{"id":4698,"date":"2016-09-22T17:07:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T17:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/?p=4698"},"modified":"2017-01-27T16:03:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T16:03:01","slug":"qa-insight-experts-dave-hugar-petzl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/22\/qa-insight-experts-dave-hugar-petzl\/","title":{"rendered":"[Q+A] Insight from the Experts: Dave Hugar and Petzl"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While some people like to stay grounded, Petzl<\/strong> is only concerned with exploring the vertical world. Petzl\u2019s story began in the early 1930s and throughout its long history, the company evolved from focusing on caving gear to becoming one of the world\u2019s most renowned providers of verticality equipment for professional and recreational use. Currently, Petzl covers a wide range of recreational sports including sport climbing, ice climbing, aid climbing, mountaineering, caving, canyoning and more. Beyond their recreational gear, Petzl creates life-saving products for rescue professionals and workers at height. <\/p>\n

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No matter what product they are designing, the mindset remains the same and one word can encapsulate the essence of what Petzl represents: exploration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Mountain Productions Rigging Shop<\/a> is a proud distributor of Petzl\u2019s professional work-at-height products. In this edition of Insight from the Experts, we reached out to Dave Hugar<\/strong>, Petzl\u2019s Marketing Director of their North American division.<\/p>\n

We spoke to Dave about Petzl\u2019s quality guarantee, manufacturing process, unique projects and the Petzl RopeTrip. Interested in learning more about the leader of verticality solutions? Read our interview with Dave below!<\/p>\n

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Q: How long have you been with the Petzl team?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019ve worked at Petzl for the last four years.<\/p>\n

Q: Are there many differences between Petzl\u2019s recreational and professional lines of equipment?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Dave:<\/strong> At Petzl we pride ourselves in building solutions to problems. Every piece of Petzl equipment is designed as a solution for the challenges faced by those moving in the vertical world. So while products like the GRIGRI, GRILLON, and EXO may appear similar, each is specifically designed for a different application.<\/p>\n

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Q: Discuss some of the ways you guarantee the highest quality in every one of your products.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Dave:<\/strong> Petzl runs a best-in-class system to ensure the highest quality products. This system includes, individual product testing, automated inspections through cameras, individual human inspection, triple risk analysis, etc…<\/p>\n

We have a lengthy list of inspection procedures that vary with the manufacturing styles and process of each product. But at the end of the day, we feel that Petzl has a unique commitment to the quality of our products because they all carry the name of the Petzl family. If you’d like to see these processes in action you can see more in this video tour of our quality control facilities.<\/p>\n