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Golf Gloves for Ice Climbing/Drytooling

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coop Best · · Glenwood Springs, CO · Joined Jan 2005 · Points: 485

It appears a lot more people are using golf gloves these days for mixed and drytooling.

Thoughts? Opinions? Brands?

Thanks

Dylan Weldin · · Ramstein, DE · Joined Dec 2010 · Points: 1,715

Has anyone ever tried these? Not necessarily the best for mixed, but I think they could have their place in the warm-conditions ice setting. You know, when the waterfall is actually water-falling on you?

seattlemarine.net/productca…

Atlas Cold-resistant gloves... totally waterproof + insulated

Jeremy Espinoza · · Denver, CO · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 80
Dylan Weldin wrote:Has anyone ever tried these? Not necessarily the best for mixed, but I think they could have their place in the warm-conditions ice setting. You know, when the waterfall is actually water-falling on you? seattlemarine.net/productca…
I have never climbed with those gloves, but I used them working on oil rigs in ND and they are very clumsy and get stiff in the cold.

Check out rigger gloves. Cheap, very durable, padded, and you can get them insulated or not. Haven't tried them yet, but they might work well.

Rigger Gloves

As to the original topic, sorry, never tried them.
Mike V. · · Logan, UT · Joined May 2010 · Points: 47
coop wrote:It appears a lot more people are using golf gloves these days for mixed and drytooling. Thoughts? Opinions? Brands? Thanks
I don't do much ice climbing, but I've always thought the football receiver gloves (with the sticky palms) seemed pretty similar to the OR alibi gloves.
coop Best · · Glenwood Springs, CO · Joined Jan 2005 · Points: 485

i have a pair of the football receiver gloves and when dry they are very sticky, but when slightly wet they loose their performance

Jeremy Monahan · · Fort Collins, CO · Joined May 2002 · Points: 410


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The best mixed gloves I have ever used. Had them for 3 seasons, they are just as sticky as the day I bought them. The rubber palm is starting to peel a little bit, but not too bad for 3 seasons of use.

The only downside is that they do not insulate well, especially on windy days. I have a pair of thin Manzella liners that work pretty well, but it was not easy to find a pair of liners that fit inside the gloves. They are just as grippy when wet, and they stay remarkably warm when they get soaked, except when its super cold.
Wyatt H · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2010 · Points: 6

Those rigger gloves suck balls for just about everything. I used them in the oilfield and they are not dextrous enough to do anything, they are cut poorly, not even water resistant in the least, and the insulated ones aren't even that warm.

Jeremy Espinoza · · Denver, CO · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 80
Wyatt H wrote:Those rigger gloves suck balls for just about everything. I used them in the oilfield and they are not dextrous enough to do anything, they are cut poorly, not even water resistant in the least, and the insulated ones aren't even that warm.
Interesting... All of the rough necks on the rigs I was on seemed to really like them, though I have heard the same about the insulated version.
bearbreeder · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 3,065

dexterous enough to be used by nascar mechanics ... $25 ... durable enough to double as belay gloves for the summer ...

mechanix.com/automotive/the…

Jon H · · PC, UT · Joined Nov 2009 · Points: 118

Another vote for Mechanix gloves, although the pair I had were a bit thicker (AKA warmer) and had thick rubber armor over the fingers. Dextrous, just warm enough to prevent frostbite on single pitches(although you'll definitely want big mitten for belaying or standing around, and relatively durable. I got 2 full years of belaying, drytooling, paintball, home repairs, etc on mine before they began to split at the seams. The rubber armor over the knuckles peeled off pretty quickly though - but the glove itself stayed intact.

Another good and simple option is the OR Vert glove. It's one of my favorite multi-pitch ice/alpine gloves as long as the weather stays above 15 deg.

Last year in France, wearing my Mechanix, using the ludicrously expensive Grivel Carbon Force tools:

cms829 · · NJ · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 90

I just picked up a pair of easton baseball gloves for 15 bucks. They arent paper thing like mechanix gloves and theyre about 15 bucks cheaper. The onyl mechanix gloves I would ever use ice climbing would be the insulated model. Those are sweet...I go through a pair every winter working and plowing.

I think the baseball gloves are going to work out well though. And cant beat the price. Def not for sub zero weather though.

S Denny · · Aspen, CO · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 20

wow thanks for the laugh Jon H, that photo is awesome

cms829 · · NJ · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 90

the verdict is in!!! These Easton $15 batting gloves are the best gloves I have ever climbed in. It was around 5 degrees and my hands only got cold once. they grip GREAT, and when the ice ran out, I started jamming with them on, and grabbing some soaking wet jugs and crimps, and they performed flawlessly. Get some!

doligo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 264

FWIW, Nathan Kutcher won the Ouray Ice Fest comp barehanded...

AndyMac · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2008 · Points: 1,123

I am personally only interested in gloves with leather palms for ice/mixed climbing. I lost control of a axe and slid a few hundred feet once because my rubber palmed snow gloves had iced up and had no grip. I love my BD Specialists for pure ice, but fiddling with gear is rough in thicker gloves.

mt.wilson · · Golden, CO · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 45

Oooooooh mixed climbing with no shirt, and rock shoes, AND gloves! Does that make it harder?

Grant Kleeves · · Ridgway, CO · Joined Jan 2011 · Points: 60

Golf gloves do work really well. Rain gloves seem to have the best grip but are pretty cold, winter gloves are almost as grippy and probably warm enough for single pitches in most weather.

DannyUncanny · · Vancouver · Joined Aug 2010 · Points: 100

Deerskin leather work gloves are really nice if conditions are mild

PTR · · NEPA · Joined Aug 2009 · Points: 10

One particular brand of golf gloves are a little beefier -- Bionic. Might be worth a try over standard golf gloves. Of course, I've only used them for golf, not ice climbing.

S Denny · · Aspen, CO · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 20
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Gokul G · · Madison, WI · Joined May 2011 · Points: 1,753
cms829 wrote:the verdict is in!!! These Easton $15 batting gloves are the best gloves I have ever climbed in. It was around 5 degrees and my hands only got cold once. they grip GREAT, and when the ice ran out, I started jamming with them on, and grabbing some soaking wet jugs and crimps, and they performed flawlessly. Get some!
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