Mammut Runbold IV Women's Pants Review: The Ultimate Hiking and Adventure Pants?

 Article by Dominique Winebaum

Mammut Runbold IV Pants ($120)

The Runbold IV Pants are my second pair of Runbold mountain climbing pants; I examined and reviewed my first pair mountain climbing the Through Jacobi from Lake Constance to Romont in 2019 – 200 miles in 13 days.  Then, I wore them mountain climbing my second half of the NH 48 4000  footers, which I accomplished in September 2020. 

My pal Annie would touch upon why I used to be carrying pants after I may very well be mountain climbing in a skirt or shorts.  Just because they’re so snug, light-weight, dry shortly, and supply some safety towards the weather, together with mosquitoes, along with being fashionable and slim becoming! Solar safety is one other profit when mountain climbing all day underneath the solar. 

They’re nonetheless in fairly good condition displaying little put on however for the colour “Galaxi” which is a bit pale. As a reviewer for RTR, I “swap” gears  each mountain climbing season with new testers,, but I all the time pack my Runbold pants when happening a trek, like final yr on Tour du Queyras in France.  

The Runbold IV Pants

My first pair of Runbold was a measurement 8 (medium)  and I used to be stunned that I might match comfortably on this newest version (IV) in a measurement 6 (small).  In truth, the 4 means stretch within the cloth has been enhanced  and the waistband is now adjustable by way of a velcro strap creating a snug match,that’s extra expandable than with the prior mannequin.  Slim becoming pants with 4 means stretch cloth which are designed for mountain climbing in whole consolation, together with being versatile and classy. 

The 4 discrete zippered pockets maintain priceless safe on the path, on the town, and through journey. I retailer my cellphone in zippered leg pocket.

In line with Mammut sizing chart, and based mostly on the width of my hips, I’m a measurement 6.  Subsequently I might suggest sizing in line with your common measurement. They’re obtainable in lots of sizes, from measurement 2 to measurement 16, and in 3 totally different lengths, brief, medium, and lengthy.  As a measurement 6, I can not touch upon a pair of Runbold IV Pants in a measurement 16, apart from the fabric is stretchy whereas the legs are pretty slender. 

A greatest vendor merchandise of their mountain climbing assortment, the Runbold IV Pants are really versatile and I might agree with the excessive score on the Mammut web site, 5 out 6 for breathability;  light-weight; fast drying; and stretch.  I might even price sturdiness increased than a 4 out 6 given my expertise with my first pair of Runbold –  regardless of the material being pretty skinny, it is vitally resilient. Additionally they have a UPF score of fifty+.

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I’m more than happy with my new pair of Runbold Pants of their coloration, marine, and  the match and stretch have been improved compared to my first pair relationship from 2019.  

I’ve gotten loads of put on since I acquired them, and never only for mountain climbing.  I can be carrying them on our upcoming Tour des Combins in early September to guard my legs towards the weather: wind, mild rain, and solar.  I will even carry my heavier pair of Mammut Zinal pants in my backpack simply to be ready if it snows and/or will get actually chilly. 

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Dominique has run for over 45 years, persistently about 25 miles per week at paces between 11 and 12 minute miles and as soon as every week down within the mid 9 minute miles. She races not often, however all the time surprises extra arduous core runners in her age group when she does. She has a 1985 marathon PR of three:16 in her second marathon which on the time put her on the highest 10 Swiss ladies’s lists. An avid hiker and trekker, she has been round Mont Blanc 3 instances, hiked Chamonix to Zermatt, and accomplished the 48 New Hampshire 4000 footers. She is the mom of two grown youngsters, each runners put up faculty, and likewise enjoys nordic and alpine snowboarding, tennis, and gardening. 

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