FULL STORY:  Is it still “hiking” if your pants do all the work?  CNN just did a big story on new A.I.-powered hiking pants that give you 40% more leg power.

There’s a built-in exoskeleton on each pantleg that helps you push off while going uphill.  Then they lighten the load and protect your knees while coming back down.

They’re called “MO/GO” pants . . . short for “mountain goat” . . . and they’re not way off on the horizon.  The first orders are set to ship next year.

A start-up called Skip is making them.  They teamed up with a high-end outerwear brand called Arc-teryx.  (Ark-TAIR-ix)

You can pre-order them online.  But the price tag might hurt more than ACTUAL hiking . . . $5,000 a pair.

They’re part of an emerging trend called “movewear.”  Clothing that literally helps you move around. 

(CNN) 

(Here’s a photo.)