rob Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I'm cursed with cold hands, and now that it's getting cooler, I find myself climbing a lot with numb fingers. I hate numb fingers! I'm looking for a good glove that can handle light/moderate technical rock. Is there such a thing? Someone recommended OR's Alibi glove -- said it was real sticky. Any advice? Or should I just suck it up? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtrax Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I would start with putting one of those shake n bake handwarmers in your chalkbag - they were awesome out at vantage last february. If the alibi is that glove with the black and grey fabric and little red rubber blobs on the back then I don't like it - none of the sizes fit my hands well and they provided no appreciable warmth over bare hands. Right now I'm really diggin my dainese mountain biking gloves. I don't know the model but they're the expensive ones - like $60-70. I haven't used them for technical rock but I loved em for the drytooling at the pdx ice fest. They're slightly insulated (moreso than the OR gloves) and fit my hands like ... well ... a glove, no extra fabric hanging off the tips of a finger or two or anything like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrgo Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Atlas work gloves are only $4 and they perform really well, you don't care if you lose them or ruin them either. You can get an insulated version which will keep you warmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Put dem hands, one at a time of course, on your neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I don't think you can go wrong with cloudveil gloves. I hate the atlas gloves. Not very dexterous and snow runs down your glove constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 cloudveil is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plexus Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Are you guys talking about sumthin like the Ice Flow gloves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielHarro Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 here is the best deal I could find, I boght a few pairs, they are great gloves!! under $40 buck too!!! http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/,55076_Cloudveil-Ice-Floe-Gloves-For-Men-and-Women.html?cm_mmc=PaidPlacement-_-Google-_-WGOGB6-_-Cloudveil_Ice_Floe_Gloves_(For_Men_and_Women) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 instead, try this link: http://www.sierratradingpost.com/eui/Con...id=10E98E69D122 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderhound Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Well this is what i use while climbing and carry a pair of belay gloves on the back oif my harness. You get the barfies but you are going to with any dexterious glove. They are grippy and cheap. $7.49 They worked really well with leashless becuase you can feel your tools so well and then you don't overgrip and get pumped too soon. Also as the season goes on your hands will get the barfies with them less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Rockin. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielHarro Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I used those gloves in alaska for picking fish out of nets, never thought about climbing with them... I might have to try... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Yeah the Atlas ones I'm thinking of are bright orange, so maybe these are different. I just found they didn't quite have enough "feel" to them. But they are cheap. They are definitely used a lot by the fishing set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 how come noone has asked what he is going to use the gloves for? what is the technical application? haven't you guys worked in retail before? if you can't get a tired cliche right, how can we trust your advice on gloves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra_Commander Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 STFU nerd, who cares what he's doing with them? This is all about stating the coolness of brands. And who the f- is noone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 well then, my advice is to wear black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderhound Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 black doesn't go with my pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dechristo Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 racist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderhound Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 racist oh no... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccallboater Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I use these http://www.palmflex.com/atlas/370bk.htm combined with a warm glove like BD guides with keeper cords around my wrists. Great dexterity. Plus the nitrile palm lasts at least a few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Back in the '70s doing roofs along the shore of Lake Michigan in late fall and early winter the folks on my crew used to wear really warm clothes over our core and tape stick handwarmers against the underside of our wrists and then eat niacin to force blood out of our core into the extremites. It worked really well and we could shingle all day in below freezing temps and winds without our hands getting cold. I'd suggest skipping the niacin but rigging some means of keeping a couple of those shake-up handwarmer pouches against the undersides of your wrists; preferrably with some sort of buffering material between it and your skin. I'll be trying to come up with an updated version of it for myself for out at Beacon now that its turned cold. I think I've looked at some gloves where they were trying to do this, but I'm not sure they had the "pouch" in the right place relative to the viens / arteries going through the wrist. You could also keep your core temp elevated by rigging a couple of the larger heat packs against your kidneys on each side of your lower back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scheissami Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Along the same lines as Joseph's idea, a buddy rigged some wristbands with pouches for the handwarmers (pouches on the palm side of the wrist). He swore by them up and down. Might be worth a try when you need to keep your paws out of gloves for dexterity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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