Afternoon fellow hikers,
I was wondering if any of you knew about the make Direct Alpine? I'm a bit late to ask for advice as I was back in London this weekend and bought a pair of their soft shell trousers (Schoeller material). I bought them for the fit mainly and what seemed like good construction...but I've never heard of them. They also aren't mentioned under manufacturers here...so...any views?
Cheers.

Direct Alpine seem to be a Czech make, juding by the google search.

If they're well made, fit you, and are made of Schoeller Dryskin, then I think you'll be happy with them; I think this is a great fabric for trousers.

No hits for Schoeller on their website; maybe they've moved to cheaper but equivalent fabrics. Their stuff looks interesting, certainly.

Where did you find them, out of interest?

Hey Captain P,
Basically I found them in an establishment just off Covent Garden that specializes in gear for Rock & Snow...you know the one..
I´m a lanky piece of beanpole so have trouble finding the length in trousers. Following several attempts with other makes that were more bermuda shorts than trousers I came across these. They seemed pretty good. Anyway, as I was paying, the guy in the shop was raving about them. It seems the team put them through their paces (various pairs I hope) over a few days in Scotland. They held up better than most. Independantly the other assistant wandered by, saw the trousers and launched into the same story again...very breathable...effective waterproofing...blah blah..anyway, I´ll be taking on the Andes this summer so they´ll get their fair share of rain, snow and rock...
Oh, yes I had a look on the internet too and there does seem a lot of Czech connected to them.
Anyway, cheers and if you check them out, let me know what you think.