Blue Ice Choucas harness advice

Posted by Daniel Middleton on 30/07/2015

A user of a Blue Ice Choucas harness has reported a possible issue with the buckle releasing unintentionally. Investigation by the manufacturer is ongoing at the time of this post.

A potential problem has been reported with the security of the buckle on the Blue Ice Choucas harness. This is currently under investigation by the manufacturer, who intends to issue advice to owners of the harness shortly.

Some background including an initial response from the manufacturer can be found on this UKC thread here: http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=621074

Owners of Blue Ice Choucas harnesses are advised to contact their retailer or Blue Ice directly info@blueice.com for further information.

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