The Alpine Shield is a classic all-rounder with a solid, reliable and super-safe finish and a price that won't cause too much harm to the wallet either.
This is the world's first truly modular climbing helmet, and the first to allow a choice of protection levels at the turn of a screw.
A high performance EPS inner is complemented by an optional outer shell that attaches quickly and easily to make a stronger, safer unit for harsher conditions.
Not only great to look at, the Alpine Shield really performs, moving helmet design one big step forward and giving cross-season climbing a superb new tool.
Wild Country’s research into head protection for climbers and mountaineers instantly revealed a major limitation in existing helmet designs. The found plenty of ‘bumper’ style helmets on the market, good for summer use but not necessarily the best choice in a stonefall situation, or lots of heavy winter helmets that stop stones and ice better but that seemed too much for summer.
What they couldn't find though was the helmet for the cross season climber - the modern athlete who climbs hard, fast and light, on rock and alpine - and certainly nothing versatile enough to be used on extreme rock and waterfall ice.
The Alpine Shield project was born to fill this gap and to create the first truly modular helmet which can be easily modified for summer or winter seasons, daily conditions or even mid-route...a helmet that would adjust quickly and easily, with an additional shield to dramatically improve penetration protection from stone and icefall.
In short, a helmet to provide new levels of safety and versatility.
The Alpine Shield helmet is a simple, effective and original idea, with extremely positive implications for safety.
It is a truly modular design that adopts a ‘two-in-one’ approach, combining a lightweight in-mould EPS/Polycarbonate helmet with an unique ‘Alpine Shield’ cover that can be quickly attached to give enhanced protection. Worn uncovered, this is a best-in-class, supremely lightweight helmet that’s perfect for go-anywhere rock climbing.
Worn covered, by adding the bonus Alpine Shield polycarb shell - providing much more stone and icefall protection - it goes further than any other helmet of its type can go.
Designed with an optimal fit via Quik-Clik volume adjustment, soft EVA pads and a secure, quick release chin strap, the Alpine Shield will fit under most hoods, is simple to switch around and easy to fit and wear.
This is the first helmet with this modular capability – so from hard rock battles to winter workouts, it converts from best-in-class to a class of its own.
Size Guide:
- One size fits 53 cms - 61 cms
Colours Available:
Wild Country: At the Cutting Edge of Climbing
Wild Country have been at the cutting edge of climbing for 35 years.
Ever since the Friend was invented by U.S. climber Ray Jardine – who found a manufacturer in like-minded British-based enthusiast Mark Vallance – Wild Country have gone from strength to strength by creating the highest-quality rock climbing hardware on the planet.
Born in a tiny factory in the heart of the Peak district in 1977, Wild Country have been building their success on the back of the climbing world’s best Friend – shortly followed by their renowned Rock – ever since.
Their name is now synonymous with hard climbing, with higher safety margins and ease of placement top of their agenda.
Ray Jardine’s simple cam concept had been six years in the making before taking off on BBC’s Tomorrow’s World programme.
Just two years later they launched the Rock, the first ever curved nut which has become what is probably the best-selling piece of climbing equipment of all time.
The success of the Friend and the Rock has turned Wild Country into a legend, revolutionising the climbing world with a host of innovative ideas that have now become the industry standard.