Good mountaineering sun glasses advice?
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I have been trying to find the top brands and models of mountaineering and glacier sun glasses. There may already be a forum on this I just did not come across it. I know julbo is a top brand and I am leaning towards them. But I was also looking towards native as well. Any info or suggestions would be great. |
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I've never owned anything by Native, but the 2 pairs of Julbo glasses I have held up quite well over the 6 or 8 years I've had them- still working fine. |
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Spring for the Camel lenses, they really are that good. Hands down the best sun glasses I've ever had for mountaineering or skiing. |
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Don't waste your money on Natives. I got 2 pairs for free and that is the most I would ever spend on them. Go with the Julbos. |
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Just a side note...are you doing high altitude climbing? I haven't found anything in Colorado that my regular oakley's or natives and a visor couldn't handle. And I've always got them on super sale. |
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Hey thanks all for the advice...I have trips planned for: mt.whitney, Tetons and more stuff to do in the future...just trying to get good gear for now and the future. |
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Scott McMahon wrote:Just a side note...are you doing high altitude climbing? I haven't found anything in Colorado that my regular oakley's or natives and a visor couldn't handle. And I've always got them on super sale.+1 on the oakley's. I wear contact lenses and the M-frames with hammers IMHO work the best at keeping out dust while being less prone to fogging as my julbos were. Less sliding down the nose at a fraction of the weight. |
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Agreed on nixing the Natives. I've had and used them for several years and simply unimpressed when it came to durability and warrenty issues. |
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I have used Julbo and like some of their models and dislike others. |
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+1 for the Adidas glasses. Can't speak to their durability quite yet. But, they seem to be everything I've ever wanted in mountain sunnies: large, good coverage, don't fog often, extra lenses, very adjustable, nose guard! |
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Big +1 for Oakley. I have the Straight Jacket with the Black Iridium lens and when the sun's shining bright, reflecting off the snow, putting them on is like a soothing balm for my eyeballs. They sit close to my face which helps on windy days but can cause a fogging issue. |
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I went another direction. |
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Keep in mind that true "glacier glasses" have much darker lenses than any conventional sunglass. If you are using the glasses for general outdoor activities at relatively low elevations for limited exposure times almost any sunglass will do the trick. For extended above treeline snow exposure real glacier glasses are what you need. I was on Mount Rainier for four sunny days last July and those of us with glacier glasses had no trouble. Those with conventional sunglasses were all complaining of various eye issues (probably sunburned corneas). I have Julbo Montebianco glasses and they worked perfectly under very "harsh" sun conditions. |
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ADKMan wrote:Keep in mind that true "glacier glasses" have much darker lenses than any conventional sunglass. .Thats why I love Julbo, currently use the Falcon lense which does very well in bright light, but the Camel is even better. would have the camels but that lense wasn't out yet when I bought my last pair, which should tell you how long a good Julbo lense holds up. for a break down, zebra does good strictly outside but I wouldn't want them on a major snow climb. Falcon is the best all rounder, great for snow and for everything else including driving Camel is the best for snow but possible too dark for things like driving |
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I love my julbos. The camel lenses work really well -- I can wear mine on a snowfield or just around town (not that I normally do). I was initially skeptical of a photochromic lens but I've been really pleased with the performance. |
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Julbo also has awesome customer service. I broke one of my frames, wrote them an email about what happened, they asked them to ship them to me, and they sent me back a brand new pair free of charge. |
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you can also find them relatively cheap online. |
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superkick wrote:Julbo also has awesome customer service. I broke one of my frames, wrote them an email about what happened, they asked them to ship them to me, and they sent me back a brand new pair free of charge. Plus the glasses are awesome as well.were those metal or composite frames? I've broken a few pairs that I still have, never thought about trying to warranty them.... |
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Interesting bit on the Zebra lens. In a car they won't get as dark as they will in direct sunlight. Makes them a great drving glass for me. But mid summer on a hot glacier?...they are perfect...dark enough to be very comfortable. Good coverage and good protection without being so dark they are useless at dawn or twilight. |
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By the way I have a pair of Adidas Terrex Fast sunglasses with Space replacement lenses. BRAND NEW, never used. This is the lighter model of the Terrex Pro. |