Monkee Ubwuzu Women’s Climbing Pants

Monkee Clothing is a German-born climbing lifestyle company that produces products that are both edgy and stylish, while maintaining function.  They utilize sustainable production for all clothing and kick back a bit to charitable organizations including the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, where some of their products are named after a slew of gorillas they have ‘adopted’.  I tested Monkee Clothing’s Ubwuzu pants on a week-long, tufa molesting holiday in Mallorca.

Bottom Line – Monkee’s Ubwuzu climbing pants add a welcome variety and durability to your exhaustive Lululemon spandex collection.  Men, hold your jealous horses, they make a version for you too!

Monkee Ubwuzu Women’s Pants, €89,90 (~$120)

On-Sight

• mitigated buyers remorse, Monkee Clothing cares about Mother Earth and gives back 
• “doormat” on pant cuffs provides a place to wipe problematic schmutz off your sticky rubber
• fabric is built to take a beating – they were unscathed after relentless knee bars and limestone scumming
• they make your lady humps look spectacular

Project

• size teeters on vanity sizing, order down if between sizes
• cinch cord on pant cuffs did not always stay tight, a source of potential frustration
• non-adjustable waistband gave me some anxiety about awkward underoo shows for my belayer

 BUY:  Monkee – do the monkeestyle!

Addict Disclaimer – Thrillseekers Anonymous was provided with a pair of Ubwuzu pants for this review. The opinions expressed above are my own and reflect my experience with the Ubwuzu climbing pants.