Prana prana halle straight pants ii coal (Unisex, Earthbound, 14, R)

The Halle waist seems to come a little higher than the Halle's of the past, and this comes as a welcome modification for me, works much better while wearing a climbing harness and perhaps more flattering for more people. The ReZion fabric is a lot softer and more comfortable against the skin than the old fabric so I'm curious to see how well it holds up for regular climbing/guiding use. The one thing they did not redesign was the size of the zippered thigh pocket - much too tight to comfortably fit my phone where I store guidebook pages and route beta. Prana, please for the love of God, make these pockets bigger, women need big pockets too! If I can give my 2 cents, ideally horizontal zippered slot pocket (like the winter Hallena pants) is much easier to than the vertical pockets.

Overall, really like the pants, especially the front pockets as they are much bigger. I love the addition on the back pocket where you can easily slip a pen in without having to open the pocket. I like that they are high waisted, similarly to the Alana. The only reasons I can't give it 5 stars are (1) i really wish the thigh pocket was bigger and would more easily fit a phone and (2) the sizing seems to be really inconsistent. I've heard this from other people who have the pants as well as personal experience. I have the pants in 3 colors and they all seem to fit a little different. At one point, I tried on a size bigger than in my Halle I pants and they fit similarly but when i tried another pair that was that was the same size I was being swallowed up by the pants.