Industrial harness to rock climb?

[Dagger88]

I am new to rock climbing

Is it okay to use an industrial harness like the petzl avao bod to rock climb

 

Or rock climbing should be used with those harness like the petzl falcon?

[Mark Cattell]

Industrial work portioning harnesses are not designed for dynamic loading required in rock climbing, so the short answer is no. Also if your new to the sport there are lots of cheap entry level harnesses. I'd imagine the industrial harness would take the shock loads but if your using it for work on a daily basis is it worth the risk? also the lightness and freedom of movement a rock hares gives you will held you progress through the grades quicker and with more confidence.

[daltontrees]

Agreed. They are too heavy but crucially they are not designed to pull the body immediately into a sitting position. Tell you what, though, for aid climbing a tree work harness would be the biz. Good for hanging belays too.

 

Could use a tree work harness for top-roping at a climbing wall, since there are no dynamic forces i.e. if you let go at the climbing wall and as long as your belayer isn't distracted eyeing up the talent on the adjacent route, you shouldn't fall at all.

[Arran Turner]

Rock climbing harness' are cheap just buy one. I rec climbed a tree in a rock climbing harness once as someone had forgot there harness so I have them my sequoia Was interesting to say the least

[the arb guy]

i have a petzl corax really comfy and only 60 from cotwold