Edelrid Helia Sit Harness

Product Description

Incredible comfort coupled with a low weight and a compact pack size—this is the best way to summarize the HELIA. The fit is particularly suited to both men and women with a thinner waist. Our innovative 3D Pad technology adopts the concept of the 3D-shaped waist belt and leg loops but the padding is minimized to strategically useful places, where it is intensively used. The butterfly shape of the waist belt optimally distributes loads and enhances hanging comfort. The use of essential padding only and further details such as the 20 mm aluminum Slide Block buckle on the waist belt and the new, far more flexible tie-in loop reduce the weight and enable a compact pack size. The leg loops can be individually adjusted using 15 mm Slide Block buckles. Textile sleeves over the buckles protect the webbing against premature wear.

• Longer leg loop bridge enables optimal positioning above the hip bones at all times
• Tie-in point with Dyneema wear indicator, which reveals internal red threads in case of increased abrasion
• 20 mm Slide Block buckle on the waist belt can be fully opened for a comfortable and secure harness fit
• 3D Pad technology: unsurpassed support and comfort through three-dimensional molding, extensive force distribution, and intelligently reinforced padding
• 5 symmetrical gear loops, 4 attachment options for ice screw clips, and a chalk bag loop at the back
• Outer fabric made from bluesign®-certified materials
• Additional, small bag that can be attached to the waist belt for topos, keys, energy bars, etc.

EDELRID has been a pioneer in the field of comfortable climbing harnesses for years. In order to find out the optimal load distribution and to eliminate pressure points, EDELRID also cooperated with research institutions such as the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in the development. The HELIOS and HELIA climbing harnesses are the result of this collaboration.

Unprecedented comfort with low weight and small pack size - that describes in short the goal in the development of the two harnesses. To achieve this, the proven 3D Vent technology was taken up and refined: the innovative 3D Pad technology builds on the concept of the 3D-shaped hip belt and leg loops, but the padding is reduced to strategically sensible places and used more intensively there. This ensures that comfort does not suffer despite the partial reduction in padding. On the contrary: through a precise analysis of which pressure zones are created in the harness when leaning but also when hanging freely (sitting), it was possible to significantly increase the hanging comfort once again.

Optimal load distribution is achieved in particular by the butterfly shape of the hip belt. The shape in combination with the strategically placed padding ensures a redistribution of the forces acting laterally. Different body shapes are also taken into account: the HELIOS is aimed at climbers with an "O-shape", i.e. with a similar circumference at the waist and hips. For climbers with an "A" shape, the waist is narrower in relation to the hips, so the HELIA fits perfectly.

The recessed padding and other details such as the 20 mm aluminium Slide Block buckle on the hip belt and the new, significantly more flexible tie-in loop result in a relatively low weight and contribute to the surprisingly compact pack size. The leg loops are individually adjustable with 15 mm Slide Block buckles. Textile sleeves over the buckles protect the webbing from premature wear.

Certification:  EN 12277 Typ C
Adjustable Leg Loops:  Yes
3D Pad:  Yes