Combination utility belt and climbing harness

A combination load bearing belt and climbing harness apparatus, said apparatus comprising:

• a climbing harness waistband having leg loops attached thereto, said waistband having an outside surface and an inside surface, said inside surface disposable toward the user's body;
• a load bearing belt upon which items may be temporarily carried, said load bearing belt disposed in parallel contact with said outside surface of said climbing harness waistband;
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• a plurality of connecting loops disposed upon said climbing harness waistband and movable between an open position and a closed position said connecting loops having fasteners thereon to permit said connecting loops to be fastened in the closed position;
• wherein said connecting loops are movable to the open position to permit the load bearing belt to be placed in parallel contact with said outside surface of said climbing harness waistband, and in the closed position said loops extend around said load bearing belt temporarily securing together as a unit said load bearing belt and said climbing harness waistband parallel contact with each other;
• and further wherein said harness waistband is movable between a stowed position and a use position, and further comprising a releasable loop said waistband and holding said first end of said waistband in a folded condition folded back on itself on said inside surface adjacent to said load bearing belt when said waistband is in the stowed position, and further comprising a climbing buckle upon a second end of said waistband, wherein said first and an said second end of said waistband are connected together with said climbing buckle when said waistband is in the use position.