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Petzl Adjama Harness Review

By Anonymous
     I recently purchased this harness and used it at EVO Rock and Fitness. This harness is meant for mountaineering and ice climbing but it works fine when sport climbing as well. While I was using the harness, I climbed a few top-rope climbing routes with grades from 5.6 to 5.11 and boulder problems* from VO to V4. The harness was less constricting and allowed for a wider range of motion than all of the other harnesses I have used in the past. Even though people usually remove their harness before bouldering, I decided that because this harness did not restrict my range of movement that I would leave it on. There was no difference between bouldering with this harness on and bouldering with this harness off. There are also many other cool features on this harness. The gear loops for hanging climbing gear (Quickdraws, carabiners, slings, cams, bolts, extra rope, etc.) are filled with hard plastic in the front of the harness so that it is easy to reach your climbing gear. The loops in the back are soft rope and can fold flat against the harness so that the harness is still comfortable when you are wearing a backpack. Another great feature is the adjustability of the harness. Not all sport climbing harnesses allow you to adjust the size as much as this harness does. All in all, this harness is a great harness that is great for all disciplines of climbing. I bought this harness at EVO rock and fitness in Portland for around $75.


* The name for a route, or path to follow in climbing

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2017 at 5:26 PM

    What is VO and V4?

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2017 at 6:31 PM

      As mentioned in the other most recent post, these numbers are to rate how hard a bouldering problem is. VO-V3 is easy, V4-V5 is medium, V6-V9 is hard, V10-V15 is very hard. V is short for John "Vermin" Sherman.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2017 at 8:58 PM

    Good post, lots of information. Another good post about rock climbing.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2017 at 10:23 AM

    Nice post. It is very informative. I have been to that rock climbing place and it is really fun!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2017 at 1:23 PM

    This is really interesting to me because I do not know a lot about rock climbing. I learned a lot about rock climbing and I have heard about evo a lot. Do you need any experience if you go to evo or is it for people who have never been rock climbing also?

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2017 at 1:32 PM

      You don't need any experience at all. All of the staff at EVO are really nice and there is an intro to climbing class if you want to learn how to start climbing.

      Links:
      EVO: https://www.evorock.com/portland-me/
      Intro to climbing class: https://www.evorock.com/portland-me/intro-to-climbing/
      Getting Started rock climbing at EVO: https://www.evorock.com/portland-me/getting-started/

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2017 at 1:34 PM

      To add on to my previous response and fully answer your question, no you don't need experience and yes, people who have never gone rock climbing can go there. People who have never been rock climbing before can go to EVO and learn to climb.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2017 at 12:25 PM

    This post has a lot of great information. As someone who isn't really into rock climbing, I feel like you could explain some of the terms you use. Great post!

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2017 at 4:07 PM

    I love Evo! Sounds like a great harness! Maybe you could find an alternative word for harness as it was sometimes used multiple times a sentence?

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