Couloir Harness
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Why We Like The Couloir Harness
With no bulk and all strength, the Couloir is an essential on our big mountain pursuits. This harness packs down to the size of an orange for compact stashing, while the adjustable leg loops clip open, letting us kit up without removing our skis or crampons.
Details
- Featherweight harness for conquering snowy peaks
- Hydrophobic material resists moisture to stay light and dry
- Self-locking speed buckle for quick-and-easy fit adjustments
- Full-strength belay loop for glacier travel
- 2 webbing loops keep crucial gear at the ready
- 4 ice clipper slots for gear organization
- Ice screw slot in each leg loop helps reduce clatter
- Item #BLDZ9G3
- Responsible Collection
- Bluesign Approved
- Material
- vari-width Dynex monofilament
- Padding
- none
- Buckles
- [waist] Speed Buckle (self-locking), [leg loops] clips
- Gear Loops
- 2 webbing
- Ice Clipper Slots
- 4 (with ice screw slot in each leg loop)
- Claimed Weight
- 7.5oz
- Leg Loops
- adjustable
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
- Activity
- ski mountaineering, mountaineering
Reviews
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Overall Rating
4.5 based on 14 ratings
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageApril 9, 2024
Small, light, effective
Perfect for ski mountaineering or glacier travel. Takes up almost no space in the pack & dries fast.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
February 23, 2024
Good Alpine harness
The belt is relatively easy to manipulate but (and this has been a problem with other BD gear I have) the plastic buckles are difficult to manipulate especially with gloves on. The other problem I have with this is the two front elastic straps are sewn in at the wrong angle and they rotate the harness crotch strap. It’s not really a problem but it’s a detail that would be nice if it was corrected.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
October 25, 2023
Light weight, genius design, has
Light weight, genius design, has its own dedicated belay loop.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
October 17, 2023
Safety Lingerie
Tiny harness! So much easier to pack in for long approaches to where you finally need to wear it. The gear loops are tiny and essentially weightless, so I wish BD had put four on there instead of only two.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
October 16, 2023
Perfect!
For anyone on ski patrol and have considered a harness for lift evacuation, the Couloir harness works perfectly. Easy to put on while sitting on the lift without dropping your skis. Nicely done BD!
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
July 28, 2023
It won't catch your fall
It might seem like a great light weight harness, perfect for mountaineering...I thought so too, but let me tell you this harness won't save your life, might as well travel glaciers unroped. The buckle system will fail around your leg loops. I took it for a slight scramble with a friend, I slipped and my friend caught me on the rope (fell less than 6inches), it was enough force to snap both the buckles open on the leg loops. I tried it again. I was practicing self crevasse using prusiks to climb out at home, the wight of me just sitting in the harness made the leg buckles snap out again. I weigh 152lbs pretty. Don't buy the harness. Buy one with out the plastic buckles.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
June 29, 2023
Nifty and light package
Very well made and easy to use. The infinite loop idea is $$$
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
June 9, 2023
Ultralight harness
I tried the Couloir and the Petzl Altitude and found the Couloir to be more comfortable. I would definitely go for this version with the adjustable leg loops. This harness is about 1/4 the pack size of my sport climbing harness and half the weight. But don't buy this unless you have a specific purpose, it has no padding and is not comfortable for sport climbing.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
April 24, 2023
Comfy
The videos on the different harnesses are super helpful. I was really torn about which size to get because I need this to fit over ski gear. I got the M/L and need to cinch it fully down in more lightweight gear, so I think the S/M would have worked fine. As a women, I find that unisex harnesses can sometimes fit fine in the waist but be tight in the legs, so I sized up. That wasn't an issue here. For those debating sizes...
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
April 11, 2023
Well made
Fits well, doesn’t rub. Good strap placement. Easy to put on over skis.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
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