Grivel (company)

Grivel Mont Blanc S.r.l

Type	S.r.l.
Industry	Mechanics
Founded	1818
Headquarters	Italy, Courmayeur
Key people	Gioachino Gobbi, President
Products	Climbing Equipment Climbing Gear
Operating income	€ 5 million
Number of employees	25 (2008)
Slogan	Light, light, compact
Website	www.grivel.com

Grivel Srl is a company that produces tools and equipment for alpinism, climbing and outdoor activities. It exports to 26 countries. All the personal safety products, ice axes, crampons, pitons, helmets are produced in Italy. The company has been certified GS TUF since 1992, ISO 9001 since 1996, ISO 1400 since 2004. ^[1]

History

Founded in 1818 in Courmayeur, it is the oldest manufacturer of tools for alpinism in existence. Grivel is the surname of the original founders who succeeded each other for generations.
The company was sold in 1982 to a group of enthusiasts headed by Giochino Gobbi.
Today the company has offices in Courmayeur and Verrayes in the Aosta Valley, in Vivaro in Friuli and Chamonix in France.^[2]

External links

Official Site

Notes and references

Climbing

Types	Aid Bouldering Clean Competition Crack Deep-water solo Direttissima Face Free Free solo Grass Ice Indoor Lead Rock Mixed Mountaineering Slab Speed Sport Top rope Trad Tree

Lists	Alpine clubs Climbers Deaths on eight-thousanders Equipment Everest deaths First ascents Knots Mount Hood incidents Terminology

Terminology	Abseiling Alpenstock Anchor Approach shoe Ascender Bachar ladder Belay device Belaying Bolt Bouldering mat Cam Carabiner Crampons Dry-tooling Dynamic rope Exposure Fifi hook Grades Grade (bouldering) Harness Head for heights Mountaineering boot Hex Ice axe Ice screw Ice tool Nut Picket Sure-footedness Pitch Piton Protection Quickdraw Self-locking device Shoes Sling Snow fluke Snow protection Snowshoe Spotting Tricam Webbing

Media	Climber Climbing Rock & Ice

Companies	Black Diamond CAMP Five Ten Grivel Mammut Mountain Safety Research The North Face Therm-a-Rest Petzl Rab Wild Country Singing Rock Kouba Ocun

Organizations	Alpine Club Alpine Club of Canada American Alpine Club Appalachian Mountain Club Austrian Alpine Club Austrian Tourist Club Club Alpin Français Club Alpino Italiano Den Norske Turistforening Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada Fédération française de la montagne et de l'escalade German Alpine Club International Federation of Sport Climbing International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation South Tyrol Alpine Club Swiss Alpine Club Svenska Turistföreningen USA Climbing

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