UIAA Safety Labels News

The growing popularity of via ferrate among families with small children and the advent of climbing chocks made with polymers will lead to new testing and investigations by the UIAA Safety Commission (SafCom).

Petzl’s GriGri2 and four pieces of equipment from Black Diamond have become the first braking devices to be certified by the UIAA.

The UIAA has launched a search function allowing simple validation of certified climbing and mountaineering equipment.