In 1982, Gramicci was born, named after a nickname Graham gave himself when some of the Stonemasters attempted the first "all-Italian" ascent of Yosemite's infamous Half-Dome (even though none of them were actually Italian). After the shorts came the pants - and word of these seemingly indestructible pants - nicknamed G-Pants - soon spread. Their popularity wasn't limited to climbers either, and by the mid-'80s a small contingent of surfers and skaters were seeking out these durable pants with the little hand-drawn "running man" logo.