The women’s Mammut Togira Light ($79.95, mammut.ch) has a female-friendly high rise and curved waist belt.
Though it’s designed as an alpine harness and features two
attachments for ice screw biners, it’s also great for sport climbing,
which is how I used it. I fell a lot on bolted lines and never felt
a pinch. Since it’s not as padded as trad- or big wall–specific harnesses, it saves weight at only 12.1 oz. The leg
loops are elasticized, but not adjustable, which might
be troublesome when layering for alpine climbs. The leg
loops are also designed wider than the men’s version for
a woman’s wider thighs (pure muscle, of course). The harness
has a burly tie-in protector over the leg loop connection to prevent premature wear from
rope rub while falling and hanging. The auto-doubled-back Togira Light is great for sport
climbing, fast-and-light alpine ascents, and lots in between. —Amanda Fox
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