Almost perfect
"I bought these for ice climbing, after trying on various other models and makes. They are seriously waterproof, allow movement (due to. articulated knees) and overall are very comfortable. I have only one niggle: if you wear them without the braces, they tend to snap open at the waist very if you bend over for example. Wearing them with braces seems to eliminate this problem, but the braces themselves tend to slide out of their hoops too easily. So I have narrowed the exit of each fabric hoop by placing a few stitches in each of the 4 hoops so that the braces will no longer spontaneously unclip, and I’m happy"