Nova: Our staple climbing trousers 🌟
One of our first ever trousers was the Nova: A sustainably made, reinforced climbing trouser perfect for long brutal trad days and pulling on sharp grit and limestone.
Since then we've been evolving and improving our Nova trouser by tweaking the fit and adding new features - so much so we even changed the name to Supernova for a period of time!
Now, with our latest itteration of the Nova we've made even more improvements inlcuding an improved covered waistband & puller cord!
A shot of Andy in our new Nova trouser from our trip to Pembroke! 🧗♀️
It's giving Gorpcore - and we love it 🌄
Didn't you know? Gorpcore is all the rage right now!
Gorpcore
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Gorpcore is a fashion trend that involves wearing functional outdoor clothing, like hiking gear and technical outerwear.
We've not built our Nova to just look the part though!
We've designed our Nova trousers to be robust, comfortable and practical enough to keep up with your adventures and climbing trips - they just happen to look frickin' great! 😉
The Nova story that inspired us: 3 continents, 10 countries, 1 pair of trousers 🧗♂️
Nate's Nova trousers after his incredible climbing trip. Man, if these pants could talk!
Full time vanlifer, professional dirtbag and our good friend Nate Murphy was embarking on every climbers dream: Travelling the world in a kitted out van climbing every crag he came across.
As he embarked on the ultimate climbing trip, he was accompanied by his partner Alix & his trusty Nova trousers! He visited 10 different countries and crushed 1000s of climbs - from Spanish Tufas to 'The Shaft' in Yosemite and everything in-between (including our fave: gnarly UK trad) all whilst sporting his Teal Nova trousers.
This story solidified the Nova as our go-to adventure-ready trouser.
Our latest evolution of the Nova
- Reinforced knees and bum patch for added durability and protection
- Designed with knee pleats for extra range of motion
- Elasticated cuffed ankles for secure fit and foot visibility
- Comfortable elasticated waistband with secure puller cord
- Diamond-cut crotch design for unparalleled freedom of movement
- Made from organic cotton with a touch of elastane for stretch
Mar 19, 2025