The Idea

Emine (HoldBreaker's CEO and founder) started with a very strong idea as to what she was looking for in a climbing bra, and turned to an experienced and renowned Swedish outdoor clothing designer to make it happen. Emine wanted to create a climbing bra for female climbers who had developed upper body muscles. A climbing bra that was comfortable, looked great and gave a lot of support but didn't feel tight or pressed your back muscles and one that didn't leave a red shoulder strap mark. One that you could climb in all day without noticing that you were even wearing it.

At first some of the manufacturers we sent the pattern to were surprised at the unique V-shaped design and kept trying to straighten it out to look more like a "normal" sports bra. We just kept telling them to change it back because this is a rock climbing bra for climbers!! The V-shape is designed to allow for broad backs. There was a lot of backwards and forwards refining the design to ensure maximum comfort.