whats the best pants for climbing?
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I recently started to climb and I want to get some climbing pants. Whats the best ones out there? Do I need climbing specific pants? |
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Go with cheap Dickies loose-fit jeans to start as you will trash many pairs early on. Eventually, you can invest in Prana, Carhart, or the other names; but don't waste your money yet. Also, get a little pad of some sort to sit on when at the crags. You won't believe how fast we put holes in the ass just by sitting on dirt and rocks. |
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I live in my Prana collection year round. Shorts, calf length, full length, plenty of flexibility and not too badly priced if you catch them during numerous sales at Miguels in the Red. |
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If you find that your pant legs kind of hinder your movement, look for pants with a diamond gusset in the crotch. It gives you more room to move in the seat and frees your legs up. It's a diamond shaped patch sewn in between the legs. Also keeps from splitting your pants if you do a lot of wide stemming moves. |
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whatever fits and feels best at the thrift store. you can roll or cut the pant legs to fit however you'd like. |
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bergbryce wrote:whatever fits and feels best at the thrift store.+1 for the thrift store!! |
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Mammut Champ pants are required for this sport. Other pants simply will not work. they can be found at any mammut retailer for 240-270$. |
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Who remembers Christian's banana-hammock phase? |
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Prana pants that I got for like $6 at the factory sale. I've been climbing in them for a few years and still going strong. |
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Lycra all the way! |
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Funny story: Myself and Phil Lauffen saw Hank Caylor in Eldo, and he told us he would give us HOTPANTS so that we could climb three number grades harder... |
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hyung kim wrote:whats the best pants for climbing?No pants. Next! |
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Whatever you're wearing at the time! |
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The long held secret to climbing well is certainly apparel... Just assume that the more expensive the pants are, the better a product you will be getting for your money, and the better a product (in this case pants) the better climber you will be. Certainly no one ever looked good or climbed well in thrift store clothes! |
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+1 on the gusset reminder. most store pants don't have this, as they aren't intended for stem moves or foot over head kind of lifestyle. Agree on the thrift store for a source of good used gear. My first pants and wool sweaters came from the dollar resale shop. |
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I used to climb in shorts. Then I climbed my first off width. |
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Hyung, |
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Kurt Ross wrote:Funny story: Myself and Phil Lauffen saw Hank Caylor in Eldo, and he told us he would give us HOTPANTS so that we could climb three number grades harder... He never did.Broke my heart... |
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There are no specific pants requirements for sure but I'm a big fan of the Prana stretch zion pants for climbing. Light weight, decent stretch in the material, cargo pockets for gloves or other small items you want access to and the option to roll them up and snap em into man-pris for a little extra ventilation on those hot days. |
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Jason Halladay wrote:There are no specific pants requirements for sure but I'm a big fan of the Prana stretch zion pants for climbing. Light weight, decent stretch in the material, cargo pockets for gloves or other small items you want access to and the option to roll them up and snap em into man-pris for a little extra ventilation on those hot days.+1 - my last pair of Zions lasted a few years. I bought a pair of Mountain Gear zip offs and the ass tore out of them in a week. Very weak pants. I have a pair of Patagonia zips that are holding up pretty well, but if you're climbing trad it will be hard on any pants. If I am planning to go up something really rough, I wear military BDU pants from the surplus store. They last forever. All depends on what you want to pay I guess. |
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Never underestimate the power of the man-pris. I made the mistake of buying them to work with street shoes (didn't think about it) so they are too long for climbing shoes and if not for the power to roll them up and not have to worry about them falling down the material would be torn up/ causing havoc with my rock shoes. |