What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"After a long pitch on a granite wall outside Bishop, I pulled these on the second I got back to the ground, and the difference was immediate. The webbing belt let me cinch them tight over my harness without any fuss, and I never once felt the cold creep in during dinner prep."There's a specific kind of cold that shows up right after the sun disappears behind the crag, the kind that gets into your legs before you've even noticed. Mountain Hardwear built the Stretchdown Light Pant for exactly that window, the stretch of evening between climbing and sleeping when a fire and a warm layer make all the difference. Snap them on over your base layer, cinch the webbing belt, and let the conversation run long. The slim cut owes its mobility to DoppleWeave stretch fabric, while 750 fill RDS certified down and a Cohesion insulation interlock keep the warmth even after days of getting stuffed into a stuff sack. Four total pockets, two open and two zippered, give you somewhere to stash a headlamp or a granola bar without breaking stride, and the elastic hem locks out drafts right at the ankle.