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uber lightweight

Couloir 2016

Black Diamond
Black Diamond Couloir Front
5.16

Less than HALF the weight and space FTW!

Pros
uber lightweight
easy to adjust
works with alpine gear

This harness is absolutely ideal for what it is intended: Glacier Travel.

While not the absolute lightest harness on the market, it still does a mean job, coming in at a mere 230g. If wadded up carelessly, it is roughly the size of a coffee mug, and comes complete with belay and gear loops. This harness is much more comfortable than a traditional alpine bod harness, but still caters to the glacier-walker in all of us. Waist comes fully open and leg loops unbuckle allowing you to get this harness on over your crampons and all your puffy layers. Don't sacrifice pack space and weight by trying to use your sport harness for glacier--let the Culoir into your life, you will be well pleased.

Nano 23

CAMP
CAMP Nano 23 Full View
3.48

Maybe I'm too needy and can't handle micro biners

Pros
uber lightweight
Cons
super small gate opening
stiff gate action

I have pretty small (girl) hands. I still think the gate opening on this biner is too small (and rather stiff). Only one finger can fit comfortably on the gate (two fingers = one gets smushed when you go to close the gate). I've heard a few people claim “you get used to it” but I'm not hardcore enough to keep trying something that doesn't work for me. I have two of these biners and they rarely accompany me on a trip. For a small biner, I'd rather have 4-7 more grams and a pleasant experience. It works like it should, but that just doesn't work for me. Note: I know CAMP has slightly improved the Nano 23 since it's first release, which is the model I have. I haven't tried any of the newer ones.