How to Choose Climbing Harnesses

Ideal for mountaineers who push their limits on challenging routes, the BLUE ICE Choucas Pro harness is ultralight and extremely technical. It's specially designed for alpinism and ice climbing.




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View all BLUE ICE Men's Climbing Harnesses| Best Use | Climbing Mountaineering Ice Climbing |
|---|---|
| Fits Waist | XS: 25-30 inches S: 27-32 inches M: 29-34 inches L: 32-37 inches XL: 35-38 inches |
| Leg Loop Size | XS: up to 20 inches S: up to 21.5 inches M: up to 23.2 inches L: up to 25 inches XL: up to 27.5 inches |
| Gear Loops | 4 Loops |
| Belay Loop | Yes |
| Droppable Leg Loops | Yes |
| Weight | XS: 133 grams S: 139 grams M: 145 grams L: 151 grams XL: 157 grams |
| Gender | Unisex |
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Used reference size on website worked out fine, amazing harness for mobility on most terrian. Great for interdisciplinary use, I've personally used it for indoor and outdoor rock climbing, mountaineering, vertical ice and some mixed terrain. Not the most comfortable when rappelling down but to be expected although still feels fine when being belayed. While something may be better in an individual discipline, not sure anything beats it in all around use.
Size small Choucas Pro Harness: Blue Ice’s sizing chart shows 68cm for the smaller end of the waist range. The measurement I get is 74cm (smallest we got after multiple measurements by two people). Leg lower range from their chart is 48cm. The harness received is 54cm for the smallest measurement (with out stretching it at all). This is my second harness I’ve purchased. The medium size was not accurate either based on the provided size chart from Blue Ice and was also too big. The Cuesta four season harness I purchased also has the same issue. It is larger than the measurements provided.
I bought this for adventure racing where we sometimes need to carry climbing gear for an extended time. It's extremely light and compact and works great for short climbs/rappels. I suggest sizing down: my measurements (31" waist, 22.5" leg) puts me in right in the middle of a size M according to the size chart, but it was too big in the waist for me, so I exchanged for a S.
TOO BIG The size medium harness I received is not the measurement the sizing chart shows. Waist is at least 78cm, not 74cm. Leg loops are at least 59cm, not 52cm.
Skip the Petzl Sitta or Whisper. Blue Ice is playing to win here. That said, Peztl’s Caritools sit better on this harness than BD’s Ice Clippers.