Beal History
Beal is a small family
entreprise employing 45
people, situated in Vienne, in
the French Department of
Isere.
Despite its modest size, Beal
qualifies as the world's
premier manufacturer of
climbing and security ropes.
This leading position is
explained by indisputable
technical advances in the
production process compared
to its competitors.
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The international
presence of Beal and sale of
the 8 million metres of rope
which leave the premises in
Vienne annually are
supported by a worldwide
network of distributors
spanning 40 different
countries. In addition Beal has
an associate in the US state of
Georgia which covers
American market needs, thus
overcoming in part the
vicissitudes of the dollar.
ISO 9001 certified to
guarantee production quality,
Beal devotes 5% of its
turnover to Research and
Development and another 5%
to promotion. A good part of
the promotion budget goes to
sponsoring stars of the
climbing and mountaineering
world : from Patrick Edlinger
to Lynn Hill, from Yuji
Hirayama to Fred Rouhling,
most of the leading lights of
climbing form part of the "
Beal Team".
First manufacturer to
have obtained CE approval
for its semi-static ropes, Beal
is also very active in the field
of security and working ropes
used in industry.
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The culture of
dynamism
Since starting with Yannick
Seigneur, then accelerating
with Patrick Edlinger, the
story of BEAL ropes has been
marked by passion and
research.
The Brand has been at the
heart of the changes in the
practice of climbing since the
80's. It's the development of
rope dynamics, requested by
the climbers who started to
fly, which allowed them to be
liberated from the pain of the
fall. Thus freed of this
psychological brake, energy is
concentrated on the
movements of climbing,
leading to spectacular
progress.
But back at BEAL, it is not
only the ropes that are
dynamic.
After the Program System
and the Black Limit, passing
by way of Dry Cover, ultra
light ropes, the lowest impact
forces, and again the Aero
harness, the development
department has not ceased its
dynamic innovations.
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The BEAL LAB is not
a
classical research
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The climbers and
mountaineers of the BEAL
team are fully integrated into
its work. We listen to their
suggestions and their test
reports, as well as their
emotions and enthusiasms, to
be imbued with the evolution
of the activity.
It's that which lets us
anticipate changes and to be
tuned to the needs of climbers.
BEAL LAB is thus a meeting of
the practical and the theory.
It's a very light and reactive
structure in which the wish to
improve the security and
comfort of climbers and
mountaineers reigns without
ceasing.
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