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bart
Sep 24, 2001, 10:16 AM
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What kind of helm do you wear? I've got a Camp Star Tech. Lightweight, comforable and solid.
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maltek
Sep 24, 2001, 12:48 PM
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Got a Magic from Kong.. And very satisfied.
Maltek
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krillen
Sep 24, 2001, 2:40 PM
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I just bought an Eldrid. The orange one that looks like a steel workers helmet? Seems to work so far, but I guess by protecting your noggin' you really can't go wrong.
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aulwes
Sep 24, 2001, 2:48 PM
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I have a petzel Meteor! i like it.
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climberchk
Sep 24, 2001, 8:53 PM
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I've got the Petzl Ecrin Roc. I luv the suspension system. It's totally rocken
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rck_climber
Sep 25, 2001, 8:03 AM
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I don't, know I need one, but just haven't gotten to it yet.
Pulled a kid off the rock that was knocked unconcious from an upside down 35-footer. He was still about 45' up and bleeding profusely from his head and his belayer was freaking as he couldn't reach him from the belay station.
Luckily, we got him lowered down, immobilized him (military life-saving training finally came in handy) and the EMTs arrived - got a good concussion, but he'll live to climb again.
It was then that I realized I'd better start climbing with a helmet. I'm looking at the Petzl Meteor - good looking helmet.
Mick
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data118
Jan 3, 2003, 5:52 PM
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BD Half Dome. The chin strap keeps moving when not in use. I have to adjust everytime I put it on.
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vegastradguy
Jan 3, 2003, 6:24 PM
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BD Half Dome, which I don't wear nearly as much as I should.
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kman
Jan 3, 2003, 6:42 PM
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Half dome.
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djnibs
Jan 3, 2003, 6:58 PM
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Heyo. Don't have one yet, but thinking on getting the Elderid Ultralight. Any comments?? Thanx, nibs
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deafclimber
Jan 3, 2003, 7:02 PM
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i have blue Black Diamond Hemisphere Helmet. very comfortable !
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z0mb1e
Jan 3, 2003, 7:20 PM
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When do you need a helmet? I mean I have be toproping for a few years and never see another climber wareing one. Is this just because we are toproping?
I know I'm going to get one when I start doing lead climbing but do you really need it to toprope? I mean I can see the advantages of always wareing one but it seems less important for topropers.
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jerrygarcia
Jan 3, 2003, 7:27 PM
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Petzl Ecrin rock helmet. I use it for caving and climbing, the ease of adjustment is the best ive ever seen on a helmet. Its super comfy.
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natec
Jan 3, 2003, 7:33 PM
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The need for one while toproping is very very limited.
Mostly when leading is where the need comes in. You have a high chance of taking an upside down fall and hitting your head or having rock fall on you from way up.
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rprp
Jan 3, 2003, 7:35 PM
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Basically there are two reasons for wearing a helmet. One is to protect from rocks or gear falling on your head. Some people wear helmets on multi-pitch climbs and not otherwise.
The other reason is protect your head if you fall. This could happen anytime you are on lead.
I took a long upside down fall that tore a big chunk off the cloth cover I had on my helmet. I doubt that I my skin would have faired any better.
I've not been hit by a falling rock, but somebody did bounce a biner full of stoppers off my helmet one time. It didn't hurt, but I felt kind of deaf.
These days I'm wearing the Hemisphere. I like how it fits. And I glad that I haven't tested out its abilities.
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totigers
Jan 3, 2003, 7:43 PM
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Just the bandana that my daughter made me. I use that most. I guess I should start thinking of something better since I'm a bit older.
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marcel
Jan 3, 2003, 8:18 PM
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I wear an Eldrid, my wife uses a Petzl . Both are good helmets.
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mike
Jan 3, 2003, 8:44 PM
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Erin Roc. Love that "dial in" suspension.
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The new Petzl Elios is a great choice.
It is a great combination of their EcrinRoc - which is plastic only and relatively heavy, and their Meteor - which is very light weight but to fragile to my opinoin (that's what I own these days).
Read more on their website or catalog.
Hope that helps
Esh
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yosemite
Jan 3, 2003, 10:04 PM
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HB El Cap. Kind of a retro looking brain bucket, but is made with kevlar, making it strong but not too heavy. It also has a small lip or brim around the entire helmet, giving it lots of lateral strength. And unlike other brands, it fits my humungous noggin.
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scrappydoo
Jan 3, 2003, 10:04 PM
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Don't get a BD Half-Dome: as already mentioned the chin strap adjustment changes constantly and the the helmet sheds headlamps something fierce.
Get a Petzl Ecrin Roc, or another.
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petsfed
Jan 3, 2003, 10:47 PM
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I guess it depends on the fierceness of the something. I haven't found a problem using BD headlamps with my BD Half Dome, but that might just be a coincidence.
I dig the half dome, although yes, it does need to be readjusted everytime I put it on. I readjust it anyway just to make sure the trip in or out hasn't messed it up. Just like checking my not or my belay biner, it has become habit to me.
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scrappydoo
Jan 3, 2003, 11:05 PM
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I use a keeper-line on my headlamp after losing 2 of 'em off my Half Dome (one was a BD light). So, the fierceness of my something is pretty- shall we say- 'fierce'.
It may be that I have an oblong (or is it obtuse?) head. Get a helmet that fits your head best.
If you are more concerned about upside-down leader falls, maybe get one of the styrofoam bicycle-type helmets. The hard-shells have very little side-impact cushioning--one of my buddies spent a year recovering from a side-impact head injury from a leader fall. He'd be dead if he wasn't wearing a helmet, but he's sure he wouldn't have gotten his noggin so banged-up if he had worn a styro helmet like the Petzl Meteor or BD Hemisphere.
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sspssp
Jan 3, 2003, 11:06 PM
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Few people wear a helmet top ropping, but it could still come in useful. In some areas, gear or rock could still come down. The TR might be diagonalling, it doesn't take much penduluming (sp?) to be spun around. Your belayer might drop you. You might not be properly tied in or doubled back. These are just a few ways to hit your head top ropping.
Another time to think about wearing a helmet is on approaches or descent. Ever dislodged a rock when scrambing up or down a gulley? Did you and your partner have your helmets on? If you are like most people I see, probably not. Ever lose your balance when hopping across a boulder field? Fall head first into a rock and it may not matter that you were only six feet off the ground on second/third class terrain.
I think it is only a matter of time before not wearing a helmet is as archaic as climbing with just a swami belt or using a hemp rope. I hope so, anyway.
Peace.
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geezergecko
Jan 3, 2003, 11:12 PM
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Yeah, I agree with sspssp. I pulled a baseball chunk of limestone off the top of a toproped climb and almost beaned my belayer. Loose rock has no sympathy.
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