Rockstar Pant reviewed by Luanne Freer of EverestER

The short story is that my Marmot Rockstar pants have endured intense canine testing and came out the winner. I cherish my dogs, most of the time. But on the day that I rushed home to get the package with my brand new Rockstars, I wasn’t feeling the love. My mutts, who decided that the UPS man left them a really fun present on the doorstep, decimated the package and as I rounded the corner I found them playing tug o war with my brand new pants. Sturdy as the M3 softshell fabric is, more than a few tooth holes remained. You would think – no way these pants will endure a season on Everest, repeated handwashing, long hikes day after day – right? Wrong! 2 months of really rough wear and not one thread unraveled. And what I liked best about these pants is that I could rinse out the trail dust as often as I liked – they were dry in a few hours – and yet retained great wind resistance and water repellance. Rockstars were my trail favorite in 2010, and hung out well in camp too. The dogs? Useless …

Wearing my Rockstars while interviewing a potential replacement dog on the trail. Khumbu valley, Nepal