Want to reduce the risk of mountain accidents? Safety climbing gear for facing nature
Since I generally climb mountains solo, I pay particular attention to "safety gear" that minimizes the chances of being incapacitated or injured. In particular, I bought a climbing helmet after an editor of a mountaineering magazine recommended it to me when I first started climbing mountains. I always wear one, especially when hiking routes that go through rocky areas, to avoid the risk of hitting my head or being hit by falling rocks.
The Black Diamond Vector is a lightweight mountaineering helmet, so it's great that you can carry it in your backpack and not feel the weight of it. When climbing a mountain for the first time, you never know what kind of situation you might encounter, so I always make sure to bring it with me just in case, even if it's a bit bulky. Even in the Alps, which are high in altitude and have many rocky areas, I often see people not wearing helmets.
When it comes to safety in the mountains, it's definitely best to protect your head. If a big rock falls or you slip and fall, you're out. There must be many accidents where people could have been saved if they had been wearing a helmet. It's one piece of gear that I hope becomes more widely known.
Kanta Sato 's mountain gear
The helmet features a durable polycarbonate shell and shock-absorbing foam molded into one piece for head protection, and weighs just 230g, making it easy to carry around on the mountain.
