The backplate is not carbon fiber, the weave appearance is a surface finish process to make it look like CFRP.
The harness buckle rotates to release.
For the same reason manufacturers claim their wetsuits are lined with titanium.
I would not take that plastic dinky toy into a cave.
I love my Stainless Backplate and solid 1 piece webbing.
certainly interesting. I wonder what they had in mind when they were designing this