Women's trad climbing/guiding harness

So I'm searching for a women's harness (I'm fairly small, so I'm not confident a men's small would be tight enough on me). I currently have the Petzl Luna and my main issue is that it's really uncomfortable when hanging, and the gear loops are tiny (the back loops are largely inaccessible/so small they're pointless). Learned to rack on my harness so also looking for something that's not going to be terribly uncomfortable with a lot of weight hanging off it. The Luna has worked because up until now I was only doing indoor/single pitch climbing. With more multipitch and guiding work, I need a new one. It's also just kinda old, so time to retire it anyways.

I like the mammut women's togir 3 slide. I think they make an xs. The fit is a little different than the Luna but after a week or so of use, especially if you have it on for long days/ routes it becomes very comfortable. The buckle st the back is a nice added touch too, no more fighting with leg loops stretch to pee.

My wife really likes her Misty Mountain Cadillac.

Second a Misty Mountain. I have the Petzl Selena and it is definitely not as comfortable as my old MM. I have also used the Togira (which was mentioned). It is super comfy although I do not think the gear loops are as big as the MM, but probably bigger than the Petzl.

The Mammut and the MM run smaller than the Petzl, fyi. I had to get a medium in Petzl but I could easily wear a small in the others.

I have a Togir Slide (men's though) and found it quite comfortable when projecting sport (and belaying). Can't attest to multi-pitch hanging though.

My wife has the dead bird AR-385a Harness and I have the men's version AR-395a Harness. I've owned and tried multiple harnesses in the past and I'll never go back. Dead Bird is pricey but these harnesses are worth it. I sport climb, trad climb and done many many multipitch routes with this harness. They're pretty comfy and pack down really well

I have the FL-355 and it's awesome. 4 large molded gear loops, even though it's nominally the fast and light model. I'm also a small woman, and I found that it's much better fitting and more comfortable than any padded harness I've ever owned. Totally worth the investment, IMO.

I had the Togir slide before this one, and just didn't think that the gear loops were big enough or in the right place, especially on the XS model.

Thanks everyone! Sorry for reposting this as these are the much the same recommendations as other posts, but there was a lot of contradicting reviews out there, especially on the Arc'teryx and Misty Mountians.

May have to go try on a few, issues of not having a gear shop within a hour drive...

I used to have a bd lotus, it has pros and cons. Didn't love racking on it, super comfortable, biggest downside was an instability in the waist closure. I had been using it for about 2 years on all types of terrain and it started to slide and loosen in use especially when hanging or during sport falls... it's been retired

I have a MM Silhouette and I love it. It's super comfortable, even when racking a full double rack. I used to have a Luna too, and I love the upgrade.

I'm on my 2nd Misty Mountain Cadillac, and use that for rock climbing (99% trad). I also rack on my harness, and like the 6 gear loops for organization. For ice, I recently bought a DMM Puma 2. Very comfy and lighter than the Caddy, though I'm not sure I like the gear loops as much. I like the ice clipper slot placements though.

Tried on the Misty Mountain Cadillac a few days ago.  Definitely going to go with it! 

If your size happens to be a small in the Misty Mountain Cadillac there is one on sale at GearX for $70 which is to be a pretty good deal. 

http://gearx.com/misty-mountain-cadillac-quick-adjust-harness

Hey so I'm also an extremely small woman (4'9" 95 lbs)  who leads trad. Two questions: I wear an S in Petzl, so should I order a S or XS in Misty Mountain? Also does anyone have any experience with the MM Silhouette? I feel like the Cadillac may be too bulky for my small frame. Thanks yall!

Maggie Jaicomo wrote: Hey so I'm also an extremely small woman (4'9" 95 lbs)  who leads trad. Two questions: I wear an S in Petzl, so should I order a S or XS in Misty Mountain? 

What's your waist size (natural waist)? 

I'm taller than you (5'6"), but don't weigh all that much more (115lbs), and I wear an XS Misty Mountain with the waist straps cinched pretty much all the way down. My natural waist is about 26". Hope this helps!

Maggie Jaicomo wrote: Two questions: I wear an S in Petzl, so should I order a S or XS in Misty Mountain? Also does anyone have any experience with the MM Silhouette? I feel like the Cadillac may be too bulky for my small frame. Thanks yall!

I would order XS. Also, I used to use the Finesse and climbed many multi-pitch routes in it carrying full gear. It was very comfortable. I would guess the Silhouette is a higher fidelity version of the Finesse for carrying gear and possibly sitting in the harness, etc.  Personally I wouldn't buy the Cadillac unless I was planning on doing walls or something....