Secondly it is very quick and easy to put on (again a feature shared by the Alpine Bod). This is because the design of the harness is such that it allows plastic clip buckles to be used on the leg loops. So, no messing about with frozen fingers trying to thread through metal buckles on your leg loops. There is a metal buckle on the waist of course but the wide waist belt means that threading this is significantly easier than on many harnesses. It comes with a belay loop (which the Alpine Bod lacks), four good-sized gear loops and a haul loop at the back.

The downsides? Well, by no stretch of the imagination is it a sport cragging harness, the unpadded tape would chafe a bit on bare legs, and might be a bit uncomfortable with thin summer trousers. Some might worry that the plastic buckles are a bit flimsy, but there seems to have been very few problems with breakages.

Sizes range from Small to Extra Large and it’s worth bearing in mind that you’ll want to fit for your winter clothing system when you try one on.

Generally speaking either version of Bod Harness would be an excellent choice for long mountain routes, winter climbing and any situation where weight is an issue.