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Harness recommendation

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Shepido · · CO · Joined Aug 2014 · Points: 50

I'm currently using a black diamond aspect in size large, which I have "out grown" by losing weight. The harness is okay on the whole but I have a few complaints:
1.) The first ice clipper slots are too far forward and my legs run into all the screws etc on there dislodging the ice clippers.
2.) When I first bought the harness I was just able to fit into it, and with the single waist buckle, when I centered the belay loop on my body the gear loops etc were sort of staggered from one side to the other.
3.) I appear to be right around size changes for black diamond harnesses with a 33 to 34 inch waist. If I buy a medium of the same harness I will have problems 1 and 2 again.

I am looking ideally for a harness with:
1.) Two waist buckles to center the harness to my body.
2.) At least two and hopefully more ice clipper slots.
3.) Sizing where I am more in the middle of the range.

Last time I asked for a gear recommendation for softshell pants the forum delivered in spades and I ended up buying some that I had never previously heard about or seen in my online shopping.

Jeremy Bauman · · Lakewood, CO · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 1,067

If I were in your shoes, I'd check out the Petzl Corax

Mike F · · Arden, NC · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 56

Misty mountain Cadillac...believe it has ice clipper slots

Mike F · · Arden, NC · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 56

Misty mountain Cadillac...believe it has ice clipper slots

EricV Volk · · Woodbury, MN · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 20
Jeremy Bauman wrote:If I were in your shoes, I'd check out the Petzl Corax
+1 I love mine. It's comfortable and super easy to work with. Only gripe is it's a bit on the heavy side...
Tom Sherman · · Austin, TX · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 433
Jeremy Bauman wrote:If I were in your shoes, I'd check out the Petzl Corax
Yes, absolutely. If you take a look at the Misty, take a good look at the ice clipper slots and ask yourself what you think about them.
Bill Kirby · · Keene New York · Joined Jul 2012 · Points: 480

I use a Petzl Corax during ice season. I have no complaints. If I buy another I'm going to look at the Arcteryx I360 or M340. I like where the ice clipper slots are on the Arcteryx.. Not so much on the Caddy. The only thing stopping me from buying a Misty Mountain harness is no front ice clipper slots.

Pavel Burov · · Russia · Joined May 2013 · Points: 50

It makes a sense to check out DMM Renegade.

Shepido · · CO · Joined Aug 2014 · Points: 50
Pavel Burov wrote:It makes a sense to check out DMM Renegade.
This may well be the jackpot. It comes with a floating waist strap so everything can be aligned. Why on earth didn't someone else think of this...

Thanks again, I have never even heard of this harness till you mentioned it.
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