Solution Guide Harness - Men's
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Solution Guide Harness blends all-day trad comfort with burly, abrasion-resistant construction
What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:
"I’ve used the Solution Guide for full days at the Creek and long routes in Yosemite—it’s the harness I grab when I know I’ll be climbing hard and hauling gear. The Super Fabric is super tough, and the fit stays comfortable even after 12 pitches."
For long routes, gear-intensive climbs, and days of back-to-back pitches, the Black Diamond Solution Guide Harness delivers the durability and comfort serious trad climbers demand. Engineered with Super Fabric—a burly material embedded with tiny guard plates—the Solution Guide shrugs off abrasions from rough granite and sharp sandstone edges, making it ideal for heavy use on real rock.
Paired with Black Diamond’s Fusion Comfort Technology, the waistbelt and fixed leg loops distribute weight evenly using three strands of low-profile webbing. The result? A contoured, secure fit that stays comfortable during long belays and loaded gear loops. With four pressure-molded gear loops and a fifth rear loop for hauling extras, this harness is built for full racks, full days, and full commitment to the send.
Details
- Trad-focused harness built for rugged rock and big days
- Super Fabric outer resists abrasion from rough surfaces
- Fusion Comfort Technology™ uses triple-webbing for better load distribution
- Contoured fit enhances comfort and mobility
- Fixed leg loops reduce bulk while maintaining a secure feel
- Four molded gear loops offer organized, easy-access racking
- Fifth rear gear loop provides space for extra gear or tagline
- Releasable, adjustable rear risers for a customizable fit
- Item #BLDZA3X
- Material
- Super Fabric, Space Mesh
- Padding
- yes
- Gear Loops
- 4
- Manufacturer Warranty
- limited 2 years
- Activity
- sport climbing, trad climbing
- Leg Loops
- fixed
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3 based on 3 ratings
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageOctober 20, 2025
I miss the first gen harness
Comparing to the original solution guide, most features have taken a step back. Material quality feels cheap, seamless belay loop is small, 5th gear loop is too tight to clip easily, and the harness feels heavier. I’m not a huge fan of the adjustable leg loops as they aren’t acrisply yhat easy to adjust and I am still trying to get them to sit well. I don’t think ice features are necessary on a harness this heavy and bulky. Gear loops are minorly larger but have a new shape that seems helpful. I really just miss the material of the previous gen. Still comfy enough to climb in but am breaking it in.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
October 20, 2025
Gear Loop Locations on Size Small
Just posting an image to show the size small has the rear gear loops almost touching so the 5th loop would be piled over everything. Always hard to manage a size small with balance of gear storage, but it's been done. Harness seems great, but I just didn't like the proportions of the small. Would be great if companies showed actual photos of each size as it really does change how you interact with the harness, but that will never happen.
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
October 4, 2025
Great design
Sweet harness! Materials are solid, adjusters move how you want them to, and the belay loop is a great step-up from normal. Only issue is the sizing, it fits about 1-2 inches tighter in the waist than my other size medium BD harnesses, one of them being a momentum. Unfortunately I do not see a size & fit chart on the product page. I’ll be exchanging this one for the next size up👍 Height: 5’9” Weight: 170lbs Waist: 33”
Originally reviewed on blackdiamondequipment.com
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