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21 December 2011
Grimper dans les palmiers, un métier dangereux
Saharan agriculture is mainly based on the date palm, especially in the oasis. With more than 17 million palms of which 10 million are exploited, the date is the first food product export in Algeria. Climbers, like acrobats, grow palms and make the date harvest. It's a risky job, often exercised barefoot, with very basic equipment ... How can we prevent falls?
20 December 2011
Nepal: training future professional trek guides
The Petzl Foundation has been committed since 2006 to the training of future professional trek guides, in partnership with the Association of Nepal Mountaineering (NMA). Courses were held in early September. The Foundation assigned Eric Lescarcelle, head of Petzl customer service, as an instructor to coach them. Here is a short resume of two intense weeks.