Michael F. from United States, AZ Public Profile

I really want to like the Realization Shorts by Mammut. They’re an excellent idea and for the most part are a solid, well crafted bit of gear, but… there’re a couple of things that keep me from really liking them.

PROS:
- they’re surprisingly comfortable, especially when actually climbing - it almost feels like I’m not wearing a harness at all, absolutely no restriction in range of motion / movement. even when weighting the rope they’re fairly comfortable (with one exception noted below). I wouldn’t want to do a hanging belay from them, but for the occasional fall / take and being lowered they’re ok (I’ve definitely worn more uncomfortable traditional harnesses).

- they’re very convenient for quick gym sessions. especially if you bike to the gym - you can throw these on, clip your shoes, chalk bag, belay device, & ‘biner to the loop on the back (or one of the gear loops) and hop on your bike. the pockets work well for wallet and small set of keys.

- they look nice

CONS:
- the waist can feel a little loose when weighting the rope / sitting in the harness. while you can tighten the waist with the elastic draw cords this is only for keeping them from sliding off down past your hips. the functional part of the waist that’s used for load bearing when weighting the rope is not adjustable and so depending on how close to the max size range your are you might notice a significant amount of “stretch” when you weight the rope - not so much that you’d be in danger of falli