As soon as you take up a sport, you are exposed to weather conditions and in particular to varying light. Good vision is essential for reacting quickly, judging distances and assessing terrain. It is equally important to protect your eyes from glare and impacts of all kinds, while managing fogging and moisture. That's why CimAlp has designed several sunglasses models suited to a range of outdoor sports, and in particular mountain sports (climbing, hiking, trail). Check out these high-performance sport sunglasses, built to protect your eyes effectively during all your outdoor activities.
Protecting your eyes on trail
Spectre 26 is a sunglasses model specifically designed for trail and more generally for running. With curved lenses, these sunglasses can of course accompany you in all your sporting activities, but they are particularly well suited to the specific conditions of trail.
They feature front anti-fog vents, and the first thing you'll notice when you pick them up is their surprisingly light feel. At just 29 grams, they weigh 25% less than most competing models. That featherlight weight doesn't stop them from being stable — held securely in place by sculpted temples and a rubber texture that provides excellent grip — nor from being particularly robust.
The quality of the lenses, which have undergone an INSTANT polarising and photochromic treatment, is truly outstanding. They darken or lighten in very little time. This is particularly valuable when moving from shade to bright light (such as emerging from woodland) or vice versa: no adaptation time is needed and your vision remains perfect and consistent.
A Flash coating also provides enhanced light filtration through a mirror effect on the lens. This reflects light beams and blocks the horizontal vibration of rays. Lens polarisation eliminates glare from reflective surfaces (water, snow). Finally, the lenses are fitted with small vents that provide a highly effective anti-fog effect in the event of sudden temperature changes.
Protecting your eyes at high altitude
A pair of glacier-type sunglasses is essential for high-altitude mountaineering on snow-covered terrain, glaciers or snowfields. The glare effect is formidable and can lead to serious problems, or at the very least genuine discomfort. Protecting your eyes with standard sunglasses simply isn't enough.
The use of specialist sunglasses is recommended. For serious athletes, these sunglasses must be both lightweight and durable. The model developed by CimAlp features protective foam against impacts and is fitted with an adjustable elastic strap.
The lenses feature a mirror polarising filter that eliminates dazzling reflections for improved visual acuity and greater comfort. In addition, an anti-fog treatment applied to the inner surface makes the lenses resistant to water and perspiration.
The frame is made from Grilamid®, a next-generation thermoplastic that is currently the lightest and most durable on the market. They are available with 2 sets of polarised lenses: 1 pair of CAT3 protection + 1 pair CAT4.
Protecting your eyes in the mountains for all your activities
More versatile in nature, this sunglasses model incorporates most of the features seen above in the other models.
They also come with polarised lenses for enhanced visual comfort and offer a modern, elegant look. The curved temples ensure optimal grip whatever your activity, keeping them securely on your face even on the most rugged terrain.
This pair comes with lenses rated Cat.3+ and UV400, supplied in a scratch-resistant fabric case.
Protecting your eyes on the water
CimAlp also lets you enjoy the pleasures of water sports with sunglasses specially designed to protect you from glare off wet surfaces, and which are also unsinkable sunglasses.
It's not uncommon to drop your sunglasses during a manoeuvre on a boat or a sudden movement on a windsurfer. Watching your sunglasses sink to the bottom is no fun at all!
That's why this pair of sunglasses, weighing just 24 grams, is unsinkable and floats on the water, waiting for you to retrieve it should anything go wrong.
With a highly wraparound frame and curved lenses, they offer optimal sun protection and stay very stable on the face, even in full action!
Featuring polarised lenses, they are strongly recommended for outdoor sports and in particular water activities, where light reflection is especially problematic. Light beams are reflected through a mirror effect on the lens, giving you greater visual comfort, improved contrast perception and sharper definition of shapes.
Their protection rating is Cat3 UV400, offering excellent comfort even in very intense light conditions.
Whatever your favourite sport and whatever the weather conditions, always remember to protect your eyes. When engaging in physical activity, your senses need to be fully engaged and unimpaired — and that includes your vision, which must be protected at all costs. In an environment such as the mountains, on glaciers or on the water, wearing specialist sunglasses is an essential condition for your comfort, but also for your safety and performance. Protecting your eyes must be an absolute part of your kit, just as much as your equipment and sportswear!
