Wild Country Alpine Shield Helmet

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Wild Country Alpine Shield Helmet

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Product Description

The Alpine Shield - The worlds first truly modular climbers helmet and the first to allow a choice of protection levels at the turn of a screw!

A high performance EPS inner is complemented by an optional outer shell that attaches quickly and easily to make a stronger safer unit for harsher conditions.

Concept - The Alpine Shield project was born to fill the gap between lightweight summer helmets and more robust winter style helmets. The Alpine Shield is a modular helmet which can be easily modified for summer or winter seasons daily conditions or even mid-route. A helmet that can be adjusted quickly and easily with an additional Shield to dramatically improve penetration protection from stone and icefall.....a helmet to provide new levels of safety and versatility.

Innovation - The Alpine Shield helmet is a simple effective and original idea combining a lightweight in-mould EPS/Polycarbonate helmet with an unique 'Alpine Shield' cover that can be quickly attached to give enhanced protection.

Worn uncovered this is a best in class supremely lightweight helmet that's perfect for go anywhere rock climbing. Worn covered by adding the bonus Alpine Shield polycarb shell - providing much more stone and icefall protection - it goes further than any other helmet of its type can go.

Designed with an optimal fit via Quik-Clik volume adjustment soft EVA pads and a secure quick release chin strap the Alpine Shield will fit under most hoods and wears perfectly. Coming with 4 torch clips an emergency sticker inside and a storage bag.

Specification
One size: 53cm - 61cm
Weight: 260 grams without Shield / 420 grams with Shield
Rating: CE / UIAA 106 / 3-Sigma rated

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Product Reviews

Super light

Posted by Ben Grant on 26th Jan 2011

Cracking super light helmet that can double for both winter and summer use saving money (all important at the moment) with out the shield just like the rock lite so great value. Not had a chance to use the helmet in anger but feels very comfortable and with the shield feels substantial. Only complaint I have is that I have quite a "long" head so it seems to sit high and makes me look a bit strange, but safetys not about fashion so no big worry.
Good fit, very lightweight and multitasking

Posted by Frank on 18th Jun 2010

Bought this helmet as a replacement for my old HB el cap helmet. Most of the time I climb single pitch climbs, occasionally multipitch and a couple of ice climbs in Winter. So I chose the shield instead of the Meteor (Petzl) as it clearly offers better protection for ice routes and long multipitch routes. The weight without shield is nearly the same and as being already hit serveral times in the past by small stones I was a bit sceptical about the quite large triangular ventilation holes of the Meteor. The fit is perfect and easy to adjust and it is so light without shield that I already forgot to take it off on the walk out or during lunch time. I think this is important so you are more likely to wear it. Ventilation is also fine. Sofar I was not hit by a stone with this helmet, but a friend fell off a route at Loudon Hill (Scotland) landing on his head - the helmet broke to save him so he walked away with a big headache but nothing too bad. Small ice hits on on my iceclimbs on the hard shell did not show any visible impact. Sofar I removed or put on the extra shield around 4 times and it still works fine. Although I would recommend to do this the night before at home and not during a climb with cold fingers - but who would actually do this?
All in all I am very happy with this helmet. 4 stars instead of 5 because I think the screw threads in the soft part of the helmets will not last forever - so be a bit careful.