I wore these pants with the leggings as a base layer on a summit attempt of Mount Rainier, as the only girl on a rope team of 5. Being able to pee freely, without taking off my harness or getting my butt out on a glacier, makes a huge difference in feeling like an asset to the crew. There is no concern that “being a girl” will cause me to slow the team down or create unsafe conditions by stopping for too long and let’s my technical knowledge and fitness shape my place.

Also, we glissaded roughly 3000 feet of elevation on the way out and my pants had no damage :)

These pants really take the cake! So many great features. The mid-high waist is so comfortable, the cinches at the ankles are really great for protection against dirt/rocks/etc when paired with ankle gaiters, the pockets are actually big enough to fit things inside them (and the side/zip pocket is perfect for even a larger smart phone), the material is water resistant but not too hot and dries quickly... I feel like I could go on forever.

I have used these pants on so many multipitch climbs and backpacking trips, and I can never go back to having to trying to pull my pants down underneath a harness or deal with taking my backpack off and pulling down my sweaty pants to squat down and pee again. These pants (and the shorts because I also had to buy a pair of those after using these over and over again) paired with a kula cloth have literally changed my life!!

The only thing I will say is that the sizing does run quite large for my body type - I have thicker/muscular thighs and butt and a smaller waist and am normally a size 4, but comfortably wear a size 2 in these (with a bit of extra room in the waist).

Thank you Gnara, these are literally the best piece of outdoor clothing I own and I can never go back to another pair of pants/shorts without a pee zipper again!

I basically only wear Gnara pants now because the go fly zipper is so convenient (and necessary!) for my hikes, and travel days. They are stretchy and breathable and yet sturdy enough to handle butt scooting down steep sand stones at Zion with out ripping! I have 5 pairs now (wow oops!), and my original pair (from the shefly days) is still hanging together great.

So happy someone came up with this idea!!!! So nice to be able to squat and do your business without showing the world your butt!! The sizing was spot on!! Nice material, good stretch, nice color, great amount of pockets!

I often get asked, if I have lost weight when I’m wearing the hiking pants. I have 3 pairs and they are my go to pants.