Ratings Overview - Climbing Harness


The Best Climbing Harness Review
Total 19 products tested.
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Black Diamond Chaos

 Black Diamond Chaos
The Chaos is Black Diamond's most tricked out and comfortable all-around climbing harness. It uses unique (and expensive) construction to distribute the strength of the harness over a larger area and is relatively light given how comfortable it is. T...
$125

Editors' Choice Award
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 Comfort - 9 of 10
9		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 8 of 10
8		 Multi-pitch - 10 of 10
10		 Alpine Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Arcteryx R300

 Arcteryx R300
The Arcteryx R300 is the updated version of our top rated R320 harness. The R300 has wider Warp Strength Technology waist belt and leg loops, more durable tie in points, and an improved elasticized drop seat. It's both lighter and more comfortable th...
$150

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 Comfort - 7 of 10
7		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 10 of 10
10		 Multi-pitch - 9 of 10
9		 Alpine Climbing - 8 of 10
8		 Ease of use - 9 of 10
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CAMP Quartz CR3

 CAMP Quartz CR3
The CAMP Quartz CR3 is a Rock Climbing Harness that has a ton of features; it's a true techie's harness. There is a special belay loop that keeps the belay biner from cross loading, an extra way to tighten the waist belt, special rounding to the pad...
$70

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Watch video video review		 Comfort - 9 of 10
9		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 8 of 10
8		 Multi-pitch - 8 of 10
8		 Alpine Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Ease of use - 8 of 10
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Petzl Sama

 Petzl Sama
The Petzl Sama is maybe the most versatile climbing harness we tested. We would take this sport climbing, on El Cap, and everywhere in between. It is light, functional, comfortable and a good value for how light and comfortable it is. It is one of t...
$66
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83
 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 9 of 10
9		 Multi-pitch - 8 of 10
8		 Alpine Climbing - 9 of 10
9		 Ease of use - 8 of 10
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Petzl Adjama

 Petzl Adjama

The Petzl Adjama harness is very similar to the highly-rated Petzl Sama climbing harness with the difference being that it has adjustable leg loops. If you like buckles on the legs, then this is a great harness that is light, comfortable, highl...
$86
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 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Multi-pitch - 8 of 10
8		 Alpine Climbing - 10 of 10
10		 Ease of use - 9 of 10
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Black Diamond Ozone

 Black Diamond Ozone
The Ozone was one of our favorite sport climbing harnesses. This harness is simple, light, comfortable and has the basic necessities for sport climbing (and nothing more). It only has two gear loops but they are big enough to handle a lot of draws. T...
$100
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 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 10 of 10
10		 Multi-pitch - 7 of 10
7		 Alpine Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Petzl Corax

 Petzl Corax
The Petzl Corax is a staple of the Petzl climbing harness line, still just as popular as when it was released in 2001. It is one of the best all-around harnesses we tested – relatively light for how comfy it is and offering all the right features: se...
$76

Top Pick Award
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Watch video video review		 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 6 of 10
6		 Multi-pitch - 9 of 10
9		 Alpine Climbing - 8 of 10
8		 Ease of use - 9 of 10
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Black Diamond Aspect Harness

 Black Diamond Aspect Harness
The Black Diamond Aspect is a comfortable, four-season, all-purpose climbing harness designed to tackle everything from tough bolted lines to tricky pin-scarred routes, and even winter ice. A wide and thick swami belt and equally large leg loops make...
$80
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79
 Comfort - 9 of 10
9		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 5 of 10
5		 Multi-pitch - 10 of 10
10		 Alpine Climbing - 8 of 10
8		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Black Diamond Momentum

 Black Diamond Momentum
The Black Diamond Momentum is the best climbing harness out there for the money and a great first harness. It is comfortable, has great gear loops, tons of features and costs a mere $45. You have to spend a LOT more money to get minor improvements in...
$46

Best Buy Award
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Watch video video review		 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Multi-pitch - 9 of 10
9		 Alpine Climbing - 6 of 10
6		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Metolius Safe Tech All Around

 Metolius Safe Tech All Around
The Metolius Safe Tech All Around was one of the top all-around climbing harnesses tested. If you only had one word to describe this climbing harness it would be this: bomber. If you clip a carabiner to almost anything on the harness it will hold 10,...
$79

