Climbing Helmets

Featured review by FromSagetoSnow

Another classic helmet. Great for the price.

"Promise me Dad, that you won't get me a helmet like yours or my brother's." She mostly meant that she didn't want an orange or red helmet but to be sure I ran the Half Dome by her first and after approval, placed the order. This is the third helmet I have bought and, after two seasons of sport climbing and easy scrambling, we don't regret it. Besides the Camp Rock Star, this is probably the most common helmet I see climbing. Since my oldest wanted a helmet that looked more modern, adjusted to accommodate her pony tail, and the price was right we gave it a go.

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Reviewed by Tam McTavish

The lightweight, and seemingly styrofoam structure of this helmet make it intimidating, but after hard use it has turned out to be an excellent helmet.

Finally fed up with my old Lucky brand helmet from the '90s I decided to shop for a new one. I decided I wanted lightweight, and something much more comfortable then my current helmet. So my choices came down to the Petzl Meteor, Black Diamond Vapour, and the Petzl Sirocco.  The Meteor didn't fit me, so that went out. Originally I had thrown out the idea of the Sirocco as it looked too ridiculous. The bright orange bellend shape. No thanks! The BD Vapour looks excellent! Very slick cool shape.

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Reviewed by FromSagetoSnow

I'd love it way more if it were more adjustable

This helmet has a killer shell, it's cheap, but it is super tight on my melon. I bought mine online. This was my first helmet and I wanted something simple. I see a lot of these helmets on climbers, especially people who rent their gear, leading me to think they are pretty durable.  This helmet however, was a little too simple. The size large looked like a swim cap on my size 7-3/8 head. It hurt my forehead it was so tight. The straps didn't do much to adjust the position on my head either.

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Featured review by FromSagetoSnow

When you need a helmet this is one of many good options

This is my second climbing helmet. I wanted a better fit and suspension system and I got it. On the summit of Mt. Rainier On the summit of Mt. Hood Icicle Ridge Crevasse rescue class, with a TS cap of course Kaleetan Peak All helmets are tested to the same standard, so what I like about this one is the adjustability: it fits me in the summer, and in winter with a beanie underneath, and I like the suspension system. It is easy to adjust when I switch from summer to winter mode and stays where I want it on my head.  I got this helmet in orange for visibility on the snow.

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