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xcmntgeek
Oct 31, 2004, 8:26 PM
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What are your favorite gloves for winter rock climbing. NOT ice climbing (although I need suggestions for those too). We hit Maple yesterday the the rock was a little cold, but there was no one else there. Fingerless seems like a must. I'm gona go crazy if I can't climb until the ice forms.
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ikefromla
Oct 31, 2004, 9:59 PM
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this IS a joke right?
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mega
Oct 31, 2004, 10:01 PM
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I use my biking gloves in the winter. Not the greatest for belaying on a cold day, but when on the rock, I found the rest of the my hands stayed warm, so once I started moving, it seemed like the warm blood circulated to my fingers and halfway through the pitch I would ditch the gloves. A hand warmer in the chalk bag is always nice too.
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xcmntgeek
Nov 1, 2004, 10:44 PM
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Actually, I was just curious to whether people went hardcore and toughed it out or if there was a suitable fingerless glove for cold climbing. Why not? I do have a pair of chepo isulated work gloves I was gona use on the ice, but I'll chop the digits and try them. Sorry if I offended anyone....
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philbox moved this thread from General to Gear Heads.
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paulraphael
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there are a lot of fleece gloves that come fingerless, or you can cut the fingers off of an old pair. some have leather palms that help grip a rope when you're belaying.
i've often worn these over liner gloves, which gives a choice ... just liners, just fingerless, or both.
you could also take some mittens or warmer gloves along. climb with the fingerless, and then when you're at the belay or taking a break or whatever, slip the warm ones over your fingerless gloves.
the hard part (once it gets colder than the mid 30s) is that grabbing the rock pushes the circulation out of your fingers while pushing your skin against the cold rock. if there's a way to keep your fingers warm while climbing in these conditions, i haven't found it. so it's mostly about damage control ... not getting TOO cold, and finding a way to warm up as soon as possible after the pitch. Shaking out mid-route takes on some new value. So does a thermos full of coffee, or hot chocolate and schnaaps.
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Whenever it gets cold, simply put a handwarmer in your chalkbag. I don't like climbing with gloves and this works for me.
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madyak
Nov 4, 2004, 12:22 AM
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I just keep a good handwarmer in my chalkbag. It absorbs chalk like a chalk ball and when you squeeze it your fingers get all nice and toasty.
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brad84
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gloves eh?
personally i dont think they are a necessity for winter rock climbing. im certain its not a matter of toughing it out either (well it might be at first). i climb about the same amount year round, so that typically means that over the wintertime i get plenty of cold weather climbing in (it gets chilly at the gunks). ive spent a full day out in close to 0 F. i find that i build a tolerance to the cold as the winter goes on and so gloves arent a necessity. i almost forgot though- watch out for hypothermia if, in weather like that, it is really easy to let your core temp drop. it is especially easy if you shed layers to send your "big proj."
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dredsovrn
Nov 4, 2004, 1:26 AM
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Not a glove suggestion, but I have used a heat pack in my chalk bag to warm up the fingers every once in a while. When it gets really cold my hands seem to go numb every few moves, but until then, the heat pack helps some.
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fiend
Nov 4, 2004, 1:35 AM
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Use snow, ice or hold on to a cold rock until your hands go numb. When your hands have passed back through the burning phase then get on your climb.
Ever noticed how your hands feel great after coming down from a numb-fingered ascent?
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cjstudent
Nov 4, 2004, 1:36 AM
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yea I don't use gloves either. just tough it out and fight the cold. heat packs are good ideas.
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