Rock Climbing : How to Tie a Climbing Harness

Tying in as a rock climber begins with a figure-eight knot, followed by tying in the three loops on your harness. See how to properly tie in with a demonstration by an avid climber in this free video on climbing.

Expert: Chris Sierzant
Contact: escaladegym.com/
Bio: Chris Sierzant has been an avid climbing enthusiast and expert for many years.
Filmmaker: Aaron Sinn

Series Description: Climbing requires the proper equipment and technique for both fun and safety. Learn tips for climbing from an avid climber in this free video series on climbing.

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Sports

Tags:

• climbing
• rock climbing
• indoor climbing
• climbing shoes
• climbing rope
• climbing harness
• climbing safety
• climbing techniques
• climbing wall

[frayyyyyyyycdfg]

you would attach it to the belay loop. Not sure if would damage the harness the other way. also on a couple of the videos chris has tied the stopper knot far away from the figure 8 knot, this creates a short amount of free rope between them, this is not good practice as that free rope could make the figure 8 slack and possibly come undone. to be safe you should have the stopper knot right next to the figure 8 knot

[vfthb098]

I have one question. If there is a harness testing rig in a climbing equipment shop, which is just a rope hanging from the ceiling with a carabiner attached at the end. Where do you attach the carabiner to? The middle/belay loop or the top and bottom like in this video. Also if you attach the carabiner to the top or bottom loops, does it damage the harness in any way?

[Catperson2012]

Thank you very much, this video really helped me on my first day of rock climbing:)

[beholderlt]

@Rainb0wSeven using a single carabiner is not ok if you're lead climbing. the carabiner may get oriented in a wrong way and break in a fall. if you're toproping it's more or less ok, because such high forces cannot be created. in a situation where you can't tie in, it's best to use 2 opposing carabiners.

[Rainb0wSeven]

Why do you use a rope to tie the harness, rather than using a carabiner? (Sorry if that's a noob question.)