| Your rock climbing harness is an important piece | | | | your shoulders. You usually use a chest harness |
| of your rock climbing equipment. Your harness | | | | with a sit harness to provide an extra attachment |
| secures you to a person, a piece of rope or | | | | point that is higher up on your body. This can be |
| some other type of anchor. A simple harness can | | | | valuable because it lets you balance better when |
| be constructed from a length of rope that ties | | | | you are carrying a heavy backpack. It is also |
| around the waist and is attached to the rope | | | | useful if something should happen to the climber |
| usually with a carabiner. A more complex harness | | | | and they can't keep an upright position. |
| is designed to give the rock climber greater | | | | A full body rock climbing harness is usually used in |
| security and comfort and provides you with more | | | | a rescue situation or for industrial work. It is a |
| ways to carry your other equipment. A rock | | | | combination of a sit harness and a chest harness. |
| climber should never attempt a new or difficult | | | | These two harnesses are attached either |
| route without first putting on their rock climbing | | | | permanently or semi-permanently to each other. |
| harness. | | | | They often have a large and extensive range of |
| A sit rock climbing harness is made up of a waist | | | | attachment points to allow for the safe placement |
| belt and two leg loops. These are usually | | | | in many positions. |
| connected to the front of your hips through a | | | | If you are a beginner rock climber, it is important |
| belay loop or by using a carabiner. These kinds of | | | | you don't fashion your own harness. Buy a |
| harnesses are used commonly for recreational | | | | commercially produced rock climbing harness that |
| use for activities like abseiling or rock climbing. You | | | | you can use because it is not only safer, but |
| can stay safe and still have a wide range of | | | | more comfortable than one you have made |
| movement when you use this type of harness. | | | | yourself. |
| A chest rock climbing harness is worn around | | | | |