPE DIMENSION: 7,3 ≤ Ø ≤ 11 CE - UIAA
MASTER
MASTER PRO
WEIGHT: 64 g 2,3 oz WEIGHT: 88 g 3,1oz ROPE DIMENSION: 7,3 ≤ Ø ≤ 11 ROPE DIMENSION: 7,3 ≤ Ø ≤ 11 CE
MASTER MONO WEIGHT: 66 g 2,3 oz ROPE DIMENSION: 7,3 ≤ Ø ≤ 11
CE - UIAA
MASTER KIT
CE - UIAA
WEIGHT: 153 g 5,4 oz ROPE DIMENSION: 7,3 ≤ Ø ≤ 11 CE - UIAA
SHUTTLE
2X8
WEIGHT: 86 g 3,0 oz MAX LOADING: 25kN
WEIGHT: 63 g 2,2 oz ROPE DIMENSION: 7,8 ≤ Ø ≤ 11
CE - UIAA
CE
TRIS
FOUR
WEIGHT: 38 g 1,3 oz MAX LOADING: 25kN
WEIGHT: 52 g 1,8 oz MAX LOADING: 25kN
CE
CE
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ASCENDERS DESCENDERS
A&D WEIGHT: 261 g 9,2 oz ROPE DIMENSION: UP 8,3 ≤ Ø ≤ 13 DOW 7,3 ≤ Ø ≤ 13
ASCENDING
DESCENDING
UNLOCKING
CE - UIAA - EN362
SWIVELS
MINI ROLL WEIGHT: 59 g 2,1 oz WORKING LOAD LIMIT: 5kN MINIMUM BREAKING STRENGHT: 25kN CE
GLOVES
HAMMER THOR WEIGHT: 500 g 17,6 oz
A WEIGHT: 247 g 8,7 oz ROPE DIMENSION: 8,3 ≤ Ø ≤ 13 CE - UIAA - EN362
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HELMETS
3 REASONS TO PREFER GRIVEL HELMETS 3 REASONS TO PREFER GRIVEL ICE PROTECTIONS 1. EXCELLENT FIT AND PROTECTION
WEIGHT
SIZE
STEALTH
198 gr
Adjustable 55-61
MADE FROM INNER LAYER
Polystirene foam Polycarbonate
2. SIMPLE ADJUSTMENT
USE
Rock Ice Alpine
3. INNOVATIVE DESIGN
FRONT LAMP
NEW INNOVATIVE DESIGN FOR A HYPER-LIGHT AND HYPER-VENTILATED HELMET! • • • • • • • • •
The multifaceted design increases the rigidity of the shell and allows thinner thickness. No metal parts, which could BE dangerous in case of an impact. Polycarbonate shell co-moulded on a layer of expanded injected foam that absorbs the impact. Unbelievable weight of only 198 grams! The design provides the best air flow ever made with no compromise with protection. One size (53-61) that can be adjusted to fit once the helmet is on. The adjustment system tucks into the helmet for compact storage in your pack or haul bag. Four Headlamp clips. Colours: yellow, titanium.
STEALTH HS 292 gr
Adjustable 55-61
Polystirene foam ABS
Rock Ice Alpine
HARD-SHELL VERSION OF THE INNOVATIVE STEALTH HELMET, FOR THOSE WHO FAVOUR DURABILITY OVER PURE LIGHTNESS. •
The best solidity through the Stealth multifaceted design, which increases the rigidity of the shell and allows thinner thickness.
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STEALTH CARBON
210 gr
Adjustable Polystirene foam Rock Ice 55-61 Carbon fibre Alpine
CARBON FIBER VERSION OF THE INNOVATIVE STEALTH HELMET, FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND LOW WEIGHT. •
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SALAMANDER 2.0
360 g 12,7 oz
Adjustable 54-61
Polystirene foam ABS
Rock Ice Alpine
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COLOURS
The best solidity through the stealth multifaceted design, which increases the rigidity of the shell and allows thinner thickness. No metal parts, which could dangerous in case of an impact. Inner EPS shell for absorption, with an outer shell in carbon fiber. One size (53-61) that can be adjusted to fit once the helmet is on The adjustment system tucks into the helmet for compact storage in your pack or haul bag. Four Headlamp clips. Colours: black.
