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Glacier glasses with interchangeable lenses?

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Jake907 · · Anchorage Alaska · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 0

Does anyone make such a thing?  I'd love to pop in some yellow high-contrast lenses for shit weather days alpine climbing.  I do this all the time winter climbing.  I have not looked around that much but every set of "regular" sunglasses that I've owned with interchangeable lenses would not cut it extended trip on a sunny glacier.

Mike V. · · Logan, UT · Joined May 2010 · Points: 55

Julbo, but you'd have to buy the lenses separate from a set of glasses (to the best of my knowledge they don't sell it all as a kit). They also have photochromatic lenses

Karl Henize · · Boulder, CO · Joined Aug 2013 · Points: 643

I think most major brands offer something that fits the bill, but they tend to be marketed to bikers and skiers.  Photochromatic lenses can be more convenient, if you don’t want to switch lenses.  

I think it was recently discontinued, but I have been quite pleased with my Oakley Wind Jacket 2.0 sunglasses that:

(1) have interchangeable high contrast lenses with varying levels of light transmission.

(2) cover all exposed skin between my helmet and balaclava / buff, while still allowing enough airflow to prevent fogging in most situations

(3) have a elastic retention strap, for times when I need to quickly pull them down, while climbing

I have a strong preference for sunglasses that offer similar face coverage as goggles for alpine climbing.  Most of those models will offer high contrast lenses for snowy environments.  

I personally prefer the Oakley prizm snow or equivalent high contrast lenses over the Julbo photo-chromatic lenses, especially when skiing in an alpine environment.  It looks like Oakley still has a few different models of sunglasses if you want Prizm snow lenses, photochromatic lenses, and clear / low light lens options.

https://www.sportrx.com/blog/oakley-prizm-snow-lenses-guide/

https://www.oakley.com/en-us/category/sunglasses/sport?show=Page&q=:oakleyRelevanceSort:oakleySportsFacet:winter-sports_sp 

wisam · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 60

I love interchangeable lenses too but I find the range of the photocromatic lenses on the julbos is more than sufficient to cover all my needs without interchangeable lenses. 

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