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At Up and Under in Cardiff (UK), a comprehensive selection of Petzl products is available, catering to both climbers and professionals working at height. Known for their durability and reliability, Petzl offers a wide range of equipment, including karabiners, harnesses, rucksacks, ropes, helmets, belay devices, rescue gear, and headlamps, all designed to meet the demands of both recreational and professional users.
Petzl, a family-run business based in the French Alps, has grown to be Europe's leading manufacturer of personal protective equipment for those working or adventuring in challenging environments. For 50 years, Petzl has been driven by four core values: maintaining family ownership, fostering innovation, achieving industrial excellence with a focus on zero defects, and engaging with communities worldwide to uphold the highest safety standards.
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Caritool Evo
The Petzl Caritool Evo is different to most holders as it is able to attach to any harness, anywhere as opposed to others that require a specific attachment point built in to the harness. It is able to hold a large number of screws and has a design that helps select even the screw racked at the bottom.
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Simple
As the name implies, the Petzl Simple is an easy-to-use caving descender. It can be used with 8.5 to 11 mm diameter low stretch kern-mantle ropes. Reduced bulk and low weight simplify progression in narrow passages. The pulleys can be rotated or replaced to prolong the duration of use over time.
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Axess String
The Petzl Axess string is a nylon sling with a protective cover designed to be used in situations where lots of wear may occur such as indoor or outdoor centres. A wear indicator is also weaved into the stitching so that slings may be retired. Designed to be used with the Djinn snapgates and a maillon (not included).
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Vertigo
Engineered for progression lanyards, the Petzl Vertigo (Twist-Lock) carabiner is equipped with an automatic locking system and exceptional grip, making it effortless to handle while navigating intermediate anchors. Thanks to its spacious aperture and the Keylock system, linking the connector becomes a simple task. When paired with the Captivo positioning bar, the Vertigo Twist-Lock can enhance proper carabiner loading along the major axis, minimising rotation risks and maintaining integration with the device.
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e+Lite
The Petzl e+Lite is an ultra-compact emergency headlamp that delivers 40 lumens of brightness. This is an absolute essential to keep in your pack, whether you're camping, hiking or climbing in the outdoors. It's lightweight and offers either continuous or strobe lighting, so you can signal your presence and be seen from a distance. Comes with its own carry case for ease of transport.
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Wide helmet clips wide brim
The Petzl Helmet Clip Adaptable Wide are also known as Crochlamp clips. They are ideal for wider brimmed helmets that do not have clips already on them. They hook onto the edge of the helmet.
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Connexion Vario
The Petzl Connexion Vario is a durable and adjustable anchor strap equipped with two forged steel attachment points. It offers several configurations for setting up an anchorage directly on an anchor or around a suitable structure. The strap length is adjustable, thanks to an adjustment buckle. A system keeps the remaining webbing stowed. It is available in two versions (30 to 200 cm and 200 to 400 cm).
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Protec
The Petzl Protec is a flexible protector is designed to protect a fixed rope from abrasion when working at height or during rescue. Easy to install and durable, it’s made for regular to intensive use. Protec fits most rope diameters used by professionals, as well as anchor straps.
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Sequoia Adjustable Bridge
The Petzl Sequoia Adjustable Bridge is suitable for use with the Sequoia® and Sequoia® SRT harnesses that allows quick and precise adjustment of the position of progression tools installed on the bridge.
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Crevasse Rescue Kit
The Petzl Crevasse Rescue Kit is a definite essential piece of kit for alpine climbing, mountaineering, glacial travel (whether on foot or ski) for training courses. This kit allows for rapid deployment and use in rescues where someone falls in a crevasse.
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Swivel Open
The Petzl Swivel Open provides both direct attachment as well as reduces twist and tangling of ropes and lanyards. The gates located on both sides of the swivel have a large opening, allowing the installation of a range of lanyards, fixed rope terminations, and fixed metal attachment points. The rotation of the swivel is aided with the maintenance free sealed ball bearings.
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Jag Traxion
The Jag Traxion is a progress capture double rope pulley that can be used in haul systems to provide mechanical advantage. Petzl have designed this Traxion specifically to work alongside the Jag double rope pulley so a 4:1 haul system can be created. Sealed ball bearing massively reduce friction, reducing the effort required when moving a load.
