Grivel Stories

GREENSPIT - The psychologist in the crack

Greenspit is a 12-meter long horizontal crack that crosses a large 45° roof, in the Orco Valley, in north-western Italy.Watch the story of Marco Sappa, from a career in human resources as a psychol...

Lapsus - Marcello Bombardi

“Lapsus has represented for me an adventure and a challenge against my difficulties and my limits. It was super thrilling and liberating to make those last three moves and go from an empty mind foc...

MOROCKS

Published on 05/02/21 “The Moroccan Atlas mountains gave me several life time stories full of emotions, with their virgin ways, their high summits and their wild technical climbs, since 2009, I alw...

It looks shit, but was actually ok - movie

Ice climbing gear has lived a long and fascinating evolution. Discover it in the words of two protagonists: Stevie Haston and Ezio Marlier. To each  their own!Sit back and Enjoy! #GrivelToEachThei...

You had to be brave - movie

We are proud to present "You had to be brave", a movie about the evolution of ice climbing in the words of two protagonists: Stevie Haston and Ezio Marlier. Sit back and Enjoy! #GrivelToEachTheirOwn

Climbing in Greece - Video

Published on 12/06/2020 “There are little corners that we would like to keep just for ourselves. But today we are happy to share with you some images of the crags of this beautiful country that is ...

LA POIRE - FIRST DESCENT BY EDMOND JOYEUSAZ

Published on 05/06/2020 It wasn't meant to be this year, then Covid forced me to change my plans. I should have finished my descent project in the Valais, (Swiss4000SteepSki) but, the uncertainty a...

BRENVA SPUR “one shot” by DENIS TRENTO

Published on 26/05/2020 The period we have just lived (or rather not lived) will probably be remembered in history books like the Great Wars. It could look as a clash, comparing the black and white...

Steel Points in the Grivel forge - 1956 documentary

This exceptional video from 1956 shows how our ice axes and crampons were produced in those years. Many things have changed since then, but our passion is the same, as well as the awareness that ex...