Petzl Ecrin Roc, £49.99

Do you spend lots of time hanging off rock faces? Then this is the head protection for you. It’s light and airy for summer sessions at the crag and tough enough to protect you on a big wall. It’s super-durable too, so you’ll get many years of service out of it.

Stockists: 0870 444 5555

RED Tantrum Audex Motorola Bluetooth, £200

If you like to have your own soundtrack when snowboarding or skiing, you’ll love this, the latest in wearable electronics. You can protect your grey matter while listening to tunes through a compatible mobile phone – and you don’t even have to take your helmet off.

Stockists: 00800 2878 6613

Giro Xen, £89.99

The Xen’s 17 air vents, which keep you cool without compromising on strength, make it a great helmet for mountain biking or road racing. It’s also so comfy that you won’t want to ever take it off. But you probably should, at least in bed.

Stockists: 0870 165 1108

POC Synapsis XP, £131

It makes some of the world’s most stylish ski helmets – but there’s also substance to back up POC’s style, which is why it supplies the national Swedish alpine ski team and the USA ski team. POC helmets provide superior protection from impact and have thoughtfully been designed to bounce less when you hit the ground.

Stockists: pocski.com

Pro Tec Ace, £39.95

Going over water jumps requires some protection, because it has a way of going horribly wrong. The Pro Tec Ace is a great lightweight helmet for wakeboarding, waterskiing, kayaking… pretty much
any watersport, in fact.

Stockists: 01275 798100