User Review: Petzl Adjama

Petzl Adjama
Above: The current Adjama, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed December 20, 2006 by GuestBrian

Rating:
Price Paid: ~$70

Light, pretty comfortable, good for trad and sport (I’m 165 pound male). I like the gear loops: combination of smaller rigid plastic and floppy but huge loops for the back two. It would have been more comfortable for me if I could have combined the waist belt off a small and the leg loops off a medium. The stitching is very clever - minimizes material but supportive. I like the auto double back buckles.

Design of the back is much improved over the earlier version but still dumb. I don't understand their stubbornness over leaving out a haul loop. The strap to hold up the leg loops sometimes comes unhooked - but not during climbing (more when I take it off / fidget / wear a pack).

I tied a small double loop of cord through the funky fabric cutouts at the back and it works great to clip my chalk bag with a biner.

Overall, I’d recommend the Petzl Adjama.