Variant | Size | Waist (cm) | Waist (in) | Leg (cm) | Leg (in) | Weight | Cat No |
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Super Couloir | S | 68-90 | 27-35 | 50-55 | 20-22 | 340g | COUL-S |
Super Couloir | M | 79-100 | 31-39 | 60-70 | 24-28 | 350g | COUL-M |
Super Couloir | L | 90-114 | 35-45 | 65-75 | 26-30 | 385g | COUL-L |
Super Couloir | XL | 100-130 | 39-51 | 70-80 | 28-31 | 395g | COUL-XL |
Need a harness for winter sports – well, you’ve come to the right place. The Super Couloir is designed for ice climbing, alpine climbing, mountaineering and ski touring; you could even use it for rock climbing but we’d probably recommend something a bit more padded for that.
It’s light, easy to put on (even when wearing crampons, skis or snowshoes) and has plenty of racking for gear and screws. The ‘diaper’ pull through leg loops design allows you to put it on without undoing any cumbersome buckles (a task especially difficult with gloves on) or standing into the leg loops.
We’ve used ‘supported’ 44mm webbing on the waistbelt – this is surprisingly comfortable on hanging belays, it’s also low profile so it will fit snugly under your rucsac.
This harness has proved a firm favourite with our team of winter gear testers, which includes top alpinists such as Nick Bullock (see below for his thoughts).
“The Super Couloir has always been a favourite of mine. Light, simple, comfortable and functional. The diaper leg loop system is a great feature. Freezing early morning, wrap the belt around your waist, keep the gloves on, keep the crampons on, (it’s early so you’ve forgotten to put you’re harness on before the crampons!) and clip, job done.”
“On bivvys, I always unclip the leg loops for comfort while lying, but keep the waist belt fastened for safety, brilliant. Quite convenient as well when the call of nature needs to be answered on a multi day climb. All in all, a great well-thought-out harness, no frills, no messing. It does the job.”
– Nick Bullock
Features
- Full specification alpine harness
- Low weight and minimal pack size
- Twin hypalon ice screw racking strips
- Five gear loops
- 20mm belay loop rated at 25kN
- 44mm minimally padded waist for lightweight comfort