verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message 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 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 edit 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 edit official site notes and references edit information available on the official web site 2 . information available in the history section of the official site v t e 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 kouba la sportiva lanex mammut mountain safety research singing rock sir joseph the north face therm a rest triop ocun petzl rab red chili rock empire wild country organizations alpine club alpine club of canada american alpine club appalachian mountain club austrian alpine club austrian tourist club club alpin fran ais club alpino italiano den norske turistforening federaci n espa ola de deportes de monta a y escalada f d ration fran aise 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 turistf reningen usa climbing category commons wikiproject portal retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title grivel company & oldid 743905356 categories climbing equipmentmountaineering equipment manufacturerssporting goods manufacturers of italyitalian brands1818 establishments in italymanufacturing companies established in 1818hidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2008all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran aisitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 23 31 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view