Choucas

Bought the Choucas as it is the ultimate ultralight tool for my adventuring.
With all ultralight gear comes a degree of sacrifice in comfort and typically pricing.
The harness is not entirely comfortable when repelling but then again, bought it for the weight, not comfort.
The Choucas as well as the other gear i’ve bought and used from Blue Ice, has been very reasonably priced for the quality of gear they offer.
Overall, this things prettty niice.

So initially I was drawn to this harness because I thought it was everything I wanted; ultralight, compact, belay loop and gear loop layout that I was looking for, and really well made (price and the stuff sack were just a bonus).

However after my first use I started to realize that is was not very comfortable for me. After a few more uses I was starting to become envious of friends who had different ultralight harness. To be clear the waistband is great, my problem was where the leg loops joined the waistband, if you look closely they come around the leg and right back up to the waistband, unlike most harness which keep the leg loop on the leg. It ends up feeling more like a bikini cut bottom, rather than a boxer cut, if that makes any sense. If the leg loops were dropped down a few inches it would be a perfect 5star review for me, as it is I will continue to use it, I just don't look forward to using it as much as I had hoped that I would.

*Females may still find this to be a comfortable fit, in which case its perfect, but I really don't know. I can only speak to my experience with it (I would still recommend Blue Ice because of the great materials and workmanship).

**I feel terrible about leaving a 2 star review, maybe go check out the Choucas Pro instead, though its a different belay loop

The harness weights next to nothing and is so compact that I will gladly throw it into my pack and not think twice about it. It meets all my needs for ski mountaineering and a good bail option if doing low class alpine climbing.

I am excited to use this as a lighter alternative to my work harness for ski patrolling, as well as ski-mo objectives.

Great product at a great price. I’ll be back!