Black Diamond Half Dome Helmet - Black Diamond Half Dome Rock Climbing Helmet - The Half Dome Climbing Helmet by Black Diamond is durable, lightweight, sleek and one of the most comfortable helmets on the market. Completely redesigned from the ground up, the Half Dome is the evolution of one of the most popular climbing helmets. With an improved fit and weight savings of more than 40 grams over the original, the Half Dome is an all-purpose workhorse ideal for everything from trad cragging to alpine expeditions. With a hybrid design, molded EPS foam with generous ventilation, headlamp clips that are the most secure headlamp attachments around, this helmet is quickly becoming one of the most popular and is the most durable helmet Black Diamond makes. This all-purpose helmet is built for the relentless pursuit of all styles of climbing and they have also added a custom-designed wheel adjuster for quick, secure and precise
Fit:
- Suspension's custom wheel adjuster allows for improved fine-tuning of fit
- M/L Fits 55-61.5 cm (22-24 in.)
- Internal headband adjusts with a nape-mounted dial so you can fine-tune the fit; dial is easily operated with 1 hand
- Wheel adjuster accommodates a variety of hairstyles and head sizes while maintaining a specific fit
Ventilation:
- Large vents on the sides and back help keep your head cool on hot summer days
- Intuitive ventilated design offers natural airflow without compromising integrity
- Hybrid design with molded EPS foam, generous ventilation and highly adjustable suspension system
Sizing:
- Available in 2 sizes
Suspension:
- Tuck-away suspension allows for easier storage
- Tuck-away suspension keeps the Half Dome's profile small and easy to stash in packs
- Generous ventilationHighly adjustable suspension system accommodates everything from hats to dreads
Features:
- M/L - 320 g/11 oz
- Headlamp clips are the most secure headlamp attachments on the market
- Headlamp clips provide secure attachment of lights essential for alpine starts or long days
- Hybrid design uses molded EPS foam inside and a hard plastic shell outside to protect your head from impacts
- S/M = 48 - 57 cm (19 - 22.5 in)
- The Half Dome is an all-purpose workhorse ideal for everything from trad cragging to alpine expeditions
- Headlamp clips open up the world of low-light climbing
- Black Diamond Half Dome helmet has low-profile clips that keep your headlamp (sold separately) secure, even when you're climbing in tight spaces
- 11 oz (310 grams) S/M, 12 oz (340 grams) M/L
- Added a custom-designed wheel adjuster for quick, secure and precise adjustments
- S/M = 290 g/10 oz
- Half Dome is completely redesigned to be more than 40g lighter than the original version and yet it's still the most durable helmet that Black Diamond offers
USOutdoor.com
The old classic gets a new redesign. Black Diamond's most popular climbing helmet, the Half Dome now features an improved fit and even more weight savings than the original. Perfect for everything from trad cragging to alpine expeditions, the Half Dome offers the protection you need with the features you want. The rear wheel adjuster allows for quick, precise, and comfortable fitting. There's even headlamp clips so you can not worry about your Spot sliding off when you're making that last push during an evening send. The Half Dome is the most durable of Black Diamond's helmets, which means it's among the most durable in the world. No matter the problem, the Half Dome has got you covered.
TahoeMountainSports.com
The Black Diamond Half Dome Helmet is one of the best all-around climbing helmets available.
Blending durability, safety, ventilation and light-weight comfort, this helmet is great for any type of climbing.
The custom-designed wheel adjuster across the back of the head fine-tunes the fit and lets you wear it on your bare head or with a hat underneath.
The wheel adjuster arm folds into the helmet for small packing.
The hybrid design blends a hard shell and molded EPS foam for the best safety and durability, while saving weight and remaining low profile.
Excellent ventilation for a design that also keeps your head protected from small falling objects.
Headlamp clips are super-secure for keeping your light in place.
We all know we should wear helmets on every climb, and the Black Diamond Half Dome makes that a whole lot easier.
