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Re: [shimanilami] which harness for walls:
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USnavy
Jan 8, 2010, 11:19 AM
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shimanilami wrote: USnavy wrote: I have a Shield, Big Gun and Waldo and have climbed in each at least 50 times ... I call bullshit.
That's my second Shield I am going on and that pictured Waldo is retired, I am getting another. I sport climb and do route maintenance in these harnesses so putting 50 climbs on one of them is about four days adventure at my local sport crag.
Oh and that's Timewave Zero I am on in that Big Gun. So there is 23 pitches I put on it in one shot...
The Shield is a good aid / route maintnence harness because it has holsters for hammers and other large stuff. You can rack on all kinds of heavy shit on there and still have room for a large rack. But the main thing I don't like about the Shield is the waste belt buckles. They are rather hard to get tight and having two is a PIA. If it was not for the shitty buckles I would love the Shield. But in the end the Waldo is a bit more comfortable. However the Waldo is very non-user friendly so if it was not for the fact that it was very comfortable I would trash it.
vegastradguy wrote: USnavy wrote: I have a Shield, Big Gun and Waldo and have climbed in each at least 50 times and I can tell you the Waldo is the most comfortable of the three. The Big Gun is the least comfortable. I don't even really consider the Big Gun a big wall harness. Its way too fragile. Its more like a big trad harness. comfort is not the only consideration for wall climbing....
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