Black Diamond Equipment: Spot Headlamp

Optimizing a blend of focused and peripheral light, the streamlined Spot produces an amazing amount of light for a lamp that fits in your pocket. Housed in a reflector, the one-watt LED throws a far-reaching beam, plenty strong enough for pre-dawn approaches or route finding during a through-the-night single push. When all you need is close-range light, switch modes and use the three proximity LEDs, which emit ambient light for more than 140 hours. A single switch on top lets you choose from four lighting levels for both modes min, mid, max and strobe, to dial-in the light output to your needs. The batteries-up-front design works great for reading when you're tent-bound while waiting for a weather window.

• 1-watt LED plus three SuperBright LEDs offer both long and close range lighting option
• Ultra compact batteries in the front design
• Positron switch activates 8 different settings and 2 modes
• Uses 3 AAA batteries