I have a few helmets for different situations; a meteor for alpine climbing, an elios for work and a salamander for winter and general use. I like the shape and fit of the salamander. I sits securely on your head and its crash hat design allows it to fir the shape of your head better to give added protection. It is faily light, not as light as the meteor, but not as heavy as the Rock Star. It is very warm and is spacious enough to wear a hat/balaclava underneath for that awesome scottish winter weather. Mine is now plastered in stickers to give it that cool look. It has servedme well and sits atop my gear mountain in my house and is brought out on just about every trip and serves me well.

The grivel salamander is a great helmet and has served me loyally over the last 3 years. In the past I have found helmets make my head sweat, and become uncomfortable after a period of wearing. However the salamander has non of these problems, it keeps my head cool, and often I can wear it the whole day without even realising it is still on my head! The headtorch elastics are good for mountain a torch securely on your helmet. The helmet is very light, which adds to the comfort, it also (I find) sits very well on my head. There are also a number of accessories available including visors for ice climbing etc

One other cool feature about the salamander are the variety of colours; it just means you can get something a little more personal that matches the rest of your kit!

Overall: Worth getting.

Mine is coming up to its third season of use and still going strong - fit adjustment is good, comfortable to wear all day and offers excellent protection. I find the adjustment useful when wearing a beanie underneath for a bit of warmth in winter but for a helmet that has such complete head enclosure it's surprisingly cool.

My only niggle (if I had to find one) is that I find the chin strap a little fiddly but that's probably down to me rather than the helmet.