The Clear Winner of our Guide Pick Program for Harnesses
Go for the summit! ALTITUDE is a lightweight harness with a simple design that allows you to put on the harness without taking off your skis or crampons. It’s the ideal companion for ski touring or mountaineering. Two gear loops allow you to carry all the gear you need for excursions in the mountains.
Doubleback light buckle and fastening strap are easy to operate, even with gloves
Extremely thin and flexible waistbelt and leg loops with WIREFRAME technology; high-modulus polyethylene (HMPE) strands provide optimal load distribution without using foam
So lightweight and comfortable, you'll hardly notice you're wearing a harness while walking or hanging
2 gear loops carry and organize your gear
Retainers with silicone interior on each leg loop let you carry an ice screw
Comes in a protective carry pouch
Made with nylon monofilament, polyester, high-modulus polyethylene and aluminum
The Clear Winner of our Guide Pick Program for Harnesses
Go for the summit! ALTITUDE is a lightweight harness with a simple design that allows you to put on the harness without taking off your skis or crampons. It’s the ideal companion for ski touring or mountaineering. Two gear loops allow you to carry all the gear you need for excursions in the mountains.
Details/Features
Doubleback light buckle and fastening strap are easy to operate, even with gloves
Extremely thin and flexible waistbelt and leg loops with WIREFRAME technology; high-modulus polyethylene (HMPE) strands provide optimal load distribution without using foam
So lightweight and comfortable, you'll hardly notice you're wearing a harness while walking or hanging
2 gear loops carry and organize your gear
Retainers with silicone interior on each leg loop let you carry an ice screw
Comes in a protective carry pouch
Made with nylon monofilament, polyester, high-modulus polyethylene and aluminum
I love the Petzl Altitude harness. It is super lightweight and very comfortable, especially on long expeditions such as Denali.
- Emma Lyddan, RMI Expeditions Guide
Trust the experts
How Guide Pick™ Works
Step 1
The guides over at RMI collectively spend over 10,000+ days a year on the world's highest mountains, climbing hundreds of thousands of vertical feet. They put their gear and apparel through the wringer. This stuff is their work wear and they simply will not tolerate inferior gear.
Step 2
At the end of the climbing season, guides are given a survey to find out what gear they are using and why it is their favorite. We don’t often get complete agreement but we do get alignment and by looking at the data, a few clear winners rise to the top in each category.
Step 3
We take those winners, and stamp them with the Guide Pick™ logo on our site. We also compile this wonderful little document, which you can use to see top contenders, gear advice, Guide Quotes, and more.
Can’t wait to use this more on the haute Route and Greenland next month. So far I really like how easy it goes on and off. I have an UL which works, but I don’t want to deal with carabiners for the harness to work.