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KGoodie
climber
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 1, 2017 - 01:06pm PT
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I am a COMPLETELY new female climber going to my very first outside climbing class next weekend. Under the heading "What to Wear" it says to wear lose fitting pants. Although this is my first climbing class, I've done many other sports and am most comfortable in yoga style stretch pants. Are these pants a bad choice and why? Any other tips on brands/styles would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!!!!!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Pahants?
Pants are a good idea,Tights will do, (think wear & TEAR!) like those yoga pants, thin clingy thingies that are famous for being revealing ?
they are great if paired with a second layer a running short/tights ensemble.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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Yoga style pants these days tend to have a pretty low waist and flared lower legs.
Lowered waist is often uncomfortable because the waist on your harness needs to be fairly snug and unless you are wearing a longer cut t-shirt, the harness waist band can rub on you.
I personally don't like any kind of flared leg because I like to see my feet clearly, for footwork. In any kind of a breeze, those flared legs can flap around and generally be annoying.
I tend to wear longer cut shorts, capri cut pants, or full length tights, depending on the weather. Just my personal preference.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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The yoga pants that I'm familiar with tend to be made with a soft almost fleece like material and seemed to be prone to snagging on both rock and climbing gear. Still, I think, except for the good point Phylp makes about being able to see your feet, for the first time out, yoga pants are fine.
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Mei
Trad climber
mxi2000.net
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Don't over think it. Wear what's comfortable, follow common sense, and you'll be fine. Just be aware if you might be in the sun a lot or exposed to poison oak in case your like wearing Capri, which exposes some skin. I highly doubt either would be the case as usually courses like that are well established and already tried and trued in terms of their settings.
You'll spend a lot of the time standing around listening anyway. I suspect they warn against "lose fitting pants" mainly not wanting students to wear clothes that restrict their movements on the trails or on the wall; even then, it's never the end of the world.
Enjoy!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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You can always google "Female Rock Climbers" if you want to see all the latest trends...
But seriously, as a beginner you are more likely to do things like use your knees on the rock, something you won't do so much as you gain experience. You might not want to wear your newest most expensive active wear first time out. Regardless, freedom of movement is key.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Wear what is comfortable and what you don't mind getting dirty.
I bought some cheap tights for climbing as I don't want to wear my lululemon tights and ruin them when I flail.
I recently got a pair of straight leg/slim fit stretchy pants from Mountain Equipment Coop and they're nice because they're not all baggy at the ankles and roll up neatly, and they look good enough to wear on the street (ie: they're flattering).
Also got some BD Notion pants. They're cotton but super stretchy and have the same tapered leg look and will be nice to wear now that it's getting cool up here.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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What's next, a thread about knickers? <cue Tami to start snorting>
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I used to have a lycra outfit, tights and top, that was a good replica of lizard skin. That was the sh*t.
Edit: My wife, The Barbara, likes tights. As has been said already, there's a lot to be said for being able to see yer feet.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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"I just shipped my pants!!"
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John M
climber
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not lycra.... but still. Its CHUCK NORRIS !!!!!!
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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So f*#king lame
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Am I prescient or what ?
I don't know about that, but I should let KGoodie know that, prescient or not, you do know what kinda pants to wear when out climbing...
STRIPEY UNDERWEAR!!!!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Wear comfortable , loose fitting pants that can endure some potential abrasion...nothing wrong with using your knees. No rocket science here.
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KGoodie
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 2, 2017 - 04:30am PT
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Running tights it is!!!! ;) I know to many of you it probably seemed like a stupid or "lame" question, but I've done enough sports to know that sometimes clothing is the difference between a good day and a very uncomfortable day (I.e. Cycling with proper fitting bike shorts or backpacking with a synthetic shirt) Unfortunately in some sports you don't know until you do it, so it's helpful as a newbie to get experienced advice--like I would've never known to buy pants where you can see your feet or where the waist was high enough so that the harness wasn't rubbing on skin---you just helped make my first climb lots more comfortable, THANK YOU!!!!!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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really? well ok! here, then I'll go further out on the limb of appropriate-Ness whats important here is that KGoodie gets the straight poop.
