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Petzl METEOR® III: Ultralight helmet

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METEOR III
© Petzl

Your head is precious and fragile.

It needs protection, particularly in outdoor activities where the risk of impact can never be completely eliminated. Petzl has a helmet for every activity, each one providing optimal comfort and light weight. This makes it easier to wear a helmet, because once it's on, you'll forget you're wearing it.

The METEOR III is an ultralight and ventilated climbing helmet. It is easy to forget it is being worn. One can focus on the activity.

Features include:

  • Lightweight: 235 g
  • Excellent ventilation, twice the ventilation surface area of the previous model.
  • Polycarbonate shell with an expanded polystyrene layer
  • Comfortable internal foam.
  • Easy to completely adjust.
  • 4 headlamp clips.
  • Integrated inserts for attaching the VIZION ice climbing face shield.

    Certification: CE - UIAA

    Technical specifications
    Weight: 235 g.
    Headband retracts for transport.
    Carrying bag included.
    One size: 53-61 cm.


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    4 Jun, 2007
    Not one for the alps, or anywhere that stonefall is likely. A friend may have died wearing one of those when a stone about 2cm diameter hit his helmet resulting in a fractured skull. with this helmet it may have gone right through the skull into the brain. Looks ok for grit or cycling or canoeing.
    4 Jun, 2007
    It passes the UIAA top impact test like other helmets on the market, whilst its not designed or tested for either cycling or canoeing. You're may be a very experienced climber Sutty, but I think I'll take the UIAA over what you think it "looks ok" for.
    4 Jun, 2007
    Sutty, try to avoid ill-informed speculation.
    4 Jun, 2007
    I look at the picture, see the holes and think it is crap for alpine climbing, just my opinion though. Toby, UIAA seem to have it wrong in my opinion IF they say it is suitable for alpine use. I bet not many people buy them for winter climbing either. As I said, suitable for cragging. I do hope this website is not going down the road of the mags, not wanting to upset manufacturers due to advertising. Come on Petzl, your right to comeback and put me right.
    They look great bits of Kit. even better like this though: http://www.urbanrock.com/products_detail.php?CatId=334&PId=2266
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