Editing Climbing harness (section)

{{Short description|Item of climbing equipment}}
[[File:Baudrier.jpg|thumb|Sit harness]]
A '''climbing harness''' is a piece of equipment that allows a climber to [[tie in (climbing)|tie in]] to the safety of a [[rope]].<ref name="freedom">{{cite book | edition = 7 | editor = Cox, Steven M. |editor2=Kris Fulsaas | title = [[Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills]] | publisher = The Mountaineers | isbn = 0-89886-828-9| location = Seattle | date = September 2003}}</ref>  It is used in [[climbing|rock]] and [[ice climbing|ice]] climbing, [[abseiling]], and lowering; this is in contrast to other activities requiring ropes for access or safety such as industrial rope work (such as window cleaning), construction, and rescue and recovery, which use [[safety harness]]es instead.