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Frequently Asked Questions
Use a helmet built and certified for climbing. Bike helmets are tested to cycling standards, while a climbing helmet is tested to EN 12492, the mountaineering helmet standard, which covers impacts from falling objects. All three Mammut helmets we stock, the Skywalker 3.0, Crag Sender and Wall Rider, meet EN 12492.
Wrap a soft tape around your head just above the eyebrows. The Skywalker 3.0 fits 53 to 61 cm in one size. The Wall Rider comes in 52 to 57 cm and 56 to 61 cm; in the overlap, take the larger size if you wear a beanie underneath. We carry the Crag Sender in 56 to 61 cm.
A hard shell like the Skywalker 3.0 stands up to rough handling and suits groups, via ferrata and abseiling. A foam helmet like the Wall Rider or Crag Sender is lighter and cooler, so it is easier to wear all day on sport and multipitch routes. Both types must be replaced after a hard impact.
Replace it after any hard impact, even if you can see no damage, because the foam may already have compressed. Also check it before each trip for cracks, dents and worn straps or buckles, and follow the age and care guidance in Mammut's user manual.
How to choose a rock climbing helmet
• Construction: hard shell helmets put a tough plastic shell over a foam liner. TheHow to choose a rock climbing helmet
• Construction: hard shell helmets put a tough plastic shell over a foam liner. The Skywalker 3.0 uses an ABS shell over EPP and EPS foam and copes with being thrown in a pack. Foam helmets are lighter: the Crag Sender moulds an EPS core into a thin shell with Kevlar reinforcement, and the Wall Rider uses an EPP foam body with a hard plate over the crown.
• Weight: a lighter helmet is one you leave on at the belay. The Wall Rider is 195 g (52–57 cm) or 220 g (56–61 cm); the Skywalker 3.0 is 330 g.
• Fit: measure around your head just above the eyebrows. The Skywalker 3.0 is one size for 53–61 cm, the Wall Rider comes in 52–57 cm and 56–61 cm, and we carry the Crag Sender in 56–61 cm.
• Standard: all three meet EN 12492, the European standard for mountaineering helmets.
• Headlamp clips: the Skywalker 3.0 has four, the Wall Rider two at the front and a loop at the back, and the Crag Sender a front holder and rear loops.
Mammut climbing helmets we stock
Mammut rates the Skywalker 3.0 six out of six for via ferrata and three out of six for sport, multipitch and alpine, which makes it a sound all-rounder and a good club or abseiling helmet that adjusts with one hand. The Crag Sender scores six out of six for sport climbing and has large vents linked by an internal air channel. The Wall Rider suits alpine routes and long multipitch days, with wide vents front, sides and rear. Pair your helmet with a climbing harness, a climbing rope and a head torch for late finishes.
Climbing helmets for Australian crags
Heat is the problem on most Australian rock. On a February day at Arapiles or a humid evening at Kangaroo Point, the vented Crag Sender and Wall Rider are the ones that stay on your head. On loose multipitch routes in the Warrumbungles or the Blue Mountains, where stones come down from parties above, the tougher shell of the Skywalker 3.0 earns its extra grams. Store any helmet out of the sun and away from heavy loads in the pack, and replace it after a hard impact, even when no damage shows.
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