Professional Guide Christian Santelices reviews the Scree Pant

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Hi, I’m Marmot Athlete, Christian Santelices here in Torres del Paine National Park in southern Chile, and I’m going to talk to you about a few things today. First off on top here I’ve got the Catalyst Jacket. It’s a DriClime jacket, so it’s got light fleece on the inside, and a nice windproof shell with a light waterproof finish on it. It’s wonderful for Patagonia where we get a lot of high winds. I’m nice and cozy in here. It’s got a nice chest pocket on the outside where I can keep small items, or it fits a passport really nicely for international travel. A really nice thing about this compared to the regular DriClime is that I have some nice hand pockets. And again these are fleece lined, so it keeps my hands warm. And also they’re really useful for holding onto different things in there.

On the bottoms here I have Men’s Scree Pant. This is a really great – both trekking pant for like what I’m doing right now – but also I’ve been using them a lot for backcountry skiing. It’s got really stretchy stretch-woven material. The pockets are nylon, which makes it really slippery so it’s easy to take your hands in and out even when you’ve got long underwear on underneath. They zip closed, so oftentimes I’ll wear my beacon in here and attach it to a belt loop. It’s got a nice cargo pocket on the side. And here in Patagonia that’s where I keep my little wallet where I have all my essentials. Fits in the nice and securely, out of the way. Some of the small details – don’t worry, this isn’t going to get weird – on the snap here, one of the things I really like is it’s got a little bit of Velcro. So after I go and climb one of the towers of Paine, and I go back to the ranch and have a huge asado, I don’t bust out of my pants. And that’s really important. So, I’ve also got down here – I can expand these open, if I need to get in and out, if I need to change pants or what have you, I can get these on and off over my boots. This material is stretchy enough that when I put on ski boots, these go right over my ski boots. I can stretch them right over without a problem. Another nice feature, on the inside, I’ve got a little piece of elastic and a cord lock – I can cinch that up a little bit and if it’s warm it helps keep my pants up, I’ve got some nice knickers now.

Underneath on the top I’ve got a nice baselayer here. Just kind of the classic t-neck shirt. Gives me good sun protection. Also is a little bit warmer and I can also vent really well. Another nice feature is I’ve got this small chest pocket so when I go for a run I can put my iPod in there. It doesn’t bounce around a lot. A really nice piece; a really good wickable fabric. So come on down and join us.