I purchased this helmet about a year ago, mostly to calm my mother's fears about me climbing. I have worn it numerous times out climbing and haven't found a problem with it yet. It's lightweight and its comfortable, most of the time I don't even remember that I have it on. I haven't thoroughly tested its durability, I haven't fallen on it or had something fall on it, thank goodness. Cosmetically, it still looks great, it has a number of small scratches where it has rubbed up against something but it hardly shows them. All in all, I am very pleased with this helmet and would definitely recommend it to others.

i like the new design of the helmet with easy adjustments that will fit all climbers after you got your size M or L. it is lightweight and can be used for other things than climbing like rollerblading. the strap system needs some improvement, the helmet tends to fall into your face.

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When I bought this helmet, someone at the store told me I would be sorry because after one rock hit, it would be crushed and useless. Later that week at the crags, a friend of mine with a standard plastic shell helmet got nailed by a huge rock. It shattered her helmet, and nearly killed her. A foam core helmet like the meteor might have absorbed more of the impact and made the hit less tramatic. The meteor is extreemly light and fits great. One big drawback is that there is no good way to attach a headlamp. Hopefully Petzl will improve this in the future.

lightest best fitting helmet I've got. It stays on your head good and breaths fairly well also. Workmanship is good. I don't have anything by petzl that has poor workmanship.

The Petzl Meteor is my favorite climbing helmet, especially for cragging. It's lightweight, easily adjustable and more durable than people think. I've even used it on 6 bigwalls. I had to retire mine just recently (even though it had lots of life left in it) after it withstood a direct hit when my partner fell 45 feet and hit me in the helmet with his rock hammer 800 feet off the ground. The Meteor saved my life. The only beef I have with the Meteor is the headlamp clips that Petzl sells as an accessory. They don't work well and can dig into your scalp. While the helmet isn't as burly as the Ecrin Roc, if you take care of it and don't smash it in the bottom of the pack, it should last quite some time.

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