What are the Manaslu Pants?
The Manaslu Pants are a full spec mountaineering pant offering total protection from wind, rain and abrasion in the harshest of conditions. You’d expect nothing less from a set of waterproof trousers named after the world’s 8th highest mountain and considered the 4th most dangerous 8000m peak. The Manaslu Pants have been designed specifically for women, offering an alpine fit for maximum articulation, with the reliable protection of Gore-Tex Pro fabrics to keep you dry and safe from the wind.
What are the Manaslu Pants made from?
The Manaslu Pants are made from the ever-reliable Gore-Tex Pro 80D. The 100% polyamide material ensures the trousers are completely waterproof and windproof, offering vital protection from anything the elements can throw at you, making the Manaslu Pants some of the finest hard shell legwear there is for the committed female alpinist and winter climber.
To help ensure the pants deal with the rigours of alpinism they have been reinforced with a bonded overlay (the grey patches near the waist) to act as protection from ice screws and other parts of your climbing rack cutting the Gore-Tex when used with a harness.
Dyneema kick strip reinforcements are also in place to further help with abrasion resistance and to hopefully cut down on crampon-related holes.
What are its features?
The Manaslu Pants have been designed with alpinism and winter climbing in mind, so their features lean heavily into this. Primarily they are a waterproof trouser, offering waterproofing and windproofing to tame the worst of what the elements throw at you. The fabric is highly abrasion resistant, with reinforcements in key areas (ice screw patches and dyneema kickplates) to further enhance the protection. Full length 2-way YKK Aquaguard zips make getting the pants on and off a breeze, allowing you to fully open them and throw on over boots and all your other gear. The pants are then held in place by fully adjustable braces with a drop seat, nobody wants their trousers to fall down on a winter climb. A YKK fly zip is also included for convenience. Enhanced knee articulation is in place to ensure high levels of articulation. Zip-out internal snow gaiters have been included to keep all that snow ingress at bay, offering a great seal around your boots.
How do the Manaslu Pants fit?
The Manaslu Pants have been designed to fit within Mountain Equipment’s female specific Alpine Fit. This fit is designed to allow for layering over baselayers whilst still keeping bulk to a minimum to avoid excess fabric that may get in the way when climbing, it also helps to keep overall weight lower (595g)
Where does it fit in the layering system?
Over a baselayer and/or trousers. The Manaslu Pants are an overtrouser so they are designed to be worn over all other layers.
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3-layer GORE-TEX Pro 80D fabric throughout
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Storm Construction techniques used throughout
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Women’s Alpine fit with articulated knees
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Bonded ice screw protection overlay
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Full length 2-way YKK® moulded Aquaguard® side zips
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Fully adjustable braces with drop seat
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YKK® WR fly zip
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Zip-out internal snow gaiters
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Dyneema® reinforced kick strips for durability
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Weight : 595g / 21oz