Moosejaw
The Half Dome helmet is a cool looking, low-profile helmet that combines a rigid shell with a webbing suspension system. Without obscuring your vision, the sculpted shell offers maximum head coverage and protection. The suspension system offers great comfort and contributes to good ventilation because there is ample room for heat to escape. To fit a variety of different head sizes, a foam-padded crown strap is easily adjusted using a Velcro closure system. You can take the Half Dome climbing anywhere on rock or ice and you might make it halfway home before you realize you're still wearing it.
Backcountry.com
Fully protect your dome.
Keep your noggin from getting rocked at the crag when you don the Black Diamond Half Dome Helmet. Redesigned to maintain safety and boost efficiency, the Half Dome shaves 40 grams off the original design for celery-eating vert addicts.
Mountain Gear
Durable, comfortable, and highly adjustable, Black Diamond’s Half Dome helmet has you covered on all your climbing pursuits. Large ventilation ports help expel moisture while the tuck-away suspension provides compact storage. The custom wheel adjuster allows a fast, precise fit.
Appalachain Outdoors
Black Diamond redesigned their Half Dome Helmet. It features an improved fit and weight savings of more than 40gm compared to their original.REI
The workhorse Black Diamond Half Dome helmet is designed to take on all your mountain pursuits, from cragging to alpine expeditions.
Imported.
Gearx
The completely redesigned Half Dome offers a better fit and is more than 40 grams lighter than the original. Comfortable, durable and supremely adjustable, this all-purpose helmet is built for the relentless pursuit of all styles of climbing.
Average Price History:
| Activity: | Climbing |
|---|---|
| Adjusting: | Suspension's custom wheel adjuster allows for improved fine-tuning of fit |
| Construction: | hybrid design and molded foam |
| Dimensions: | S/M = 48 - 57 cm (19 - 22.5 in) M/L = 55 - 61.5 cm (22 - 24 in) |
| Fit: | S/M =19 - 22.5", M/L = 22 - 24" |
| Fit Adjustment: | adjustment wheel |
| Head circumference: | Climbing |
| Headlamp clips: | The most secure headlamp attachments on the market |
| Material: | [shell] ABS plastic, [liner] EPS foam |
| Materials: | Hybrid design with molded EPS foam, generous ventilation and highly adjustable suspension system |
| Recommended Use: | climbing |
| Size Range: | 22-24" / 55-61.5 cm |
| Sizing Medium Large: | 55-61.5 cm (22-24 inches) |
| Warranty: | 1 year |
| Weight: | 290 g (10 oz) small/medium, 320 g (11 oz) medium/large |
| Weight [with packaging]: | Small/Medium: 0.95 lb, Medium/Large: 1 lb |
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Black Diamond Half Dome Helmet Reviews:
Positive Reviews:
Just fine.
I just picked this up. I'm a big fan of Black Diamond as a brand, so I naturally gravitated to this helmet. I tried a few on. The Petzl Meteor III was lighter and seemed a bit more comfortable, but was $50 more expensive. The Half-Dome seemed a bit awkward at fist, but after I figured out how it's meant to be worn, the M/L fit my head just fine, and can be adjusted to be rather snug, if you like. I didn't add any pros and cons from REI's pre-selected list, because I felt like a lot of the descriptions missed the point as most of these observations are highly subjective. I'm of the opinion that a climbing helmet is most useful for protecting your head from small falling debris from high walls, that might otherwise kill or disorient you. Not designed for much else. Breathability depends on temp and humidity, in my experience. The bottom line is this helmet is perfectly suitable for me, it's easily adjustable, it comes from a brand I know and trust, and it seems to be of quality manufacturing.
I was between sizes, ended up going up to the M/L…but I probably would have been ok with the S/M. There is plenty of adjustability in these helmets, so dialing in the perfect fit isn’t that hard.
it saved my dome twice on a recent climbing trip. Once when I smoked myself with an ice hammer, direct hit, right in the front. I thought for sure it would have cracked the light weight plastic, t my surprise, no damage and I didn’t lose any brain cells. And the second when a softball sized ice cranked my skull at a belay station.
