2026 Petzl RopeTrip
The Americas Edition
The Americas Edition
Come for the challenge, stay for the community!
The Petzl RopeTrip Challenge & Symposium is the premier event for the world’s most advanced rope access technicians. It's an opportunity for rope access technicians from across the globe to share diverse techniques and experiences within their profession and put their skills to the test in a series of challenges. It's also a time to celebrate rope access technicians and bring the community together in an extraordinary way.
Petzl RopeTrip 2026: The Americas Edition will return to Salt Lake City on March 18-20, 2026, marking the first RopeTrip in the United States in six years. The SPRAT Annual Conference will also be held in Salt Lake City, preceding the RopeTrip, from March 16 to 18.
The Americas Edition will draw 20 teams from the US and Canada, and 10 teams from South and Central America. Registration ends for these 30 teams on February 2nd, and then teams on the waitlist will be invited to compete. So gather your group of three, register now, and guarantee your participation!
Petzl RopeTrip 2026: The Americas Edition will return to Salt Lake City on March 18-20, 2026, marking the first RopeTrip in the United States in six years. The SPRAT Annual Conference will also be held in Salt Lake City, preceding the RopeTrip, from March 16 to 18.
The Americas Edition will draw 20 teams from the US and Canada, and 10 teams from South and Central America. Registration ends for these 30 teams on February 2nd, and then teams on the waitlist will be invited to compete. So gather your group of three, register now, and guarantee your participation!
Location
Petzl Technical Institute
2929 Decker Lake
Salt Lake City, UT
2929 Decker Lake
Salt Lake City, UT
Date & Time
March 18th - March 20th
Petzl Technical Institute
Petzl America
2929 Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, UT, USA
2929 Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, UT, USA
The Petzl Technical Institute at Petzl America offers a 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art technical training center located in the heart of the Salt Lake Valley. Our North American flagship facility was designed and built specifically to provide highly specialized training to meet the needs and requirements of our clientele and the industries in which they serve.
2026 SPRAT Annual Conference
The SPRAT Annual Conference is scheduled for March 16–18, 2026, in Salt Lake City, Utah. This year's conference is proudly hosted by SPRAT member company, Petzl, in conjunction with the 2026 Petzl RopeTrip.
ROPETRIP SYMPOSIUM
KeyNote Speaker
Xavier Rodriguez
President /CEO of GROUPE JARNIAS
President /CEO of GROUPE JARNIAS
Xavier Rodriguez, President of the Jarnias Group, began his career as a temporary rope access technician, with his first job taking him up the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Through dedication and hands-on experience, he worked his way up through nearly every role within the company before becoming CEO, and later, Chairman of the Group. Under his leadership, the company experienced remarkable growth, expanding from €8 million to €60 million in revenue and increasing its workforce from 80 to 500 employees. Now the 98% owner, he has solidified the company’s position as France’s leading work-at-height specialist and is driven to establish Jarnias as the premier technical leader in Europe.
Restoring of Notre Dame Cathedral de Paris:
Unique Techniques, Unique Challenges
Unique Techniques, Unique Challenges
The whole world was stunned. We were urgently called to intervene on the site. We stayed on site for five years. The Notre-Dame de Paris construction site highlighted the profession of rope access and rope access technicians. Five years of challenges to rethink and advance the profession and our techniques for inspecting, maintaining, repairing, securing, and sometimes even saving buildings
Contact Us
For any questions regarding the event, please contact us at [email protected]
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