Glove Enough?

Ben Hammond

23/01/2004 at 07:39

Morning All,

In my attempt to go from "All the Gear, No Idea" to "Outdoor Hero" I'm off to Scotland for a week very soon. (Hurrah!) Having been recommended by people in the know to have 3 pairs of gloves handy (groan!) I wanted to know if people thought the following would be adequate.

Main pair - ME guide glove - waterproof
2nd pair - thinnies plus windproof fleece glove plus borrowed goretex mitt
emergency pair - dachstein mitt

If I can get away with this it will divert money towards more essential purchases (like a pair of LA event overtrousers which fit so nicely).

If not then I'm probably looking at a pair of winterflex infernos.

Any comments? (would prefer helpful to sarcastic in 2:1 ratio please ;-) ).

Cheers

Boris!!

23/01/2004 at 08:56

seems ok to me depends what your doing really. I tend to take 2 pairs of soft shell gloves both with leather palms and they are dexterious enough for climbing and about the right temp when moving. I then have a pair of montane mitts to go over these when belaying or if its really cold and a pair of buffalo mitts as my emergency pair. And I usually throw in a pair of thinnies as well for the walk in. HTH

Ben Hammond

23/01/2004 at 09:10

Cheers Dave, doing general winter stuff plus some ridge walking and basic rope work with a bit of low level gullying, grade 1 I think,

Giles Thurston

23/01/2004 at 12:27

Sounds OK to me. I too tend to use a pair of thin soft shell gloves for climbing which I can get a pair of thinnies under if I want some extra warmth. I carry two sets so I have a dry pair to put on after the route.

I also carry a pair of fleece gloves for extra warmth if needed and a pair of waterproof overgloves for belays or if climbing snow filled gullies. I keep meaning to get a pair of dachstein mitts to carry in place of the fleece gloves.

If I was you I'd divert the funds to the Event trousers. I have the APEX trousers which were the Triple point equivalents and they are the best bit of gear I EVER purchased!!!!

Boris!!

23/01/2004 at 12:31

Another tip is to rotate the gloves, once 1 pair get wet put the others on and put the wet ones inside your jacket pref next to skin your body warmth should dry them out and switch as required. I tend to avoid expensive goretex gloves as you always end up with wet hands anyway and they take a lot longer to dry. soft shell or fleece gloves are cheaper and IMHO better all round.

Ben Hammond

23/01/2004 at 13:39

Giles, tried the apex earlier in the year and they were a really good fit on me. The event ones also fit beautifully although given the amout of weight I have lost in the last month or so I might need the smaller size. My current over trousers are now hanging off of me like bags so I might try and sell them on and use the proceeds to prop up the cost of a new pair.

I'm going over to my local shop tomorrow to have another look/drool

Ben

Parky Again

24/01/2004 at 15:53

mm! the rev's comments have got me thinking (sounds of rusty crunching metal in background).
would softshell gloves be ok for skiing. ski snow tends not to be "wet" so water resistance rather than proof may be better. what is their "windproofness" like (i get cold hands). i'm fed up with current "waterproof" gloves which get wet inside after half an hour and stay so all week cos they take ages to dry - or not!

any recommendations?

Rydell

25/01/2004 at 14:47

What can you say/

The OD Winterflex is that absolute bee's knee's for winter climbing/summer alpine. A bit cold when leading but then nothing is perfect. Dexterity is brill. I guess the new Inferno version if gonna be even warmer so possibly almost perfect. The only other one that comes close is Black Diamonds Ice Glove.

ME Guide glove I would say is a bit bulky but cheaper.

Thinnies -loads of people make them and they all work.

Dachstein Mitts - cheap and they work.

Orange Alex Ford

25/01/2004 at 15:09

I have a pair of the ME Guide gloves and the inner fleecy liner has "come out" of the outer waterproofing layer. Makes them a right pain to put on and they have become really uncomfortable.

Pain in the ass. Won't be buying a pair or gloves with a stitched-in fleece lining ever again.

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