ClimbingNew and Notable: Petzl Elia – 2010 Gear Guide http://www.climbing.com Since 1970 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:35:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2010 Gear Guide: Petzl Elia http://www.climbing.com/gear/petzl-elia-2010-gear-guide-2/ http://www.climbing.com/gear/petzl-elia-2010-gear-guide-2/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:21:59 +0000 http://www.climbing.com/gear/new-and-notable-petzl-elia-2010-gear-guide/ Observation 1: a lot of women rock climb. Observation 2: helmets are an essential piece of safety equipment for climbing. Observation 3: there are very few helmets designed specifically for women. Enter Petzl’s ELIA helmet, with a pony-tail friendly, easy-to-adjust headband, and three tasteful color combinations to complement your feminine mystique. The ELIA is more compact than the average unisex brain bucket, and it’s light too. The artfully executed ELIA makes wearing a helmet more attractive.

OH, MEGA!
Petzl’s patented OMEGA headband system is contoured in the back to rise up and over a ponytail. It’s also exceedingly comfortable and makes helmet on/off easy.
EASY SLIDER
On the ELIA’s sides are quick clicking adjustment buttons, allowing for on-head, on-the-fly size tweaking, ensuring optimal fit.
CLEAN COMFORT
Inside the lightweight, injection-molded ABS shell and the expanded polystyrene liner are a set of removable, leaf-shaped, soft foam pads for comfort. Peel ‘em out and wash ‘em after a dozen trips to the crag, rejuvenating that new-helmet smell.
$65.95, petzl.com
Weight: 10oz
Vents: 10
Certifications: UIAA, CE

 

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