CLASSIC HELMET DESIGNED FOR ALPINE, ROCK, AND ICE CLIMBING
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HEADLAMP CLIPS
No metal parts, which could BE dangerous in case of an impact. Inner EPS shell for absorption, with an outer hard ABS shell which protects the head and nape. One size (53-61) that can be adjusted to fit once the helmet is on The adjustment system tucks into the helmet for compact storage in your pack or haul bag. Four Headlamp clips. Colours: yellow, white
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Outer shell in ABS protecting against penetration, inner layer in shock-absorbing polystyrene foam. Extremely efficient air circulation. No metal parts, which could BE dangerous in case of an impact. One size (54-62) that can be adjusted to fit once the helmet is on. The adjustment system tucks into the helmet for compact storage in your pack or haul bag. Four Headlamp clips 40 - 41 Colours: yellow, white, black
POLES GRIVEL INTRODUCES ITS NEW RANGE OF POLES. THEY ARE VERSATILE, DURABLE AND FOUR-SEASON,
3 REASONS TO PREFER GRIVEL POLES 3 REASONS TO PREFER GRIVEL ICE PROTECTIONS 1. INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
2. VERSATILITY
3. MADE IN ITALY
THE KNEE - THE NEW FOLDABLE SYSTEM
SUITABLE FOR MANY ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS: FROM TREKKING TO TRAIL RUNNING, FROM SKI TOURING TO ALPINE TRIPS. ALL SHAFTS MADE IN ALUMINIUM 7075 FOR OPTIMAL RESISTANCE TO WEIGHT RATIO. ALL COME WITH SUMMER AND WINTER BASKET. THE TRAIL FAMILY (1-SECTION, 2-SECTION AND 3-SECTION) FEATURES AN ERGONOMIC EVA FOAM LONG GRIP FOR COMFORT AND BREATHABILITY, AND A REMOVABLE STRAP.
THE KNEE IS THE NEW INNOVATIVE GRIVEL SYSTEM TO FOLD POLES FOR QUICK DEPLOYMENT AND COMPACT PACKING. • • •
It connects each section of the pole with the next one. It is secured by a metal slider that firmly protects it and reinforces the pole. Reducing the size of the pole for compact storage and packing has never been so simple and fast!
TRAIL VARIO 3 SECTIONS 520 g 18,3 oz 112 - 122 - 130 cm 3-SECTION POLE WITH A COMBINATION OF SYSTEMS • • •
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“The knee” for the lower section. A traditional adjustment for the upper part to adjust the length of the pole. EVA ergonomic extended foam with traditional shape for comfort and breathability. Winter and summer basket.
WINTER BASKET
SUMMER BASKET
TRAIL
TRAIL TWO
TRAIL THREE
CONDOR
1 SECTION
2 SECTIONS
3 SECTIONS
420 g 14,8 oz 112 - 122 - 130 cm
454 g 16,0 oz 112 - 122 - 130 cm
520 g 18,3 oz 112 - 122 - 130 cm
2 SECTIONS 428 g 15,1 oz 130 cm
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1-section pole for maximum resistance and minimum weight. Long EVA ergonomic foam with symmetric shape for comfort and breathability. Winter and summer basket.
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2-section pole with a new innovative foldable system (“the knee”) for quick deployment and compact packing. Long EVA ergonomic foam with symmetric shape for comfort and breathability. Winter and summer basket.
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3-section pole with a new innovative foldable system (“the knee”) for quick deployment and compact packing. Long EVA ergonomic foam with symmetric shape for comfort and breathability. Winter and summer basket.
