| Nearly every rock climber who has been | | | | their climbing harnesses meet rigorous safety |
| climbing just about more than a few months | | | | standards, but its always essential to pay |
| can tell you a fall story, particularly if he | | | | attention to your gear and check it for any |
| or she has been climbing outdoors. While a | | | | wears or tears. For instance, if the nylon |
| number of gym climbs are top-roped, which | | | | webbing of your climbing harness is a little |
| only allows falls of a few feet, those | | | | fuzzy from wear thats okay, but if it has |
| climbing sport or trad routes can take some | | | | been either torn or if there are any other |
| pretty big falls. I remember my biggest fall | | | | visible damage, then its time to get a new |
| was about a twenty-five footer, which | | | | harness. |
| eventually ended with my head hanging only | | | | |
| five feet or so above a set of jagged rocks. | | | | There are all sorts of climbing harnesses as |
| And to answer the question; as to why didnt I | | | | they are available in a range of sizes and |
| hit the ground? Well I didnt get my head | | | | designs, and its tough to get climbers to |
| knocked on the rocks because my belayer got a | | | | agree on what climbing harness is the best. |
| hold of me and because all of my gear worked | | | | However, theres one thing that all climbers |
| the way it was supposed to, this includes one | | | | agree on: for a climbing harness to be safe, |
| of the most important pieces of gear, my | | | | comfortable and effective, it must fit the |
| climbing harness. | | | | climber well. Whereas an ill-fitting harness |
| | | | is at best uncomfortable and at worst |
| In short, a climbing harness allows a rope to | | | | dangerous, and before buying a climbing |
| be safely and comfortably secured to a | | | | harness its imperative to try it out first. |
| climber, thus stopping the climbers fall | | | | If you are lucky, your gear store may allow |
| before he or she hits the ground. The rope | | | | you to attach yourself to a rope and allow |
| passes through one or two webbing loops | | | | you to hang in the harness for awhile to make |
| (depending on the harness), and these loops | | | | sure its not only comfortable to walk around |
| are one of the most important parts of the | | | | in, but also should be comfortable to hang |
| chain of protection that stops your fall, | | | | in. Beyond that, you can find stripped-down |
| including the rope, rock protection, and | | | | ice climbing harnesses made to be worn over |
| belay device. These webbing loops also allow | | | | layers and layers of insulation to bulky, |
| you to fasten a belay device to your harness, | | | | padded harnesses which you could sit in all |
| allowing you to belay your climbing partners. | | | | day; no matter what style you go for is |
| Every climbing gear manufacturers ensure | | | | completely left up to you! |