Shorts or Pants for Climbing Trad?

I prefer the air flow shorts give me when I have the bust out the big nuts. Seriously I never wear pants unless its cold. If you’re having that much of a struggle perhaps capris would best suit your tradding adventures. 

Daniel Melnyk wrote: I don’t think I have ever seen anyone climb trad in shorts and I never have. Anyone out there actually climb trad in shorts?

Nobody. These folks tried, but they're all noobs... 

Trad, Sport, boulder, doesn't matter. Wear clothes to send, based on weather, rock type. Pants for full pitches aid (or mostly aid) and the right ones for wide cracks if it's not scorching...

Stu Ritchie wrote: I must say that this is perhaps the most ridiculous question I've seen yet on here, and I've been on for a very long time.

Agreed 

adkeditor Brown wrote:

I'm glad the caption stayed with this! It's great to have the stories.

Sorry, gents, I am not as good at admiring your awesomeness as I should be....I always end up studying the rock/rack....climbing, not body parts! Judging from the tanline, though, I'd say his vote would be shorts.

:-)

https://youtu.be/PD5Tw5AE4HE

Cheesegrate on new england granite once and you'll never climb in shorts again.

Some say there are routes you can just follow the blood trail. I've yet to encounter something that dramatic. 

Purely a budget question.  Skin grows back, pants don't.

It's up to you what you really want to do...

Hawaiian shirt + shorts has been my winning combo for summer alpine rock climbs

Shorts are aid