HAY!kGOODIE, Im sure glad that you took all the give and take and choose to go with the advise OF OTHERS & that came from the Gnome ofthe Diabase.
(given the introduction that i've received from the peanut gallery, en' dem darn rhatzs)
THIS FROM from my wife, and a few dozen other women that I climbed with or taught to climb over the last 30yrs.
Wearing Layers May help when the view from below may be more of a show, Than you may have intended or meant it to be . . .
The same goes for side boob & decolletage, (anyone use that word?)
always fun 'ROUND HERE
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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most of my climbing days were spent in the same canvas duck work trousers that served me well in construction.
but now that i've "moved up" 10-12" in waist size, i'm dismayed to find that they think i need 5-6" added to the cuffs ...
they can still be folded to double up on the knees tho, allowing plenty of room
for ferret entry from below and a whole bunch of candy bar storage from above!
but don't pay any attention to me, i'm still burdened with psychological scar tissue from this event:
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2579711&msg=2649080#msg2649080
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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(If this question is for real)...where are you climbing?
Climate and rock type can apply.
as a side question: What's up with the return of obnoxious skin-tight brightly-patterened lycra? Ive seen entirely too many bulgie-asses and camel- toes lately-(mostly recently in West Virginia... where they evidently didn't get the cease and desist memo 20 years ago) but it's been creeping back to the west coast. Sorry- You may be able to see your feet but it's not a pretty sight for us on the ground.
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Reilly, About those knickers, you gotta inside line? I outgrew mine about 2 decades ago and have not been able to replace them. I LOVE knickers for cross country skiing on old wooden skis - retro is where itz at. I still have plenty of knicker sox, just no knickers to go with them. I could die a happy man if I could get a new pair of knickers.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nick, it wouldn't take a Savile Row tailor to set you up. And you could use the bits you lop off to make those forearm protectors you used to see on Gunsmoke.
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Thanks, Reilly, I hadn't even thought about getting some wool pants tailored that way - must be old age and dementia.
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Carson City, NV
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Carharts. Or Mountain Khakis. Ignore the boys, they of course like tights. (DUH)
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I want some of what Gnome has been smoking, or eating, or whatever.
When colorful tights were the thing I used to go into the Danskin store on Hollywood Blvd and buy 4-6 pairs of bright red tights at a time. My take on the whole lycra scene is this: By wearing such flashy (some would say outlandish) tights, you paint yourself into a corner where you have to climb well. Wear the lycra and climb well? Coolness. Wear the lycra and flail? Wanker.
Now I'm into the black semi tight running pants or longer cut shorts, so I think our OP made a good choice.
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perswig
climber
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Nick Danger, what kinda size are you looking for?
I've recently unearthed a pair of German-issue wool knickers, buttonfly/oldschool, that I got god-only-knows when for god-only-knows what reason.
Would be willing to send them your way in return for a small donation to your local SAR, avi forecast center, or fire dept.
Probably waist of 32"? and inseam appropriate for a short-ish stature.
Let me know.
As to OP, I (as usual) suspect Russ W. with too much time on his hands.
Dale
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John M
climber
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thats specious at best. I was just making a joke on the pants thread. I don't have any jokes about camp 4 and I have been to enough meetings about "fixing" yosemite, that I have grown tired. I would love to see camp 4 at least get a better restroom, and showers would be great. I have filled out questionnaires in the past. So what is there to say?
And this and your post will make the difference seem even great. LOL.. too funny.
Come on Warbler. You are smarter then this. If you want to get people talking about fixing camp 4, then encourage them. Don't try these backwards smears. They are beneath you.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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I'd say Dale nailed it, re. FISHing :-)
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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this is what the all-knowing ST advertising sidebar recommended:
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Hmmm....more posts on a garmet question then most hard core TR’s get. There sre some things that can be read into that.
Wool knickers...insulate against cold or heat, very abrasion resistant and definetly make a fashion statement.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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There are some things that can be read into that.
