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Bouldering togs for lanks
December 26, 2016, 07:18:36 pm
Time has come to get a new pair of climbing trousers. My problems are that I live nowhere near climby climber shops, and that I'm *quite lanky* Mail order is the way to go, however, I've come a cropper on at least two occasions with the hope it fits approach and ended up with nice pairs of half-masts. 

I've glanced over the boulderization pantalones thread—I know for a fact that the Simond ones mentioned are too short (I'm ~33-4 waist and ~34-5 inside leg). Any beta from fellow lanks would be handy  :)

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#1 Re: Bouldering togs for lanks
December 26, 2016, 10:42:00 pm
I'm the same as you trouser size wise (33 waist, 34 long leg) and I just get used to having shorter bouldering trousers. As long as I don't wear them out who cares! I have mediums in the Simond jeans aamd they're atlleast 5cm too short, but didn't want them baggy or slack around the waist.

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#2 Re: Bouldering togs for lanks
December 26, 2016, 11:55:58 pm
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#3 Re: Bouldering togs for lanks
December 27, 2016, 08:07:39 am
Mountain Equipment do long leg length versions of all their trousers. The Beta pant and Hope pant are non techy trou designed for rock/bouldering.

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#4 Re: Bouldering togs for lanks
December 27, 2016, 09:15:58 am
You can get pranayama stretch zions in all sorts of leg length and waist diameter combinations from bananafingers

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#5 Re: Bouldering togs for lanks
December 27, 2016, 12:51:52 pm
Good advice, cheers all. I would go half mast but I own so few pairs of trousers I prefer multi purpose pub/crag/work affairs. Will punt for some Prana's.

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#6 Re: Bouldering togs for lanks
December 28, 2016, 07:22:12 am
I'm not great with leg length, how tall are you? I use the Simond climbing jeans too, and they are fine on me length wise

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#7 Re: Bouldering togs for lanks
December 28, 2016, 02:03:40 pm
I'm 6'4 or so. IIRC I tried the Simonds on a few years ago in the big Decathlon near Font. Perhaps the cut has changed, but tomtom of similar inseam seems to think a degree of half-mastery is to be expected. Those less bright 3rd rock ones look to be longish, but £65 is gonna be hard for me to stomach.

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#8 Re: Bouldering togs for lanks
December 28, 2016, 04:21:22 pm
I've a small waist, so those long Enough seem a bit baggy.

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#9 Re: Bouldering togs for lanks
December 29, 2016, 06:48:19 am
Ah ok I'm 6 ft 2 and lengthwise they are just about ideal for me, so you will probably get som ankle flapping.

You lanky bastard :)

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#10 Re: Bouldering togs for lanks
December 29, 2016, 07:10:53 am
Hobbit ;)

 

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