Top Pick Award
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 Comfort - 7 of 10
7		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Multi-pitch - 10 of 10
10		 Alpine Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Black Diamond Momentum AL

 Black Diamond Momentum AL

The Black Diamond Momentum Al climbing harness is the adjustable leg version of the popular Black Diamond Momentum. It is comfortable, has great gear loops, tons of features and costs a mere $50. You have to spend a LOT more money to get just m...
$50
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Watch video video review		 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 6 of 10
6		 Multi-pitch - 9 of 10
9		 Alpine Climbing - 6 of 10
6		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Black Diamond Momentum DS

 Black Diamond Momentum DS
The Black Diamond Momentum DS is the dual speed adjust buckle version of the popular climbing harness the Black Diamond Momentum SA. Because it has two buckles for the waist it fits a wide range of waist and leg sizes. Just two sizes cover everything...
$75
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73
 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Multi-pitch - 6 of 10
6		 Alpine Climbing - 6 of 10
6		 Ease of use - 8 of 10
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Black Diamond Momentum SA

 Black Diamond Momentum SA

The Black Diamond Momentum SA is the speed adjust buckle version of the popular Black Diamond Momentum AL. If you like adjustable legs loops and self locking (aka speed adjust) buckles, this is a great value and a great first climbing harness. ...
$60
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Watch video video review		 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 6 of 10
6		 Multi-pitch - 6 of 10
6		 Alpine Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Ease of use - 8 of 10
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Mad Rock Mars

 Mad Rock Mars

This is the least expensive harness with self-locking leg buckles and waist belt. It is a capable harness that performed well in all our tests. The buckles were smooth and easy to adjust. The haul loop is one of the easiest to find, and there i...
$45
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72
 Comfort - 7 of 10
7		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Multi-pitch - 9 of 10
9		 Alpine Climbing - 6 of 10
6		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Mad Rock Alpha Harness

 Mad Rock Alpha Harness
This harness surprised us for its comfort and light weight considering how little it costs. It is less than half the cost of other lightweight harnesses and still has the features you need in a comfortable package. It is probably the best high-perfor...
$60

Top Pick Award
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Watch video video review		 Comfort - 6 of 10
6		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 9 of 10
9		 Multi-pitch - 7 of 10
7		 Alpine Climbing - 8 of 10
8		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Petzl Hirundos Harness

 Petzl Hirundos Harness
Petzl's Hirundos is a lightweight harness is geared for sport climbers who want maximum range of movement. It is also one of favorite harnesses for alpine climbing because it is so light and dries fast. To sum up this harness in one word: skinny. The...
$76
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68
 Comfort - 5 of 10
5		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 9 of 10
9		 Multi-pitch - 6 of 10
6		 Alpine Climbing - 9 of 10
9		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Camp Air Harness

 Camp Air Harness
The Camp Air is one of the lightest and most compact full-featured harnesses we have ever seen. You can actually scrunch it up in your hand and put it in your chalk bag. Not surprisingly, its not that comfy to hang around in for hours. But if you are...
$70
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Watch video video review		 Comfort - 4 of 10
4		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 6 of 10
6		 Multi-pitch - 6 of 10
6		 Alpine Climbing - 9 of 10
9		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Black Diamond Bod Harness

 Black Diamond Bod Harness

The Black Diamond Bod Harness is maybe the oldest climbing harness design still in production. Its simple design has lasted decades and it is still a harness many guide schools and gyms choose. The construction is simple and durable.

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$50
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54
 Comfort - 4 of 10
4		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 5 of 10
5		 Multi-pitch - 6 of 10
6		 Alpine Climbing - 5 of 10
5		 Ease of use - 8 of 10
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Black Diamond Alpine Bod

 Black Diamond Alpine Bod

This is the most popular mountaineering harnesses ever made because it is simple, inexpensive, and gets the job done. This is a Black Diamond Bod Harness without the padding on the waist and no belay loop. This makes the Alpine Bod a lighter an...
$38
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 Comfort - 3 of 10
3		 Gym and Sport Climbing - 3 of 10
3		 Multi-pitch - 5 of 10
5		 Alpine Climbing - 7 of 10
7		 Ease of use - 7 of 10
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Total 19 products tested.