At the waist are belt loops, but you’ll obviously need your own belt to tighten things up. The bottom of the leg is adjustable with poppers and there’s even a boot hook to attach the trousers to your laces.

Materials

The GP Pro Trousers feature Revolution Race’s Hypershell reinforcements, making them both wind and water repellent. The groin, the inner thighs and the back of the knees are further reinforced by four-way stretch material, giving them excellent support. The stretch panels ventilate beautifully, giving you a very comfortable fit, while zippered ventilation panels mean you can open things up when you’re working hard on the trail. Importantly, the trousers are tight fitting but stretchy enough to give you excellent freedom of movement, which is why they work so well for a range of applications.

Tester’s Verdict

James Forrest, outdoors writer and gear expert

“Like a pair of super-sturdy Fjällräven trousers but at a much cheaper price-point, these hiking trousers feel utterly bombproof. They are quite heavy and thick with loads of reinforcements, and feel as strong as an ox: durable, robust and ready for the most rugged of terrain. I found them reasonably comfortable, despite the build, and the freedom of movement was still fine during a test hike up Rhinog Fawr in a wild corner of Snowdonia. The mesh side vents certainly helped as I got hotter too.

“All in all, the GPX Pro remind me of the kind of trousers a tradesman would wear – a carpenter or an electrician – with pockets galore and strong reinforcement patches to prevent wear and tear. For me, they’re almost too sturdy (why do you need so many reinforcements unless you’re planning on scuffing against sharp rocks constantly or bushwhacking through a jungle of brambles?) But, for many others, these might hit the spot perfectly: strong, long-lasting and mountain-ready.”