Does anyone have any suggestions for a good harness. I mostly climb longer Trad lines in Colorado, multiple climbs in a day and I'm starting to get into some easier big wall climbing. I'm looking for something comfortable, but I really want it to be tough (I'm really hard on gear) and I'd like it to have several gear loops, like 4-6. Weight's not an issue.

Any good suggestions??

I like my Misty Mountain Caddy it's a bit heavy, but comfy for long days and has 6 gear loops which I find very useful.

BD Momentum (not Momentum AL) is a good beginner, all-purpose harness. 4 gear loops, adjustable legs, etc. I'm on my second one now and use it for everything from trad to alpine ice.

For all day comfort the Caddy is hard to beat. My only complaint is the whimpy belay loop, but mine has not failed yet in 5+ years of regular use. It is a bit heavy for cragging and alpine, but perfect for big wall climbing.

Wild Country Syncro Ziplock is great. Lots of gear loops and extra feautures, everyone I climb with gets into them and I have had two friends got the harness when their's needed replaced. It even has gear loops in front of your hips so that if you climb trad and rack on your harness you can see your gear, a feature missing on many harnesses these days.

Own both of the afore mentioned harnesses in the old style and the new style all the upgrades. My next harness though will be a misty mountain caddy. tons of gear loops and comfy. I did a multipitch line in my wild country sycro last weekend and my legs fell asleep and my back was killing me by the end of the day. I also noticed that because it uses the speed buckling system that I was always having to tighten the waist up. good harnesses but if plan on hanging belays, seriously check out the caddy. the daddy of them all is the titan by misty .own it as well and it was designed for big walls

The MM Cadillac is currently the harness I've been using for trad for about a year now. It's great with all the gear loops, but i do have one complaint, I felt like the padding has already flattened out and provides no more support than my current sport harness, the Petzl Adjama. I have heard that Yates makes a pretty burly harness, anyone have experience with those?

Yates Astroman! Super primo especially if you have an old pair of lighter leg loops. Then you can run the beefy yates legs on walls and the lighter setup on free routes.

I love my Wild Country Syncro

i wish they still made the 7 loop Astroman...i miss that harness.

i've climbed in the Astroman and Cadillac- loved them both, thought they were great harnesses.

i'm bumming around in the R320 these days and personally- i think its the most comfortable harness i've worn. i'd probably do a big wall in a push in it, but maybe not do a multi-day effort in it....i'm just not sure how no padding would go over on the 3rd day!

anyway, the best bet in the end is to go hang in a bunch of different harnesses and pick the one you like best. any of the high-end ones (yates, MM, arc'teryx) are going to set you back at least $100.

The Misty Mountain Cadillac is a great harness. Like others, I didn't like the overlapping gear loops in the back so I just cut of the lower set. Perfect.

I recently retired my last Cadillac and purchased a Titan (basically the same harness with more padding). I haven't decided if I like it yet. The extra padding "seems" to be "too" bulky but I suspect that I will get used to the feel over time.

Good luck.

I just got the WC Syncro - haven't climbed in it yet, but it was super comfy to hang in at the 'in store test'. Loaded my rack up on it and really like the extra coupld of loops on each hip, it seemed to carry the weight really well with zero sag or pull compared to my old harness.

Loving my Synchro Ziplock!

-Glenn

Climbed in the WC Synchro last night - very comfy hang, comfy to belay from - very pleased with it.

Hey Guys,
Thanks for all the great help picking a new harness. I tried on the MM Caddy and really liked it, but haven't bought one yet. I'm really interested in trying a WC Syncro,

Where in the Denver area can I try one on??

Bentgate in golden has both of the harnesses that you are looking at. the wildcountry syncro ziplock is a nice harness. thats is if you don't have to spend an hour hanging in it. I also used it for ice this year as it has loops designed for ice clippers.

I've been using a Misty Mountain Titan for about 8 years now...absolutely the best harness I've ever worn! I love the double buckle design (keeps it centered). Also the webbing which is used is very easy to double back compared to others I've worn in the past... Mine is the older version which still had the fleecy lining. Haven't tried the newer version yet. For the weight (15oz, I believe), I think it's the most comfortable harness out there...

i use my BD Chaos for trad climbing. i love it because of its 4 large gear loops. it has an indispensable haul loop in the back that i always use for my approach shoes. and as for comfort, the waist band is a whopping 4 inches wide and a half an inch thick. i have never been uncomfortable in this harness and it is now all i will use for trad

I do my route setting and big wall stuff in a BD Big Gun, dual belay loops, plenty of gear loops for those lines that need an arsenal of gear, plus the extra wide loop in the back allows chalk bags to be super accessible in any position. When you walk they do rub together and make a swish noise with each step. Complaint #2 is the padding, which although great was just before the newer more comfortable version on the Focus.

Anyone know if any of harnesses mentioned have tie in strength haul loops? I'm guessing the Yates might, but that's just a guess.

The Wild Country Synchro has a full strength loop on the back, it's a bit offset from the center of the back, but it's still behind the gear loops.