Bottom line, its tough, looks great, light, and stays on your head. Plus its black diamond, come on.
A much needed upgrade on an older model.
Let's face it- unless you had a very regular-shaped head, the old Half Dome sucked. I had one and I gave it away. That's how much I hated it. You see, I have what can only be described as a dorsal fin running the entire top of my head. The old Half Dome ate into it and was very uncomfortable- like farting at the inlaws' dinner table uncomfortable. The new one is lighter, super comfy, and much more functional. I've worn it watching TV for the hell of it. I have yet to actually bash my head in the thing, but I have a feeling it would perform beautifully.
Awesome helmet with comfort and style
While I can't attest to the protective functions of this helmet, since it's a protective piece of equipment, and fortunately I have not had any accidents with the helmet thus far... It is a comfortable helmet that has an easy click wheel to adjust to the size of your head quickly and easily. Also allows you to put the thing on and adjust accordingly because of the click wheel adjustment. This helmet comes in a variety of colors so you can color code gear accordingly or have options to what color of helmet you'd like, as opposed to the standard white and gray that most helmets have.
rocks dont play well with skulls, unless halfdome is in the mix
This helmet has been protecting what IQ I have left, and does a great job of it. Fits well over beanie for cold ascents, or over a basebal cap for the hot summer days. Fits in a pack well, and is durable when being handed around the crag or even when getting biners dropped on your head from a not so competent climbing buddy. Or small rocks they kick on you do to your last mean comment. This helmet will protect you from all. Not so much floods or hurricanes but pretty much anything you could run of fall into while climbing.
Light and Comfy
I bought this helmet to protect my dome while I work in trees as an arborist. The light weight and fit of the helmet make me totaly forget it's on. Unless I'm working upside down I don't even need to clip the chin strap. I got it in grey and it still stays fairly cool on summer days in Texas. The wheel in the back makes for easy adjustment for hats or beenies in the winter. I have been told I have a big head and the M/L fights with some room to spare. Plus it's cheeper then its Italian counter parts.
Killer Value, Durable, Lightweight
Ive been using one half dome or another for over 10 years. The half dome helmet is light weight, not too hot, and very easy to adjust. It fits my huge head, even with a hat on. Ive used the half dome for everything from cragging, big walls in California, and alpine ice in the Cordillera Blanca and it hasnt let me down.If you want the lightest and most ventilated helmet out there, spend twice as much and get a meteor or the new vector helmet. But for this price, this helmet doesnt disappoint.
I wear a hard hat frequently at work. The half-dome, when adjusted properly, lock on to my head just as solidly as a hard hat, but the weight and ventilation is beyond compare. You will easily forget you have it on. That is a very important point. Protective gear is useless if you don't wear it due to comfort.
I have yet to take a good kenockeling with it, and I pray I don't. But because of the comfort factor, I'm sure to be wearing it if the situation even remotely calls for it.
The helmet is pretty comfortable and ridged, its fits perfect when you adjust the straps and twist the knob in the back. i have worn the helmet for 8 hrs some days and i forgot i had it on. I must say that it could use just a lil more padding but i'm fine with the way it is and I'm pretty picky about my things. my light fits good on top when caving and it doesn't pull the helmet forward either.
Excelent Helmet
This helmet is a great upgrade from the old BD Half Dome. The adjustable wheel control in the back is way smoother to operate and it all tucks inside the helmet for easier storage. Overall it is very comfortable and lightweight. The headlamp clips are a little harder to use - you have to get a fingernail under it and lift instead of just sliding the headlamp band into it. It feels more secure and isn't too big of a pain though.
Neutral Reviews:
Lightweight, Easily adjustable, doesnt breath very well
Its very light and very easily adjustable which I like a lot. Most days I can wear it all day and not realize I have it on. If its especially hot though I notice it because it doesn't breath all that well. Most of the time on those days I find myself climbing without a helmet. For the price the quality is pretty good but if you really want protection from anything but biners and small rocks falling the plastic shell isn't going to do it. Better than nothing for sure, but you really have to spend a little more for a great helmet.
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