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Choisir son vêtement d'escalade femme, de la brassière à la polaire
Late June, a south-facing exposed limestone crag, and a belay station where you wait twenty minutes for your climbing partner: the right women's climbing outfit needs to handle both extremes, the heat of movement and the cold of waiting. Ours have their own women's cuts, are made from recycled stretch mesh, and can be repaired when the rock wears them down.
LThe essentials
- A racerback sports bra with support designed for climbing, not running.
- A 145 g/m² mesh tank top or T-shirt for warm weather, UPF 50+ long sleeves for sun protection.
- Shorts with built-in undershorts for summer, four-way stretch pants when the rock rubs.
- A grid fleece or lightweight softshell for belaying and windy belay stations.
- 5-year commercial warranty, in addition to the 2-year statutory warranty of conformity, and a repair service.
The top: sports bra, tank top or long sleeves
Choose the top half of a women's climbing outfit layer by layer, starting next to the skin. This is where a women's fit makes the biggest difference.
The sports bra: the first piece to choose
When climbing, your chest moves less than when running, but your arms spend all their time overhead. The KEA sports bra is designed for this: support for moderate-intensity activities, without the compression of a running bra; a racerback that leaves your shoulder blades free; and straps that stay in place when you reach for a distant hold. Its 225 g/m² jersey, made from recycled ECONYL polyamide and elastane, weighs 93 g and has breathable mesh on the back, where your pack presses against you. Our article on choosing a sports bra to suit your activity can help you find the right level of support.
Tank top and T-shirt for hot days
The TANKTREK tank top weighs 80 g: 145 g/m² polyamide mesh that wicks sweat outward, plus 110 g/m² mesh panels along the sides, under the harness. The TEETREK T-shirt has the same construction with short sleeves, for those who want to protect their shoulders from rope friction. In both, the panel pattern is sublimated into the mesh: no print to rub under a backpack strap.
Long sleeves for sun and cool weather
On an exposed crag, your forearms get more sun than your face. The ROKA, 135 g in size M, covers your arms with 145 g/m² mesh rated UPF 50+, measured on dry fabric; the rating drops when the mesh is soaked. In spring or on a shaded route, the TYTO, made from 145 g/m² upcycled wool sourced from deadstock in France, keeps you warm even when damp and wards off a chill during breaks.
Shorts or pants: the lower half of a women's climbing outfit
For the bottom half, choose women's climbing clothes less by season than by rock type. On sharp limestone or rough granite, pants protect your knees; indoors or on smooth rock at 28 °C, shorts are the better choice. Here's how our styles compare.
Shorts with undershorts
The women's MILVUS weighs 120 g: an outer fabric of 115 g/m² recycled polyamide, UPF 50+, and integrated undershorts that prevent chafing between the thighs on the approach and eliminate the need for an extra underwear layer. An interior pocket on the right thigh keeps your keys safe when you leave your bag at the foot of the route. The more classic RIOUPOU shorts use 4-way stretch knit fabric weighing 175 g/m², with UPF 50+ protection from the knit construction. The 192 g PTARMIGAN2 shorts add reinforcements at the seat, thighs and knees. Find all our styles in the women's lightweight stretch shorts.
Stretch pants
The women's RIOUPOU pants weigh 264 g and use 175 g/m² knit fabric that lets you high-step or do the splits without restriction. The PTARMIGAN2 builds on this design and adds water-repellent ripstop to high-friction areas: it's the choice for slabs and sitting on boulders, at the cost of a slightly stiffer feel in the reinforced areas. Both have a belt with loops but no buckle, so there's no pressure point under your harness. If you're only getting one bottom, these pants make the most versatile women's climbing garment, from the gym in winter to the crag in spring.
Stay warm while belaying
This is the moment climbers underestimate most. You climb in a tank top, then belay in the shade for twenty minutes, standing still as sweat cools on your back. A complete women's climbing outfit therefore includes a warm layer you can put on in ten seconds.
Grid fleece or microfleece
The GELINOTTE HOODIE weighs 310 g and is made from recycled polyester grid fleece, whose channels let vapor escape when you start climbing again. Its hood blocks the wind while belaying, and recycled polyamide panels wrap the wrists and underarms, where fleece rubs and works hardest. The lighter 250 g DOHLE microfleece, smooth on the outside, slips under a jacket or harness without snagging, with thumb loops that keep the sleeves under your belay gloves.
The windproof softshell for belaying
When the wind picks up, the UKPIK women's softshell blocks gusts at just 243 g. Its 180 g/m² fabric, made from recycled polyamide and elastane, stretches as you reach overhead, while a gusset under the arms frees up your shoulders. It won't replace a waterproof jacket in heavy rain, but it stays in your bag all season.
Materials and repairs
Our women’s climbing clothing is made from ECONYL recycled polyamide, recycled polyester, and upcycled wool; the elastane that provides stretch is not recycled. L'assembly takes place in Portugal for the KEA, DOHLE, and GELINOTTE, in Lithuania for the TEETREK, ROKA, TYTO, and MILVUS, and in Hungary for the UKPIK; each product page specifies the origin of the fabrics. Our clothing contains no PFAS, and has not since the brand was founded in 2018. Every piece comes with a 5-year commercial warranty, in addition to the 2-year legal conformity warranty, and our Lagoped repair workshop can fix a worn knee or an open seam.
To see these pieces in action, Christelle Bakhache, a climber with the Lagoped Family, shares a climbing story from Scotland, among marshes and rocks. And for unisex pieces, including accessories and jackets, find everything on our page all our climbing clothing.
Frequently asked questions about women’s climbing clothing
What should you wear to go climbing indoors?
A sports bra, a breathable tank top, and shorts or stretch pants are all you need. Indoors, heat is more of an issue than cold: avoid wearing only cotton, which retains sweat, and choose a lightweight synthetic fabric instead. Women’s climbing clothing for the gym doesn’t need reinforcements; save reinforced pants for outdoor climbing. Bring a light fleece for the trip home.
Leggings or shorts for climbing?
We don’t make leggings. Leggings are close-fitting and work well indoors, but they wear out quickly against rock. Instead, we offer two options: shorts with a built-in undershort, like the MILVUS, for warm weather, and four-way stretch pants for outdoor climbing. They offer similar freedom of movement, and the fabric is more resistant to abrasion. If you’re looking for women’s climbing clothing that also works for hiking, shorts are the more versatile choice.
Do you need a specific sports bra for climbing?
Not necessarily specific, but suitable. L'climbing calls for moderate support, a cut that doesn’t ride up when you raise your arms, and a back with no hard spots under a backpack or rope. A highly compressive running bra quickly becomes uncomfortable during a long session. The KEA was designed to strike this balance, with a low elastic band that stays in place without squeezing the rib cage.
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