Trailspace Top Ten: Your Best Outdoor Gear
For Trailspace's Best Outdoor Gear List, we turned to you, our community members. We've compiled one ultimate gear list from your 24,000 reviews, featuring your best shelter, sleeping bag, stove, water treatment, multi-tool, light, navigation, trekking poles, backpack, and food and drink. Read more
December 5, 2012

Outdoor Retailer: Climbing Gear Preview
Companies vie for "lightest helmet ever" honors. Plus, ropes with two diameters and touch-sensitivity, new double-axel cams for tight, tricky placements, a crevasse rescue device (no Z-pulley necessary), and bags to keep all your climbing gear organized. Read more
July 29, 2012

Petzl Nao headlamp automatically dims or brightens
Once in a while, a headlamp comes around that changes the game for others. Enter Petzl's Nao auto-adjusting headlamp, which dims or brightens according to the level of ambient light. Read more
January 21, 2012

Petzl Recalls GRIGRI 2 Belay Devices
Petzl has issued a recall for replacement of the Grigri 2 belay device. The recall concerns all Grigri 2’s (D14 2O, D14 2G, D14 2B) with the first five digits of the serial number between 10326 and 11136. Read more
June 21, 2011

Petzl recalls Scorpio via ferrata lanyards
Following a via ferrata accident on May 5, Petzl launched a voluntary product safety alert to inspect its Scorpio via ferrata lanyards manufactured prior to May 19, 2011. Read more
May 31, 2011

Petzl warns of counterfeit climbing products
In February Petzl discovered identical-looking counterfeit Personal Protective Equipment with the Petzl logo. The four counterfeit products found — a carabiner, pulley, and two ascenders — do not meet Petzl's safety requirements and are potentially dangerous. Read more
February 28, 2011

Outdoor Retailer: Headlamp Highlights
It may be the dark days of winter, but there's no shortage of illuminating products to light your way on the trail, the road, or in camp. Here are a few highlights from the headlamp category shown at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market last week. Read more
January 28, 2011

Outdoor Retailer: Petzl, Energizer, SPOT, and Pacsafe
Petzl belay/rappel device and headlamp-charging system; Energizer's solar panel/battery charger; PacSafe's anti-theft devices; and news from SPOT and RAB/Integral Designs. Read more
August 16, 2010

Petzl Recalls SARKEN Crampons
Petzl is recalling all SARKEN crampon models due to premature wearout on the front points. Read more
September 13, 2007

Petzl Receives Sprout Award from Rock and Ice
Petzl will be recognized this August with Rock & Ice magazine’s Sprout Award. Read more
July 24, 2007