Woody Valley Crest with rucksack

Technical data

¹ Harness weight includes harness, karabiners, speed bar with foot elastic, reserve handle/container, reserve bridle, built-in RECCO safety system.
² Rucksack weight. Crest sizes S and M come with a 55 litre backpack, sizes L and XL with a 70 litre backpack.
³ Total weight is Harness weight plus Rucksack weight.

Sizing guide

If between sizes based only on pilot height and weight, taking back and leg length is usually enough to choose the right size.

Package

• Harness
• Rucksack (detachable) ²
• Karabiners
• Two-step light speed bar with foot elastic
• Dedicated reserve container with attached handle
• 2 reserve elastic loops for closing the reserve parachute
• V reserve bridle (red and white)
• Built-in RECCO safety system

² Crest sizes S and M come with a 55 litre ruckcsack, sizes L and XL with a 70 litre ruckcsack.

Optional extras

• Reserve (parachute)
• Connectors for a reserve (maillons, soft links, O-rings, maillon covers)

Crest: Compact, light, dynamic

The Crest is a new harness weighing only 1.98 kg (size M). It is a reversible harness with a completely detachable rucksack.

Sizes S and M come complete with a 55 litre rucksack, while the Crest sizes L and XL with a 70 litre rucksack.

General features

• No seat board
• Leg strap loops hook-in to the main carabiners
• Self-inflating airbag protection pretensioned with Nitinol wires
• Completely detachable reversible rucksack included
• Standard two-step light speed bar with foot elastic
• Built-in RECCO safety system
• Side pockets with zip
• New colour combination anthracite-orange
• 4 sizes: S, M, L, XL

Harness features

• Separate leg support without seat board
• Self-inflating airbag
• Leg strap loops in the main carabiners
• two-step light speed bar with foot elastic included
• Exclusive Woody Valley adjustment system with anti-slip lock.
• Spacious rear pocket
• Side pockets with zip
• Dinks system pocket

RECCO reflector

1. The RECCO detector emits a directional radar signal, like the beam of a flashlight
2. When the radar signal hits the RECCO reflector, it is echoed back to the detector and points the rescuer in the direction of the pilot.
3. The closer the detector gets to the reflector, the stronger the returned-signal, ultimately allowing the rescuer to pinpoint the pilot's location.

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Rucksack

A new rucksack that will take you anywhere!

Rucksack features

This rucksack is designed for maximum compactness without losing precious room or comfort!

• Volume reduction system
• Compression side zips
• Holder for ice axe and trekking poles
• Cell phone Velcro holder on the shoulder
• Dinks system pocket
• Elastic rear pocket
• Elastic side pockets
• Outside pocket with zip

Cutting-edge safety systems

The emergency parachute container under the seat is designed for a maximum 5.2 litre volume, suitable for most emergency chutes.

The Crest comes complete with its rescue handle attached to its deployment bag

More details

• Certification: EN – LTF
• Type of protection: Self-inflating airbag
• Type of closing strap system: Get-Up
• Number of certification: PH_347.2021
• Max peak of impact: 19.23g
• Speed bar included: 47 gr

Videos

Crest manual video

Crest reserve installation video

Flybubble review

"The biggest difference between reversible harnesses in Woody Valley range is that Crest, other than it being the lightest and the lowest cost is that it is a split-leg harness. Of all the light reversible harnesses that have an integrated backpack, seems like the Crest may be the lightest of all. I've actually flown in this harness quite a bit now. I've been a very, I've really enjoyed flying with it. In terms of how it is to fly with, it's on the more weight-shifty side. It's not a very stable harness. Some harnesses, definitely more stable like the Supair Altirando LITE. I think overall, this is a harness that's gonna appeal more to pilots who you like things a bit more on the weight-shifty and responsive side, rather than pilots who want something more stable, and kind of solid and reassuring feeling. You can definitely fly cross country with his harness, and use the speed system,and the comfort level is very good. This is a harness I would use the speed system on more, than I would with some other light mountain harnesses or reversible harnesses like this. When the glider moves in the air currents, you do feel a little bit like your legs move slightly independently of each other, and that gives you a different feeling. I think it takes a little bit of getting used to.

So relatively speaking, how's the Crest compared to other lightweight split-leg harnesses? Let's speak about in-flight. I've found the comfort is relatively very good. It's one of the most comfortable of the lightweight split-leg harnesses, even when I flew for a longer amount of time. I think where pilots are gonna feel it more, literally, is on the ground, when you're with this kind of split-leg harness, and actually it's also the Get-Up system. The Get-Up system has the advantage of having just two connection points to clip in. Due to this design, going down into a certain kind of sensitive area, then you can feel that it pinches quite a bit there, especially on the ground in. You can definitely use this kind of harness for ground handling.But I tend to not recommend it so much if you're looking for a harness just for ground handling. Just for normal flying when you do some ground handling, and stand around waiting for the wind, and ground handle a bit, I find it fine. Across my back, you feel a little bit some pressure points where the straps attach, but actually not much. So the Crest really offers a great balance between weight and comfort.

There's a really nice, easy adjustment for the waist strap, and there's a nice little metal toggle there that you can pull, and actually really easy to do in-flight. I've also found it's not slipping at all, very smooth. Reserve container is the 5.2 litres. It is definitely better suited to a lightweight and compact reserve. My preferred way of getting in the harness is I actually leave everything attached. Only thing I undo is my chest strap.

How to reverse this into the backpack mode? First thing you do, just as standard is put all your straps together. In the section that's made just for the harness. You don't have to do this bit, but it just keeps it tidier. And then you just do up the bag. The harness part, is inside this bag. Once you've done that, then you just reverse the bag. The harness part is clipped onto the front of the backpack, and there's the space there, and that's where you're gonna put your glider. Before you put stuff in I've opened, kind of gussets on the backpack, just to make it easier. And with a standard weight glider, that goes in very easily. Actually considering it's a 70 litre backpack, I've found it really easy fitting my stuff in here. So yeah, it's a relatively simple backpack,and there's lots of padding on the back. It's got quite simple straps too. They don't have any, there's no pockets built into the waist strap. The backpack is very lightweight, it's compact."

- Carlo Borsattino, Flybubble

Watch the Flybubble review of the Woody Valley CREST harness and AP191 rucksack combo:

FAQ

How does the harness-rucksack connection work?

The rucksack is attached to the Crest with 4 buckles in the harness rear pocket. You can either keep it attached like in a classic reversible harness or use it as a separate item

How do I attach the leg straps?

The leg straps have a green right loop and a red left loop and you simply have to wear your Crest and then secure each loop to the main carabiner of the same color. Once the loops are in, the words LEFT and RIGHT must be facing inwards.

What is the elastic of the speed bar for?

The speed bar is very light and the wind would push it back during flight. The foot elastic enables you to have the speed bar always at reach.

Woody Valley support

For Woody Valley manuals, downloads, product registration and support go to Woody Valley Support.

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