Need a new harness (Women's) and don't know what to pick
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Title gives you the TL;DR: I have lost a lot of weight in the last year and realized recently that my current harness (a petzl luna size small) is way too big (fails the test where you slide a hand in and try to pull a fist out + sags onto the wider part of my hips when I put any gear on it, yes, just sport draws included). I am looking for a new harness that fits me better and am stumped because I wasn't planning on buying a new one so soon. The obvious answer was another luna, but I tried one on this afternoon in an XS and the rise was not high enough. If anyone has advice for good harnesses on the market right now that would be great. My requirements are a higher rise than the luna, 5 gear loops (size of loops negotiable, I just like the organization of 5, larger obviously better though), comfortable for both single pitch sport whips and hanging for multipitch trad days (extremely important, I bought the luna to replace a BD primrose because the BD harness didn't have enough leg padding and was bruising my inner thighs when hanging or taking falls), mid to low profile (nothing like the BD big gun/ misty cadillac) and generally affordable (willing to spend in the $100-$150 range). Bonus points if its sold at Miguels in the Red, the Gendarme in Seneca Rocks, or any gear supplier in Ohio. |
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Tie a swami belt or YDG |
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Thomas Worsham wrote: This is really helpful, are they adjustable to make sure the rise is high enough? what diameter rope or width of webbing would I need to make it comfortable for taking falls in? |
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Rachel Crowl wrote: Any bit of webbing or rope will do, have it tied into your belay loop, its only there as a backup in the event of an inversion. I have a friend who needed a harness with a really big rise and she found ocun harness's to be great, more comfortable for her than dmm, petzl or bd. |
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that guy named seb wrote: I haven't looked at Ocun yet, I will look and see what they have available! |
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The only harness I’ve found that fits me well with a high enough rise is a small edelrid autana. It does have 5 gear loops (the xs removes one), unfortunately they are tiny. The men’s version also has tiny gear loops, so at least it’s not a women's specific problem. I find it quite comfortable, compact (folds into my helmet), and even with the small gear loops, each can hold 5-7 carabiners, depending on what size you use. |