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Grivel Condor grip with an extractable hot drop forged ice axe blade to overcome difficult and dangerous situations. 2-section adjustable pole. Removable strap. Winter and summer basket. 42 - 43
HARNESSES
3 REASONS PREFER GRIVEL 3 REASONS TO TO PREFER GRIVEL ICE HARNESSES PROTECTIONS 1. WEB-CORE TECHNOLOGY
2. SIMPLICITY AND FUNCTIONALITY
BELT SIZE
WEIGHT
SIZE 1 64 - 84 SIZE 2 76 - 106
342 g 12 oz
APOLLO
SIZE 1 67 - 87 SIZE 2 80 - 110
ARES
DRY
POSEIDON
The APOLLO is a classic, fully adjustable harness thanks to its 2 waist buckles and fully adjustable leg loops. It benefits from the latest Web-Core technology yet it climbing. • Web-Core technology • Simple and comfortable • 2 adjustment buckles. • 2 sizes
381 g 13,4 oz
The ARES is a new interpretation of the alpine harness. The new and special design allows a fantastic freedom for the legs with no compression points in the front part. Fully adjustable with 4 buckles.It benefits from the latest Web-Core technology. A simple and intuitive model. • Web-Core technology • Total freedom and comfort • 4 adjustment buckles. • 2 sizes
364 g 12,8 oz
The POSEIDON is a special harness for mountaineering, expeditions and ice falls. It is the first waterproof harness! The Dry technology used in the ropes is now used also on the Poseidon harness. No more wet legs loops nor wet waist belt on your body! • Web-Core technology • Dry treatment for wet conditions • Simple leg loops, thin and light, totally removable from the harness. • 4 adjustment buckles. • 2 sizes • Simple and comfortable
COMFORT ZONE
SIZE 1 67 - 87 SIZE 2 80 - 106
3. SPECIFIC FEATURES FOR DIFFERENT USES
HARNESSES ACCESSORIES CLEPSYDRA S - CLEPSYDRA L
SCREWCARRIER
CARRYABINER
30 g 1,0 oz
GS - GRIVEL SHIELD
63 g 2,2 oz
PROTECT
YOUR SPINE ONE SIZE FITS ALL NEW AND USED HARNESSES
52 g 1,8 oz
To be easily tolerated by the climber a climbing fall requires two factors: the resistance of all the elements of the safety chain (rope, carabiners, protection etc) and their ability to absorb part of the energy released in the fall. The harness is practically static and transmits all the remaining energy on the thighs (that absorb it well), around the waist (that absorbs well enough) and on the spine where all the microtrauma add up creating permanent effects. For this Grivel has developed the GS composed of a half-shell semi hard to better distribute the forces, coupled inside with a special honeycomb material able to absorb most of the energy without transferring it on the spine. The back of the climbers thanks!
PAIN
SAFER 44 - 45
PACKS, BAGS & PADS
3 3REASONS BAGS & PADS REASONSTO TOPREFER PREFERGRIVEL GRIVELPACKS, ICE PROTECTIONS 1. HIGH COMFORT THROUGH BACK-SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES
2. RECYCLED FABRICS
3. INNOVATIVE FEATURES FOR CLIMBERS AND ALPINISTS
ALPINE
L 35
ALPINE PRO L 40+10
ZEN 35
The ultimate Alpine backpack by Grivel. Fullyfeatured for all your alpine adventures. Multiple holders and practical solutions to carry everything you need in a functional way. • Butterfly back for maximum comfort and freedom of movement • Innovative self-standing system for easy access even when it is not full • Side zip for easy access to main body • Numerous practical attachment options: reinforced ski attachment straps at the side, daisy-chains, double ice axe holder, helmet holder, crampons holder • Reinforced tarpaulin bottom with concealable straps to carry crampons or other gear • 3-option waistbelt included (full, strap only, none) • Removable floating lid • Weight: 1,55 Kg (56 oz)
The Grivel answer to the need of a clean and tough function-driven climbing backpack. Stripped down to the essentials, it is the ideal partner for all your adventures in the mountains. • Extremely durable fabric (VX-07) reinforced with black polyester X-Ply for all conditions and uses • Padded ergonomic back for maximum comfort • Fully concealable straps, holders, lashes and waist belt • Wide and fast top-opening for best functionality • Ergonomic thermo-formed back for maximum comfort • Weight: 1,5 Kg (37 oz)
AIRTECH
L 28
Lightweight compact rucksack for climbing and mountaineering. Very clean body in minimalist style and roll-top closure. • Tapered ergonomic shape for best comfort and freedom while climbing, allowing great access to the harness and the gear • Padded back for great comfort even with full load • Completely removable webbing belt • The lid can be removed or concealed in its special pocket • Extra concealable webbing on the top, for the rope or other gear • It comes with eight extra webbings that can be used to secure the gear outside the pack • Weight: 0,9 Kg (31,7 oz)
HAUTE ROUTE L 30+5 The ideal partner for ski days of all kinds, from skitouring to backcountry to freeride. Very versatile, it will carry anything you need. • Double closure option through zip and/or buckle • Diagonal concealable ski carrier • Ice axe holder • Padded ergonomic back for maximum comfort • Side pocket for wet skins • Side compression straps • Weight: 1,17 Kg (41,1 oz)
SKI RANDO
L 25
Modern rucksack for ski touring and light alpinism. Its compact shape and its vest-type wearability make it comfortable and very stable. It is adjustable on the shoulder straps and on the belt. • Opening on the back for better access in the snow • Padded air mesh back • Concealable waist belt, allowing to rotate the pack and access it without taking it off • External pocket for the shovel, the shaft and the probe • Diagonal ski carrier, with reinforced fabric on the front • Special ice axe holder on the shoulder strap, for easy operation • Weight: 0,66 Kg (23,5 oz)
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L 28
A new product made today, in the style of the first backpacks used by the pioneers of mountaineering. • Vintage elegant look. • Old style “ventilated” back panel. • Possibility to attach external loads on the top and on the sides. • Ice axe carrier. • Weight: 1 kg (35 oz).
