Simond Men’s Mountaineering Waterproof Trousers

These trousers, ideal for ice climbing and mountaineering in winter, were developed in partnership with our mountain guides.With their stretchy waterproof component, you will forget you are wearing them during your ascents. They are also durable with a reinforced lower leg and upper thigh (crampon/ice screw protection).

Accessories:

– Two waterproof zip hand pockets, accessible when wearing harness.
– Two side ventilation zips.
– Elasticated waistband.
– Adjustable and detachable braces.
– Reinforced inner lower leg for protection from crampon spikes.
– Reinforced upper thigh for protection from ice screw punctures.
– Gusseted lower leg to fit the trousers over mountain boots or ski boots (double fastening: zip and press stud).
– Removable built-in gaiters.

Sizing:

– Straight leg cut
Product measurements in size M:
Waist measurement: 98 cm
Crotch length: 81 cm

Product waterproofing:

The Cascade trousers were approved in a shower test under 100 litres of water / sqm / hour for 3 hours. This test reproduces the conditions of a heavy mountain downpour.

Fabric waterproofing:

We measure a fabric’s resistance to a water column, in mm (based on the ISO 811 standard). The higher the water pressure resistance, the more waterproof the fabric. A component with a 2000 mm waterproof rating can withstand 2000 mm of water pressure (which is roughly equivalent to a rain shower lasting 2 hours).
With a waterproofing rating over 10,000 mm, these trousers offer a very high level of waterproofing.

Fabric breathability:

To find out whether a fabric is breathable, we test its evaporate resistance or RET (based on the ISO 11092 standard). The lower the fabric’s resistance, the more moisture, generated by an active body, is evaporated, and therefore the higher the fabric’s breathability.
We consider that if:
– RET < 9 = highly breathable fabric
– 9<RET 12 = slightly or not breathable fabric.
Cascade trousers have an RET of 6