dan_e Posted January 4, 2002 Posted January 4, 2002 Just tried these up in the Rockies and I have to say they are the best glove I've owned to date. I've used the following brand of gloves for ice climbing: Outdoor Research, Climb High, Mont-bel, and Mountain Hardware. They only glove that comes close to the Ice Glove is the Mont-bel, mainly because they have a gore-tex insert. The worst of the bunch were the MH, they leaked instantly, even after seam-gripping all seams from the inside! Positive Comments: Extremely waterproof (used on a climb that had of pouring water for about 15m and they did not leak!). Dexterous considering the amount of insulation (they are a warm glove, I sized them to be used with a thin polypro liner which increases warm as well. I have a fairly large hand and the lg. size fits me well with the liner on). They work well while frozen (after the pouring water section, temps were -9 deg. C) Knuckle padding is nice, the one good bash I did resulted in not feeling any pain, imagine that! Negative Comments: Elastic cuff could be a bit tighter. Expen$ive, but worth it money IMO. Dan E. [ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: dan e ] Quote
IceIceBaby Posted January 4, 2002 Posted January 4, 2002 I have to say that the best so far ice climbing glove I own is the Ice Sparring Gloves by Granite Gear they fit like surgical gloves and warm as could be also I like the waterproof insert Idea after owning and thrashing numerous gloves that simple solution is clever just buy the insert as needed on my experience I wouldn’t touch BD gloves even with a 10 foot stick they have the worst and horrific legacy for me in gloves but this is "for each and his own" so Good Luck to you and your new BD gloves [ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: IceIceBaby ] Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.