Petzl America Becomes the Official
Headlamp Sponsor of the AMGA
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American Mountain Guides Association recognizes Petzl headlamps with endorsement
Petzl's DUO Headlamp
BOULDER, Co. - The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) is pleased to announce that Petzl America has joined the AMGA as its newest Diamond Level Partner.
As the Official Headlamp Sponsor of the AMGA, Petzl America will help keep dark nights in the mountain alight by providing headlamps to core members of the AMGA Instructor Team and to select Certified Guides. In addition to the headlamp provisions, Petzl will offer a one full-tuition scholarship to an AMGA member per year.
“As a Diamond Partner, we will actively participate in promoting the highest standards of professional guiding through education and certification,” says Mark Givens, Sports Division Manager for Petzl America.
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Petzl’s core values of safety, education, and innovation are consistent with the AMGA mission and the fact that Petzl has been supporting the AMGA since 1990 shows their level of commitment to the guiding profession in the United States. “We are very excited to name Petzl the Official Headlamp Sponsor of the AMGA. We hope that other companies will see Petzl’s proactive approach as an opportunity to support working guides and instructors,” says Betsy Novak, Executive Director of the AMGA.
Petzl has joined the AMGA as one of eight Diamond level Partners. A large percentage of the Diamond level partnership funds go directly to AMGA members in the form of subsidized exams and full tuition scholarships.
About Petzl America
Petzl America is the U.S. division of Petzl, headquartered in France. For over 50 years, Petzl has been developing innovative tools and techniques used by those entering the vertical world. Today, the Petzl brand is closely associated with adventure, exploration, rescue, and many notable exploits in the worlds of rock climbing and alpinism. Petzl climbing hardware and headlamps can be found in outdoor specialty shops and premium sporting goods retailers around the world.
For more information, log on to www.petzl.com.
About The American Mountain Guides Association
The American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) is an educational non-profit organization that supports the climbing and alpine community by training climbing instructors, skiing instructors and mountain guides. Using internationally accepted standards, the AMGA provides certification and accreditation to enhance the quality of services available to the public, while serving as a resource for accessing and protecting the natural environment.
For more information please visit www.amga.com.