Top rated Climbing helmets
Here’s a ranking of the top rated Climbing helmets. To give you a quick overview, we’ve added the most important information about each product. This page always stays fresh and updates automatically.
1. Petzl Meteor
The lightweight, compact Meteor helmet designed for climbing, mountaineering, and ski touring features excellent ventilation and provides good comfort in both summer and winter. Its head-enveloping design ensures increased protection across the entire head area. The Meteor is the first CE-certified ski touring helmet. Thoughtfully designed down to the last detail, it pairs perfectly with ski goggles or a visor and is ideal for ski mountaineering.
Lightweight, compact, and ventilated helmet: only 240 g, In-Mold construction with an inner shell made of EPS foam, which is injected under a thin outer shell made of polycarbonate, ensuring a snug fit on the head. Large ventilation openings provide maximum air circulation, high-quality workmanship, and a simple design.
Increased protection: designed according to the Petzl label Top and Side Protection, the head-enveloping design offers optimal impact protection on the sides as well as at the front and back of the head.
Suitable for ski mountaineering: the first CE-certified ski touring helmet. Optimal ventilation during ascents and descents. The helmet can be comfortably worn from the beginning to the end of the tour. The special design at the front is intended for wearing ski goggles. The rubber band at the back is compatible with the straps of ski goggles. The semi-rigid headband can also be easily adjusted with gloves. Two headlamp clips at the front and a rubber band at the back for attaching a headlamp. Compatible with the Vizion and Skreen visors.
Note: The helmet does not meet the requirements of the helmet standard EN 1077 for alpine skiers.
Material: Outer shell made of polycarbonate, inner shell made of expanded polystyrene (EPS), straps made of polyester.
Certification(s): CE EN 12492, CE ski touring helmet, UIAA.
2. Black Diamond Helmet Half Dome Women
The Half Dome is named by Black Diamond after one of the most famous mountains in Yosemite National Park. Alongside El Capitan, it is one of the park's landmarks and the perfect namesake for one of Black Diamond's most durable climbing helmets. The helmet shell is made of polycarbonate with large side ventilation slots. The headlamp clips are recessed, providing a secure attachment option. The infinitely adjustable helmet can be perfectly adapted to any head shape. The highlight of this women's helmet is the cutout for a ponytail. Equipped this way, you should definitely add the 25 km trek to the summit of Half Dome, including approximately 1500 meters of elevation gain, to your vacation to-do list.
3. Black Diamond Half Dome Helmet
The Half Dome has always been very popular in the global climbing community. Now, this popular helmet has been equipped with a simpler closure system featuring a one-handed adjustable dial and streamlined headlamp clips for increased comfort and user-friendliness. The revised chin strap enhances efficiency and safety on the rock.
4. Black Diamond Half Dome Climbing Helmet
The Half Dome climbing helmet is best suited for mountaineering and climbing. It is manufactured by Black Diamond and is designed for both men and women.
5. Mammut Skywalker 3.0 Helmet
Our legendary Skywalker is the indestructible, versatile helmet for any type of climbing adventure. The new design is a state-of-the-art combination of EPP and EPS foams within a robust hard shell made of ABS plastic. The foam padding distributed throughout the interior provides optimal protection against impacts from the front, back, and sides up to the helmet's edge. The helmet sits compactly on the head, with large ventilation openings and a stepless adjustment via a dial for different head sizes, making it particularly comfortable. A headlamp can be securely attached using mounting clips. Durable and robust, easily packable with an internal adjustment system, the Skywalker 3.0 offers great protection and comfort without sacrificing performance. At the same time, it sets standards in sustainability through the use of recycled EPS foam.
6. Mammut Wall Rider
The Wall Rider climbing helmet from Mammut is barely noticeable when worn on the head. This ultra-lightweight helmet of the highest quality is excellent for sport and alpine climbing, high tours, and via ferratas—whenever low weight and top performance are essential. Its outstanding cushioning properties come from the inner shell made of EPP plastic, which is reinforced by a partial hard shell, ensuring maximum safety. The Wall Rider is equipped with numerous ventilation openings that help climbers keep a cool head during challenging moves at critical points. Its ergonomic fit and individually adjustable adjustment system provide a perfect and secure fit on the head at all times. The adjustment straps at the back of the head and chin are minimalist yet very comfortable and quick to adjust. For long tours, a headlamp can be attached using two clips at the front and a rubber strap at the back. The Wall Rider climbing helmet from Mammut is a fantastic recommendation for demanding climbers who are navigating rock, ice, and mixed terrain safely and with optimized weight.
7. Mammut Crag Sender
The Crag Sender Helmet by Mammut is designed for use on rock. This lightweight and well-ventilated climbing helmet not only impresses with its comfort but also offers a high level of safety. Thanks to its Inmold construction, it is both robust and lightweight. Reinforcements made of Kevlar ensure that it is particularly durable and can withstand strong external impacts. The practical adjustment mechanism at the back of the head, along with the fully adjustable chin strap, ensures that the helmet fits perfectly and does not wobble. Strategically placed padding also helps prevent pressure points. On warm days, the generous ventilation is a significant advantage, with several large ventilation openings connected by a ventilation channel allowing for quick temperature regulation.
8. Mammut Crag Sender Helmet
Lightweight climbing helmet with Kevlar reinforcements. This well-ventilated climbing helmet offers top-level protection: the Crag Sender Helmet. It features a lightweight outer shell and protective EPS foam. Critical areas are supported by Kevlar reinforcement, resulting in an ultra-light yet protective construction. The special shape covers a large part of the head. The Crag Sender Helmet combines an excellent fit with a low profile and reliable protection.
9. Mammut Crag Sender Kletterhelm
The Crag Sender climbing helmet from Mammut is your perfect companion for climbing in alpine multi-pitch routes or for sport climbing. The helmet features an integrated ventilation system. It is made of Styrofoam with a thin plastic outer shell, making it one of the lightest helmets available. A headlamp can be securely attached to the helmet using the provided mounts. This helmet also has a removable padding.
10. Petzl Meteora
Designed for climbing, mountaineering and ski touring, the lightweight, compact Meteora helmet for women from Petzl has excellent ventilation and is very comfortable to wear in both summer and winter. The head-hugging design ensures increased protection over the entire head area, even in the event of side impacts and bumps. The semi-rigid headband can also be operated with gloves and the generous cut-out on the helmet allows a ponytail to be worn underneath. The in-mould construction of the Meteora is responsible for the optimum all-round protection. The outer shell made of thin polycarbonate prevents sharp objects from penetrating in the event of a rockfall and at the same time protects the inner shell made of injection-moulded EPS foam. The thick inner shell absorbs the impact energy of objects or falls through deformation and distributes it so that the pressure cannot affect the head at certain points. Thanks to this design, the Meteora can be used with absolute flexibility in mountain sports and can even boast CE labelling for ski touring helmets. It can be combined with ski goggles or a visor especially for this purpose. Please note that the Meteora does not fulfil the requirements of the EN 1077 helmet standard for alpine skiers.
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