Hardshell trousers on Kosciuszko
Also called: Hardshell jacket and trousers, Hardshell trousers (windproof, waterproof), Waterproof trousers, Waterproof, windproof outer layer, Waterproof/windproof shell
What it is for
Waterproof, windproof outer trousers. Full side zips let you put them on and take them off over boots and crampons.
What Kosciuszko asks for
Standard
Waterproof overtrousers: cold rain and sleet on the tops in summer, snow in winter
What to look for
- Waterproof rating
- The column of water a fabric holds back, in millimetres, measured to ISO 811. A figure that names no test cannot be compared.
- Full side zips
- Zips down the full length of each leg, so the trousers go on and off over boots and crampons.
Kinds
- Hardshell Trousers
Other mountains
- Standard on: Everest, Aconcagua, Denali, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Vinson, Kosciuszko, Carstensz Pyramid
