Having gone through 3 harnesses in six years im looking for something a little more durable yet still lightweight and comfortable enough for dogging/extended belays. Ive previously had 2 arcteryx ones
I replaced it with an Edelrid Sirana which is lighter (very light for a traddable harness) and has the gear loops in better places in my opinion (the Wild Country has quite small gear loops right at the front and at the sides while the Edelrid has two longer ones at the sides and two shorter ones more round towards the back) but I’ve only had it since Christmas so can’t comment on its longevity.
Also regarding the rear central gear loop… a useful thing in some ways but it does keep hard metal things captive at the bottom of your spine… not great if you end up hitting the ground? Though maybe I’m being rediculolously paranoid
Quote from: Duncan campbell on June 05, 2022, 02:22:09 pmAlso regarding the rear central gear loop… a useful thing in some ways but it does keep hard metal things captive at the bottom of your spine… not great if you end up hitting the ground? Though maybe I’m being rediculolously paranoidMe too, I don't put stuff there.
Trad climbing’s just fundamentally sketchy though isn’t it? We’ve all got little things we’re (probably justifiably) more paranoid about than other people and if we were paranoid about all of them we just wouldn’t go climbing at all .
just do what Spanish lifers do and wrap a bit of accessory cord around the tie in point like this:If the manufacturers don't like this modification, maybe they should stop make harnesses with planned obsolescence