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CLIMBING
ROCKER
L 45
Specifically designed for sports climbing and bouldering, to carry to the crag your rope, gear and everything you may need. • Opening on the back for easy access • Extremely durable, made in heavy duty tarpaulin and nylon • Padded back for great comfort even when fully loaded • Side handle • Extra webbing on the top (for rope or other gear) • Weight: 1,3 Kg (45,8 oz)
GRAVITY
L 35
Clean shape and durable fabric for a very versatile pack for climbing and alpinism, from rock to ice to snow. • Roll-top opening at the top. • Back opening for easy access in all situations. • Extra concealable webbing on the top for rope or other gear. • Completely removable webbing belt. • Weight: 1,1 Kg (39 oz)
LYNX
L 13
This simple and efficient idea combines a vest-style double gear sling with detachable small rucksack (13lt.). Designed for multi pitch climbing and light alpine days. • Two gear slings for easy access to your gear. • Small detachable rucksack very useful for small loads (e.g. shoes for the descent, car keys, water, snacks, rain gear). • Releasable straps on both sides: just release one to swing the rucksack to your front for easy access. • Weight: 0,56 Kg (19,8 oz)
HAUL BAG
L 30 - 60 - 90
Ideal for climbing and big wall • Available in 30L, 60L, 90L • Made in heavy duty tarpaulin • Self-standing body • Easily removable waistbelt and shoulder straps • Top locking buckle • Weight: 0,9 Kg - 34.9oz (30L); 1,9 Kg 65.4oz (60L); 2,9 Kg 105.3oz (90L)
CHALK BAG
CRASH PAD
3590 g . 126,6 oz RV form PE form 126x90x8 cm
V 1L . 99 g . 3,5 oz Nylon
BOULDER CHALK BAG
V 3L . 120 g . 4,2 oz Nylon
TRAIL RUNNING
MOUNTAIN RUNNER 12L . 530 g 18,7 oz Fabric: Air mesh Back: Padded air mesh Holders POLES: 2 frontal
MOUNTAIN RUNNER COMP 5L . 430 g 15,2 oz Fabric: Air mesh Back: Padded air mesh Holders POLES: 2 frontal
The newest form fitting trail running packs by Grivel. Ideal partners for single day to multi day races, they were born from the direct experience in the Tor de Geants endurance race. • One size-fits all through multiple regulation options • Organizing pockets in the main compartment • Load compression strap for best agility • Multiple pockets to carry everything you need and access it easily
MOUNTAIN RUNNER LIGHT 5L . 275 g 9,7 oz Fabric: Air mesh Back: Padded air mesh Holders POLES: 2 frontal
MOUNTAIN RUNNER 20 20L . 550 gr 19,4 oz Fabric: Air mesh Back: Padded air mesh Holders POLES: 1 frontal
SINGLE BARREL 164 g 5,8 oz Fabric: Ecofabric
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PROMO
CAP
HEADBAND
BUFF
RUNNING ARM SLEEVE
SIMPLE
YELLOW CRAMPON SHELF
SOFT FLASK
100% COTTON T-SHIRTS
TECHNICAL T-SHIRT
ROLL BANNER
CUSTOMIZED ICE AXES
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MADE IN ITALY WITH
SOLAR ENERGY
TEST SHOP DECAL
FLAGS
STICKERS
POSTERS
HISTORY POSTERS 50X70 - 35X30
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ISO CERTIFICATION
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WE USE ONLY SOLAR ENERGY
WE COVER AN AREA OF
7000 SQUARE METERS EQUIVALENT OF A
FOOTBALL FIELD
WE DAILY PRODUCE THE ENERGY EQUIVALENT TO THE CONSUMPTION OF
194 FAMILIES
EVERY YEAR WE SAVE
83000 LITERS OF GASOLINE
DURING THE 25-YEAR LIFECYCLE OF THE PANELS, WE WILL PRODUCE ENOUGH ENERGY TO COVER THE
NEEDS OF ONE FAMILY FOR 4900 YEARS
EVERY DAY WE SAVE THE PLANET ‘S AIR OF
806 KG OF CO2 IN THE ATMOSPHERE
EQUIVALENT OF A CAR TRAVELING 5800KM
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GRIVEL INVENTIONS
WORLD INVENTIONS
GRIVEL INNOVATION TIMELINE
First invented as a rail bike, allowing to travel only on the train tracks, the draisine is now designed to allow free movement on the road. Fast development in the technology of train engines.
