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malacama
Sep 4, 2007, 1:04 AM
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Hi,
I'm looking for a good comfortable harness to be used for taking photos of climbers while habging on the wall. I usually hang 2-3 hours when I'm taking pictures and my current harness is giving me such pain.
Can anybody recommend a good harness?
thanks!
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Myxomatosis
Sep 4, 2007, 5:27 AM
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Hmmm I'm not to sure about harness... but Id say one of the higher end big wall ones would be good :)
Anyway... its kind of the same topic... but has anyone used one of these?
http://www.lowepro.com/...d_Harnesses/harness/
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martinheynert
Sep 4, 2007, 7:42 AM
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Are you male or female? That makes a difference.
For me as a men, the new Mammut Baffin is very comfortable for long hanging or long time belaying. They have sewn together the leg loop ring in an 90° angle. So, if the upward force comes, the inner part of the leg loop is not drawn in the direction of my balls but straight upward. With conventional, especially non-adjustable belts (BD Chaos), this has always been a problem. The drag force resulted in a narrow and often painful feeling in the region of my balls. Somewhat better was the use of adjustable belts like BD Focus AL, but the very best is this new connection technique of the Mammut engineers. Also the foam padding comes very comfortable. It is just the right belt for long hangings.
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reverse_dyno
Sep 4, 2007, 10:43 AM
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martinheynert,
How do you like the click buckle on the baffin harness? I like the standard buckles that you have to double back, because they feel very secure. I am looking for a new harness myself, but am unsure whether I want to get a harness with such a quick connect buckle.
Does it stay put and not loosen over a day of climbing?
Thanks,
Mark
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piton
Sep 4, 2007, 1:43 PM
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swami made w/ 1" webbing
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martinheynert
Sep 4, 2007, 7:47 PM
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"reverse_dyno wrote: Does it stay put and not loosen over a day of climbing?
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Gmburns2000
Sep 4, 2007, 8:10 PM
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Try Misty Mountain's Titan. It's damn comfy.
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shimanilami
Sep 4, 2007, 8:12 PM
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You may want to add a chest harness. It'll give your abs a break and spread the weight out a bit.
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rsmillbern
Sep 4, 2007, 8:18 PM
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I'll second the MM Titan, I have a Cadillac, my buddy has a Titan, both are comfortable (Titan has more padding).
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Gmburns2000
Sep 4, 2007, 8:30 PM
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rsmillbern wrote: I'll second the MM Titan, I have a Cadillac, my buddy has a Titan, both are comfortable (Titan has more padding).
It's funny because I originally bought the Cadillac a few years ago and loved it. But, with the passing of Mr. Skinner, I noticed that my belay loop was getting kind of mangy. I knew I wanted the biggest harness out there and sent out a pro deal for the Cadillac the very next day. After sending out the pro-deal form, I checked the Misty website out of curiosity and saw the Titan. I think I swore more in the next 30 minutes than I had in the entire month combined. I still have the Cadillac, but I tried a friend's Titan and I am envious.
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nefarius
Sep 4, 2007, 9:28 PM
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piton wrote: swami made w/ 1" webbing
Nice! 2" works well too! Especially for OW stuff! 
As far as the question...
By far, the most comfortable harnesses, and best-made I might add, are the Yates harnesses. Sure, they're a little more expensive, but go with the guy who has years of experience in making nothing but big wall and rescue gear. John knows his shit! These harnesses are designed for hanging and hauling and jumarring and penjis and any other abuse you can throw at them!
I know plenty of other Big Wall climbers who have had their Yates harnesses for years. Some of them with up to close to a year's time spent on the wall. My original Yates is going on 5 years, has seen about 10 walls and countless hours/days of being on walls shooting photos & rigging.
The Shield should do you right, at a reduced cost, compared to their Big Wall harness. Simply put, go with the best.
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hotgemini
Sep 4, 2007, 10:31 PM
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Petzl Navaho industrial harness, they recently revamped the line slightly replacing the two seperate CE NFPA models with a single range. Should be available in pretty much any major city.
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AZrockclimber1988
Sep 4, 2007, 11:40 PM
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I would say a Misty Mountian Titan harness and chest harness, or a Metoluis Waldo harness and chest harness.
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deepplaymedia
Sep 5, 2007, 9:04 AM
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^ i have a petzl navaho full body for work & reckon its pretty much the shittest harness ive ever worn.... if you
go a full body industrial rig then the yates one rocks
for something a bit more practical though, i like the yates shield with a webbing chest harness (with some jerry-rigged padding on the shoulders/neck) and a bosuns (the petzl podium is good for moving around in, but something a bit beefier is nice when you're hanging in one spot for ages)
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piton
Sep 5, 2007, 5:15 PM
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yeah 2" swami is a little more comfy.
Like nef Yates. or that new metolius safe tech harness looks comfy to.
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davidji
Sep 5, 2007, 7:41 PM
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piton wrote: or that new metolius safe tech harness looks comfy to.
No matter how comfy a climbing waist harness, I don't think it alone is the right solution for a situation where you hang out for hours, and you don't climb.
A belay seat or bosun's chair along with some kind of comfortable harness make the most sense to me.
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