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Rocpec Compact Adaptor
The Petzl adapter for Petzl Rocpec hand drill Increases the Ropec's versatility and provides greater comfort and efficiency for placing 12 mm self-drilling expansion anchors.
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ASAP Lock
The Petzl ASAP Lock is a mobile fall arrest device with the added function of a lock. The lock allows the user to immobilize the device to reduce the length of a fall. As with the Petzl ASAP, the ASAP Lock locks on the rope when it is shock loaded, stopping the user from falling any further. The connection arm makes the system loss-resistant when passing intermediate anchors. Please note, the ASAP LOCK must be used with an energy absorbing lanyard to work at a distance from the rope.
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Chest'Air
The Petzl Chest'Air is a chest harness for use in conjunction with a seat harness, such as the Falcon, Avao Sit or Sequoia SRT. When used together they become a fall-arrest harness that will keep a victim upright during rescue. It's easy to connect via the ventral attachment point of a seat harness and fastens via the Fast LT buckle at the chest for quick donning. Made with 3D foam padding, the Chest’Air chest harness provides additional comfort while hanging.
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Ring Open
The Petzl Ring Open is a versatile connection point due to its gated opening system. This allows a range of equipment with sewn terminations or closed fixed attachment points to be installed. The round shape of the Ring allows optimal loading, making it a multi-directional peice of equipment for most system set-ups.
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Footcord
Used with an ascension ascender (also sold on our website) for handled rope ascents. Made of 100% Dyneema for increased durability and ease of use. Simply step into the elastic loop with your foot for use, great with any type of shoe. Plate for adjusting foot loop length.
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Vizir Shadow
The Petzl Vizir Shadow is a tinted eye shield with an Easyclip system for the Vertex and Strato helmets. The visor provides eye protection against projectile hazards and it has a level 2.5 solar protection filter, and anti-scratch and anti-fog treatments.
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Hammer Head
This is a replacement hammer component for the Petzl Charlet Ice Tool's. Compatible with most Petzl Charlet tools. Fits pre-2010 versions of Quark tools, models without modular heads.
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Lift Spacer
Spreader for Petzl Newton harness allows upright descent/retrieval (for confined spaces). Clips to the web slots on the shoulder straps of the Petzl Newton harness via triangular pattern karabiners, which are included.
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Huit
The Petzl Huit is a classic figure 8 rapelling device for descending on single or double ropes. Its square shape reduces twisting of the ropes and the formation of a lark's head hitch. The small hole can be used either with thin ropes if necessary, or as a belay plate. For use on ropes from 8 to 13mm diameter.
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ZigZag
The petzl ZigZag is a mechanical Prusik that allows the user to move around efficiently in a tree using a classic Prusik pulley system technique. The friction chain provides precision and fluidity when moving around. The pulley is mounted on sealed ball bearings to allow the slack to be taken up easily. Can be used on either doubled ropes or a single rope, providing great versatility.
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Torse
The Petzl Torse clips securely onto the back of your sit harness and loops up over your shoulders and holds the Croll in position. It offers a little more back support than "bra style" chest harnesses. It is easily adjustable before a pitch or to fit different sizes of caver.
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Micro Traxion
At 85g, the Petzl Micro Traxion pulley is perfect to keep on your harness for emergency use. Originally designed for crevasse rescue in assisted and z hoists we also feel that it is light enough that it could live on the back of your harness year round for general climbing rescue being much more efficient and smoother to use than a prussik loop.
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Small Sky Hook & Sling
The Smallest Sky Hook we can find. Ideal for Bat Hooking and very small edges. It has a filed hook so it can fit in Drilled 10mm holes. For bigger edges and flakes the check out the Black Diamond Cliffhanger or Petzl Sky Hook.
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Sarken
The Petzl Sarken is a crampon which can be used for both classical mountain routes and for harder more technical routes. This crampon is based on a classic 12 point design but the two front points are very unique compared to any other crampon on the market. The front two teeth are shaped like a T with a slightly longer downward facing point on. This means that they work well when walking on or climbing on soft snow (standard technical points tend to rail).
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Rescucender
The Petzl Rescucender is an openable cam-loaded rope clamp designed for use in haul systems as a tractor or progress capture device. It is simple to use and ergonomic.