Yes, never underestimate the FISH's trolling ability!
Just look at the thread title. Masterful indeed.
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John M
climber
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Nope. I'm telling you that in the UK "knickers" are womens underwear.
I got to go with Kevin on this one. You know you want to see some of these guys in women's underwear. hahaha..
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I knew I had arrived when a picture of me climbing made the women's underwear page on the Patty catalog. Never topped that one, never need to...
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John M
climber
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LOL.. I stunned Tami into silence..
that or grossed her out.. hahaha..
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Interesting to note that the crew here apparently has more interest in the subtleties of women's climbing pants than the Proposals to remodel Camp Four.
It's a progressive site, Kevin. Camp 4 is the past. Women climbing is the present.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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I can't agree with you 100% on the knickers, Tami.
MFM floating his boat up Moby Dick in his sister's knickers.
As yet I was still a mannish boy at the time.
But I felt quite stylish in comparison to my companions,
dirtbags all, when Galen pulled out his camera.
I have run into the story of the two older ladies twice now, hooblie.
No price tag on that one.
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perswig
climber
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Boys in girls knickers is ( IMO ) gross.
If that's so wrong, I don't want to be right.
Dale
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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here the long and short of itIT IS OUT OF RESPECT THAT I'VE NOT BUMPED THE THREAD THIS IS FROM, YOU BETCHA' I WILL.
http://www.supertopo.com/tr/the-ROMANTIC-WARRIOR-First-Ascent-40-years-ago-October-1977/t13209n.html
and the best is the missed point that the playfulness, of the full statement falls to me to quote, as i to at once thought that Reilly meant
don't go getting your knickers all in a twist when he saidWhat's next, a thread about knickers?
EDIT:
Nick Danger ! I don't know the climber.
The Picture of "My Partner" is a shot taken from the linked Trip Report, By Brassnuts.
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Perswig, I really appreciate you offer of the wool knickers, I really do, but I haven't had a 32 inch waist since I was a young Marine right out of boot camp. That being said, I think that I shall take you up on the offer to make a donation to our local SAR or some other volunteer emergency response organization, just because I like your idea. Have been regularly supporting Wounded Warrior ever since Tami suggested it a while back. Good suggestions from both of you.
cheers
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Nick Danger
Ice climber
Arvada, CO
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Gnome, The photo of your climbing partner looks just like a climbing friend of mine, Dirk Hvorka. IZ it?
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Oct 16, 2017 - 09:27pm PT
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WTF, people!
Boy, girl, woman or man: Levi's 501!
If you gotta stick your knee in it, you're golden ... sweet for high-stepping & look great with any kind of footwear, ready for scuff and cuff, plus, you can see your feet real neat.
 user experience may vary on that high-step claim ...
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 28, 2017 - 04:19pm PT
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hey there say, tarbuster... i like the levi's ...
good choice!
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rgold
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Dec 29, 2017 - 12:15am PT
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The basic requirements are unisex. This just summarizes some of the other recommendations. The main thing is not to go out and buy something just to try out climbing. You already own things that will be good enough at first.
1. Normal to high waist to accommodate harness waist belt.
2. Slim legs, no flare at feet so footwork not obscured.
3. Conducive to motion---high stepping not impeded. Gusseted crotch a standard feature; stretch material can help but see #4:
4. Robust; able to withstand at least a bit of abrasion without tearing.
5. Something you don't mind getting dirty and are willing to patch if torn.
6. For wear outside on longer routes, fabric that dries quickly if it gets wet. (Not important for cragging and indoors).
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jstan
climber
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Dec 29, 2017 - 08:29am PT
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To keep pants from binding up at the knee in a high step:
In each leg on either side of the place where the cloth creases at the crotch in a high step
punch two small holes in each leg, about three inches apart above and below the crease
On each leg feed a short length of parachute cord through and gather the cloth together by tying a knot in the chute cord.
Keeper knots at the cord ends to avoid losing the cords
Be prepared. Everyone asks what the cords are for. Have some use made up.
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