Harness for climbing

Ready to Clip In? A Beginner’s Guide to Climbing Harnesses

Shiny clips, tough ropes, a cool helmet. Think you are ready for your rock-climbing endeavour? Before you start eyeing up routes and dreaming about your first outdoor lead, there’s one piece of gear you need to get right from the start: your harness. That is the thing that is going to keep you connected to the rope, pressed against your body for hours, and quite literally saving your life if something goes wrong. So, yeah, it deserves more than just a quick scroll and add-to-cart action. Here is everything you should know.