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At this summer’s Outdoor Retailer Show in July, I had the opportunity to meet with a lot of companies to discuss some of their sweet new products, including Five Ten’s Women’s Guide Tennie, Keen’s Commuter Shoes, several Jetboil products, and a whole host of new dog gear from RuffWear. One of the companies I was also fortunate enough to spend some time with was Mountain Khaki, based out of Jackson Hole Wyoming.
I have been a fan of MK products for year, but have never been able to fit into their amazing “Utility Pants.” Until 2 years ago, the women’s version of the pant was a shrunken version of the men’s, with wider hips. I loved how durable these pants seemed, and how easily my guy friends could wear them for an all day crack climbing-palooza, and then head straight out for food and drinks afterwords without needing to think twice about it. However, try as I might, I could not make a pair of the pants fit me. The smallest size was miles too big, and it looked like I had a box around my hips. I eventually gave up on my quest for a perfect pair of Mountain Khakis.
Then! 2 years ago, MK designers completely re-engineered their Women’s line, and someone was doing their homework this time! The pants now fit perfectly! Length, rise, everything. The Women’s Alpine Pant (the female version of the Utility Pant) was now officially the most rad pair of pants I’d ever seen, and they fit me. “Built for the Mountain ...
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