The harness has the wind in its sails! Faced with this demand, suppliers are constantly proposing different products depending on your practice: long route climbing, sport climbing, reindeer, indoor climbing, mountaineering, etc. Choosing a purely Alpi model is not easy.
Characteristics of a mountaineering harness
If the question of comfort remains in the domain of the personal, let us not forget that the specifications of a mountaineering harness are very different from those of a climbing harness.
In recent years, the market has evolved a lot: we see more and more mountaineers using their ski touring harnesses on summer trips. This is a feasible option, provided of course that comfort is not an issue and that the amount of equipment carried is limited.a
Our selection of 4 ultralight mountaineering harnesses weighing over 100g
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65€ |
85 € |
70 € |
55 € |
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2 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
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Adjustable |
Adjustable |
Adjustable |
Non-adjustable |
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220g |
140 grams |
165 g |
100 gr |
1 BLACK DIAMOND - Aisle
- Its plus : ultra versatile and robust model
- Its versatility
- The adjustment/tightening of the belly strap by self-locking buckle,
- The possibility to open the strap completely,
- The 2 gear loops + 4 carrytool loops,
- The ice-pin attachments on the thigh strap,
- the trigger guard, adjustable and opening thigh straps
- plastic clip on the thighs difficult to manipulate
2 EDELRID - Prisma Guide
- Its plus : ultra light and compact model
- Its comfort
- Its compactness
- Its robustness
- Its lightness : 140g for a size M
- The 4 moulded buckles,
- The 2 soft buckles behind,
- The attachment for spindle holder
- A know-how and components that explain a price that may seem high.
- Another flagship model from EDELRID, the Loopo harness with a record weight of 83g in size M!
3 PETZL - Altitude
- Its plus : ultra light and compact model
- the Altitude's lightness compared to its versatility,
- the possibility to open the belly strap completely,
- the opening and adjustable thigh straps,
- a trigger guard
- Average compactness
- A price that can be (too) high compared to its performance and to what the competition can offer at an equivalent price.
- A limited amount of equipment to carry
- Also discover the Fly model, an ultra-light and modular harness for technical mountaineering and ski mountaineering
4 CAMP - Alp Racing
- Its advantage: Minimalist, simple and efficient
- its weight,
- its simplicity,
- its compactness,
- the single roping point
- non-opening and non-adjustable thigh straps,
- just two carabiner loops