What are you all wearing on your head?

I've had my meteor III for almost 4 years. I don't see any wear and tear on it. I suppose the foam could be breaking down, but it is pretty durable.

My first two helmets were BD Half Domes. Both cracked from nothing (just came out of the backpack with a crack in the back of the helmet). Neither were more than a few years old.

Have had the Petzl Ecrin Roc for about five years now, and love it. Fits me way better than the Half Dome ever did, too.

GO

had an Ecrin Rock for years, now have a meteor III
likes - weight
dislikes - light padding velcroed inside is starting to degrade quicker than I expected
wish it had a crank for adjustability

I have a HB Carbon Fiber / Dyneema helmet I love it, only 13 ounces I like the simple suspension system and the ventilation works well enough for me. It was slightly more then a regular helmet but, I think it is worth it.

Still got the Ecrin Roc, taken it ice and rock climbing. Usual head-to-overhang beatings, ice chips and small stones during an attempt on Devil's Tower. Nothing too serious and I like the adjustability between needing a hat under it or not.

Joe Brown, fibreglass on crusty foam. 1976 vintage. But prefer my Half Dome these days.

if anyone is looking at getting rid of their HB carbon fiber dyneema helmet let me know. i am extremely interested in purchasing one.

I recommend home made TIN FOIL helmet. Keeps the alien radio transmissions to a minimum.

This is not a picture of me, but someone ... more like a typical MP user.

instructions here: zapatopi.net/afdb/

I've been wearing a CAMP High star. The super-simple suspension seems to fit my head better than any of those fancy turn-a-knob things. Plus, it's fairly cheap (at least in Europe).

John Farrell wrote: I used a Petzl Elios for many years and really liked this helmet. However the foam "head band" wrapping has finally started flaking away. I just replaced it with a Edelrid Ultralight, which I really like. I am all for the hard shell and not the "bicycle foam" helmets. In one of the climbing classes I took, they showed us pictures of accidents. One of them was the head of someone who took a fall, hit their head, the helmet split apart like designed, but their fall wasn't over. They continued on a pendulum and pretty much scalped themselves when they hit again. One of the grossest climbing accident pictures I have seen. Highly unlikely it will happen, but the imagery is ingrained in me forever.

Both designs have their strengths and weaknesses.

Hard shell helmets are designed to deflect rock fall, not absorb the energy of impact. So, it's very possible the guy in your story would have sustained life-ending head trauma upon impact if he was using a hard shell.