Maximum support and safety features meet in the Safe Tech Waldo Harness
What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:
"When I know I’ll be hanging a lot—big wall, bolting, route setting—this is the harness I grab. The padding is next level, and the extra safety features give real peace of mind. It’s not light, but that’s not the point. It’s built like a tank, and it hauls like one too."
Some climbs demand a little more from our harness—more padding, more gear capacity, more security—and the Metolius Safe Tech Waldo Harness delivers all of it. With wide support panels and hefty closed-cell foam, it’s built for long hangs, route development, aid climbing, or any mission where comfort and durability come first.
Dual belay loops, reinforced gear loops, and color-coded tie-in points enhance safety and functionality, especially when managing complex systems or heavy racks. It’s not our go-to for lightweight pushes, but for full days on the wall or rigging work, the Waldo keeps us locked in and pain-free.
Details
- Heavy-duty climbing harness for aid, big wall, and work-at-height use
- Ideal for route setting, bolting, or extended belays
- Extra-wide waistbelt and leg loops offer unmatched comfort
- Dual belay loops improve organization and safety redundancy
- Closed-cell foam padding resists compression over time
- Four reinforced gear loops and two haul loops for heavy loads
- Color-coded tie-in points help reduce setup error
- Item #MET008Q
- Padding
- closed-cell polyethylene (12mm), fleece lined
- Buckles
- double-back
- Gear Loops
- [x-small] 3, [small, medium] 5, [large] 6
- Claimed Weight
- 1lb 9oz
- Leg Loops
- adjustable
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
Reviews
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Overall Rating
4 based on 4 ratings
Review Summary
Fits Slightly Large
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageMay 27, 2024
Some good, some not so good
- Familiarity:
- I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I bought this harness with the intention to use it for rescue work. I wanted something with a bigger waist belt to really spread out the load, in particular for low angle scree evacuations where the weight of the litter and patient is hanging down from the harness. And while I haven't gotten to put it to that particular test yet I think It will do it nicely. Probably my favorite feature, unexpectedly, is the double belay loops! It's actually super helpful for anytime a lot is going on at the harness. We were practicing some personal on rope skills with ascending and descending ropes, passing knots, and so on and the extra loop made the organization of the various pieces of equipment MUCH easier to manage. 100% recomend the double belay loops. However, this is a BIG harness. It takes up a LOT of space in my pack which means it's ONLY going to be appropriate for working off the side of the road. Anywhere where I need to carry a harness in, this one just isn't going to be useful. And most annoyingly, in addition to the width of the waist belt and leg loops being wide they are also THICK. Wearing this harness feels a lot like wearing a full diaper. Not ideal. Overall I think this harness seems well built and like a decent harness (and it IS comfy to sit in at least for a few minutes at a time, more so that many harnesses) but may not work for my particular application as well as I had hoped.
April 2, 2021
almost perfect....but too large
- Familiarity:
- I returned this product before using it
- Size Bought:
- S
- Height:
- 5' 6"
- Weight:
- 140
I loved the 2 belay loops and firm gear loops but alas the harness was too large for me! They don't seem to make an XS. Too bad.
September 4, 2020
Absolute best for route setting
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
- Size Bought:
- m
- Height:
- 6' 2"
- Weight:
- 160
From the perspective of a route setter these are the best and other setters I've worked with agree. I have to spend most of my time hanging in the harness and the other 10% of the time trying out moves. A burly chest harness is more comfy but you can't really work hard moves wearing those. This is comfortable enough to hang in for a couple hours at a time. The gear loops are full strength for clipping into the wall at weird angles to find the perfect angle to remove a tight hold. Two belay loops because sometimes it's nice to have an extra. Extra gear loops because you've got to carry so much crap up the wall with you. There isn't really an other harness like it and it's much better than every other climbing harness for route setting. I have used it climbing outside a few times when I'm in a bind and I need an extra harness and it is admittedly bulky for some climbs outside. I can see how it could make a tight chimney just a bit tighter, but you do definitely appreciate that cushion while belaying for an extended period of time. In a low key setting where I'm belaying kids or teaching a friend it's my preferred harness. The thing is like climbing with a sofa to sit in, actually comparable to the comfort offered by a bosun chair. It's definitely not the harness I use for projecting, but for 50% of the climbing I do, and 100% percent of the gym work I've done this is the best by a wide margin. I'll be buying an other one here soon once mine finally wears out. I've been using it for about 4 years heavily and I'm excited to get a new one.
June 30, 2020
Comfy but Bulky
- Size Bought:
- S
- Height:
- 5' 7"
- Weight:
- 140
This harness has so much padding, which makes it super comfortable when hanging in it all day, but makes it so bulky to pack and climb in. I end up choosing my other harness over nearly every time. I like the adjustability in it, the padding, and the fact that even the gear loops are rated, but the bulk outweighs those points (pun intended).
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February 10, 2021
The leg loop straps won?t stay connected on the back if the harness. Is this common? Or is there a specific way to attach them?
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