Rps Rock Pants Review

A first look at patagonia s new lightweight rock pants.

Rps rock pants review.

Both pants had an articulated technical fit. Polyester and nylon create a light and breathable environment during technical multi pitch climbs with articulated patterning keeping the odds in your favor. But i m not subtracting any stars from my review. Features nylon polyester stretch woven fabric has a durable water repellent finish.

Patagonia rps rock pants. The waist and cuffs of the rps can be adjusted. The fit and cut has changed drastically from the original rps pants of which i have 3 pairs. But mostly rock right.

Our lightest synthetic pants for multipitch rock climbs keep you protecte. Patagonia rps rock pants 1 in climbing pants specs. Patagonia should go back to the previous fit parameters and the nice accent color that was on the side pocket. The lightest weight climbing pants made by patagonia the rps pants for men offer modest stretch and are featured to pull cruxes 10 ft.

I didn t buy these to function as rain pants and they dry off quickly after getting wet. That s what the patagonia men s rps rock pant thinks. This is a time consuming process and limits the amount of new equipment we can present to our readers. Men s price current retail.

I am 5 3 and 115 pounds. The pockets are constructed to lie flat and comfortable beneath your harness and placed for easy access. They re pricey but i think they re worth the investment. The rps pants have 5 pockets but only one the leg cargo pocket is zippered.

Patagonia rps rock pants. Better your odds with the cool and confident rps rock pants. I wear a size 4 in these pants. I really like these pants.

In short the rps pants are designed as more of a technical climbing pant than an all around mountaineering pant like the simple guide pants patagonia. This version is too big in the waist now and too narrow in the legs. All of the pockets 4 were zippered on the simple guide pants. Every year hundreds of new products hit store shelves and most of.

They are durable and comfortable and they aren t restrictive when you re trying to move around over rocks or downed trees or whatever other obstacles you might encounter in the wilderness. Rock and ice vigorously tests all gear it reviews for either 50 days or 50 pitches.