In the mid 19th centur y the telegraph is invented in the comunication industr y, and the Bessemer process for the production of steel is refined.
1818 The Grivel family of blacksmiths, star ted to transform their production of agricultural tools in what would later become mountain equipment. So in a sea of scepticism the first ice axe was born.
Radar begins to be used as a militar y device to intercect foreing objects. The system was quickly installed all across the United Kingdom.
The Ford T is launched, being the first affordable automobile produced by long sighted company Ford. Radio comunication has a significant growth.
Nylon is introduced as a material in women stockings. In the meantime Fleming isolates penicillin.
1850
1909
1929
1936
Around the middle of the 800s, with the arrival of english alpinists, the Grivel blacksmiths star ted to modify their production, in the small workshop in Les Forges at the feet of Mont Blanc, producing a lighter and more elengat tool that the Lords were appreciating during their trips on the icy mountains.
The English engineer Oscar Eckenstein was received with similar scepticism when he asked Henr y Grivel to manufacture the first modern crampon in histor y.
Henr y’s son Laurent came up with the brilliant invention of the two front points, allowing climbers to stand face on whilst attacking the steep ice and snow gradients.
Amato Grivel, Laurent’s younger brother, using the Chromolly alloy (Nickel-Chrome- Molybdenum), created a really strong crampon, thinner and lighter than the others: 360 grams a pair. These crampons, the Super Leggero Grivel, have been used to conquer the 3 highest peaks in the world, the Everest, the K2, and the Kangchenjunga.
The structure of DNA is discovered. An oral vaccine for polio is developed by Alber t Sabin.
1953 1954 Grivel products are used for the first ascent of K2 and Everest.
In California an updated version Macintosh plus is released, after the first Macintosh developed in 1984. Super Mario Bros is released by NIntendo.
Tim Berners-Lee and his team create CERN.ch is the first website to appear on the world wide web.
On December 3rd the Plystation game coonsolle is released in Japan, becoming quickly a world phenomena.
The mobile phone is now diffused in affordable models, after the first Motorola used to cost 4000$. In 1998 the search engine Google is founded.
The first online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, is founded. On the first of Februar y the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Lousiana whilst reentering the ear th’s atmosphere.
Apple launches its first watch. The phenomena of the selfie becomes global, the “selfie stick” is designed an produced.
1986
1993
1994
1996
2003
2014
Grivel’s Super Courmayeur system, with its spare and interchangeable picks and shovels, established itself as market leader.
Rambo crampon: a rigid crampon with a stable platform and no vibrations. Forged front points were added for the first time, a huge improvement.
Three different crampons binding systems are introduced.
The Machine: the ice axe that revolutionised the design of technical tools. From now on this was the shape that set the standard for ever yone!
GRIVEL resolves the problem of snow build up under crampons with the first pro-active anti-balling plate. This gets rid of the snow with ever y step taken, using its flexibility and the alpinist’s movement. Other manufacturers have tried to find an alternative to this Grivel patent but the truth is that no other real alternative exists!
Twingate carabiner, the safest carabiner ever made. Due to it’s innovative design it works as both an ordinar y carabiner and as a screwgate carabiner, but it does its job quicker and safer,
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