I bought these for hiking, climbing, scrambling, etc. I really love them. The material is stretchy so you never find the pants limiting your movement. They are super tough as well. I've worn them in the worst conditions and never had so much as a frayed thread. In fact, I've lost considerable weight since original purchase and actually had them professionally altered in order to get a couple more years out of them. I'll also add that they're really comfortable for just hanging out as well (if you're a man who feels comfortable wearing knickers out on the town like me).

They seem pretty tough, so far so good! Wore them hiking for a week and they dry quickly, and did not limit movement. Also for super hot days I found that you can roll the bottoms up to make them shorts length, which does not seem to be a detriment.

These are absolutely the favorite pants of the summer for me. The material is strong and feels great. The fit is loose and allows for plenty of movement on the crag. And they work well with any of my summer shirts. I highly recommend these pants.

Up-front disclosure: I returned these because of the cut.

The cut on these just seemed a little odd (almost a flare or something towards the bottom). I would recommend the Kuhl long short instead. These just weren't my style, if such a thing is even applicable for technical gear.

All that said, the material on these knickers is very nice and they were certainly long enough, even though I am a tall guy.

I bought these for traveling/hiking in Europe. They are very comfortable. Great fit - nice and relaxed

My first pair of Nemisis Knickers had the velcro closure, but were a size too small. I like the new design better and they fit better.

wore these for a long weekend climbing at the red river gorge, and they were really comfortable, breathable, not too hot. fit really well, and are light!

This version of the knickers is 'okay'. I've got two previous pairs of Prana knickers that I still prefer--the first being a very thin material that feel like nothing, and the slightly newer pair of cotton ones, which are VERY comfortable, but now have holes in them--very sad. This current incarnation seems kind of stiff to me--they don't fit as well and the material seems 'too synthetic' for my liking. Hopefully they'll wear in a little.