We Tested Dozens of Harnesses. We Trust These 6 Most.

What to know: After another season of testing, our expert tested added two new picks to our list of best climbing harnesses, naming the Ocun WeBee as most innovative and the Wild County Movement Light as best projecting harness. We also updated info and pricing on previously tested harnesses that we still highly recommend.

If there is one piece of gear that will make or break your mood during a long day on the wall, it's your harness. Sitting in a hanging belay in an uncomfortable harness is a surefire way to squash stoke. In an effort to find the best climbing harness available, we put a range of them--from fast-and-light alpine options to feature-heavy big wall offerings--to the test this year, taking them on trips from the cold Canadian alpine to the steep walls of Devil's Tower to overhung sport routes at The Red. After plenty of whips and hours spent projecting, these six emerged as the most comfortable, functional, and breathable climbing harnesses currently available.

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