Lightweight, ultra packable harness?

I'm heading to Peru for a month for my honeymoon. While it's not a climbing-specific trip, we do want to bring harnesses and shoes and spend a couple days climbing somewhere. Obviously, I need the harness to take up as little space as possible at the bottom of my pack. I'm not looking for a BD Couloir or other fabric harness though - hoping to either do some hard sport cragging or maybe some long multi-pitch sport routes.

I'm obviously familiar with the arcteryx range of harnesses, but is there anything else I should look at before just ponying up the cash for a dead bird?

This one is much more packable & much less expensive. I wouldn't want to climb a big-wall in it, but it works well enough. HTH!

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I know the Hirundos is lightweight, but I've never handled the newest 2015 version in your video. Does it fold flat like the Arcteryx harnesses? I'm looking for something that takes up the smallest amount of backpack volume possible.

The best feature with the Arcteryx harnesses is the waist belt material they use. Instead of a rigid foam, it's a soft flexible "fabric" which is still padded, but folds down to smaller than a hoagie.

The Black Diamond Alpine Bod is pretty light weight and packable as well. You'll get a lot of looks from people who think it is unsafe because of the clips on the leg loops, but those people don't understand what actually keeps you safe - the belt and the straps behind the legs, all of which get tied into the rope.

Hey Jon, that Petzl harness folds down super small. Not much less than a R320 though.

Mammut togir light goes pretty small

Camp makes the lightest full featured harness. 4 gear loops, haul loop, adjustable leg loops. It's on weigh my rack I think.

Don Ferris wrote:Camp makes the lightest full featured harness. 4 gear loops, haul loop, adjustable leg loops. It's on weigh my rack I think.

The lightest I know of is 3.4oz:
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My chalk bag weighs more.

you will have to carry the draws as a bunch on each side through the little clip loop. Fine for long multi pitch bolted in the mountains; at a guess poor for red pointing that 8c+.

Check out the mad rock neptune if they are still around. cheap, light, packable and actually pretty comfortable taking a fall or two.

I have a CAMP Air CR, which is almost as packable as an Arcteryx harness, but was half the price.

I have the BD Couloir Harness and carry it mountaineering but also is the harness I crag/sport climb in; just spent 8 hours in it yesterday.

I would just find a good deal on an Arcteryx harness. All these minimal harness probably won't see use after you get back from your trip.

The Camp air cr or air depending on if you want adjustable legs are super light and compact really small . I have a bunch of new ones that I will give a great deal on if you want one of those. Even a package deal. Pm me if interested.
Dallen

Thanks for all the suggestions. I've looked into a couple of them. I actually used to have one of the Mad Rock Neptune harnesses way back in the day and it was ultra light and way ahead of it's time, but not very durable. The buckles for the leg lifter elastics both broke within 3-4 months and are not replaceable by design. Shame, really.

Sunny D - I'll be in touch possibly.

Jon - congrats on having a honeymoon! I also have an Air CR and think it's awesome. Great harness, but get the current version, not the new version as the current one is much lighter. A real harness for about the same weight as an uncomfortable pos like the couloir.

Hey Jon,
PM'd you about a nice Dead Bird R275LT (very light and very packable) that I am looking to get rid of.

I have been climbing in a HIRUNDOS for a while as a light and fast harness. Used it for several objective which required a bit of a hike in and pack room was an issue (i.e. 3 days in whitney portal,5 days in cascade and a few 2 day adirondak trips). I also use it as a sport harness and find it reasonably comfy.

Cant' speak for the arc' but I've never been one to buy top shelf. Have a fun and safe trip and congratulations on getting married.

I have a one year old air cr. it's so light and pretty small. Uncomfortable at hanging belays or rapping.

I love my Singing Rock Flake harness. 240g light, and it has got a wide waistbelt and leg loops that actually is really comfortable. I guess the only faults I have found with it is that there is only two gear loops, but it has not been a problem. And the mesh in the harness makes it a bit stiff when packing it down, but that is also what makes it so comfortable. You should at least give it a look.