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Pants for tall guys (climbing/ski)

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Paul-B · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2011 · Points: 115

I wear 32x38 in jeans, this makes it very hard to find climbing or ski pants that fit me. I pretty much only wear "manpris" to climb in, and I have one pair of MH ski pants in the "long" that i have had for many years now. I would guess they are around 33x35s. They are a little short, but with boots, it works okay, but I always feel a bit restricted. I was wondering if anyone out there has suggestions for pants ski or rock that would work for my not-average dimensions.

Kevin Connolly · · CO · Joined Sep 2009 · Points: 0

mh stopped making tall sizes, i think marmot gave it up recently too. arcteryx seems good but im 32x36 so may be worse for you. north face may still do some tall sizes too.

alpinejason · · Minneapolis · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 176

A friend is 6'6" (don't know his pant size) but he swears by First Ascent everything. They have screaming deals occasionally and he stocks up on the tall sizes. Easy to return to the store when buying online.

Caleb Cerling · · Boulder, CO · Joined Mar 2010 · Points: 55

I've heard pretty good stuff about this company and they take their "Guaranteed Fit" claim pretty seriously.

beyondclothing.com/

Martin le Roux · · Superior, CO · Joined Jul 2003 · Points: 401

Arcteryx tall sizes work for me, but I'm 32x34. If you're 32x38 then custom clothing from someone like BeyondClothing may be your only option. The downside with BeyondClothing is that you're ordering sight unseen. You'll get an accurate fit to your waist size and inseam, but it's hard to tell up-front whether the overall look & style is what you want.

Lew Strong · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2012 · Points: 0

Arborwear has 32-36. arborwear.com/products/pant…
These will last > 100 off width pitches at Vedauwoo

Mikecease · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 10

Patagonia will sell you unhemmed pants. Obviously only in the ones without zippers etc..

Linnaeus · · ID · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 0

NWAlpine can likely make you something in a lenght that works. I'm only 6'3", 32x34, and it's really hard for me, so I can imagine how difficult for you it is.

One option I've wanted to try is use normal pants or tall size, then take down the hem and add to it with additional scuff guard type material. If integrated with the scuff guard (i.e. remove and replace it with your new material) it could work pretty well, and you don't need to use a breathable shell material down over ski boots as you can get away with a simple waterproof nonbreathable fabric i.e. cordura.

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