Black Diamond Dawn Patrol Pants Review

Black diamond has been around for a few decades and is well known for their mountaineering climbing and ski touring hard goods as of fall 2013 bd is adding a full line up of clothes to their repertoire propelling them into the soft goods side of the industry.

Black diamond dawn patrol pants review.

That tradition is carried on in spades with the new dawn patrol touring pants by black diamond. Winter pants black diamond dawn patrol touring pants 199 1 lb. The dawn patrol ski touring pant follows the common black diamond design language of clean in this case that means few pockets moderatly roomy fit lightweight fabric. No matter how much i stuffed in there it zipped up nicely and without much added bulk.

A pet peeve of mine is overstated logos on backcountry clothing. The compact nature of the dawn patrol was impressive. Black diamond dawn patrol pants. Fit sizing i generally fall somewhere between a small and medium in softshell pants.

A medium will have a looser more comfortable fit on me and can accommodate more layers but is usually a little too long. Qualified orders eligible for free s h and free returns. The design is simple and clean and bd didn t waste time with a knock off but uses premium schoeller fabric to provide a level of breathability that prevents overheating on a climb but sheds wetness when it needs to. The black diamond dawn patrol touring pant is a high performance water resistant stretchy soft shell pant meant to be worn for backcountry excursions and alpine objectives.

On a trip to banff national park i was able to take the new black diamond dawn patrol 25 pack for a spin across the resorts of sunshine village lake louise and mt.