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Barto
climber
Minneapolis, MN
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What about the mountain biking glove idea floated in you How To Big Wall rough draft?
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elcap-pics
climber
Crestline CA
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Handball gloves Son.... I have used them for many years. They are strong and fit close enough so you never have to take them off when aid climbing, whether leading or following. BID some climbers used "driving gloves". Also "mechanics gloves" that you can get at Pepboys, autozone, Costco etc are very useful too... you will quickly learn to "feel" the gear through the gloves. So you will never have the tips of your fingers, fingernails etc. trashed again when aid climbing. Plus they are all relatively inexpensive... trust me here lads/lasses...
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Gene
Social climber
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i use cheap but comfy weight lifting gloves.
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bringmedeath
climber
la la land
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Those made to climb gloves are so overpriced! Glad to see you included make your own gloves. You can get a 3 pack at costco for less than $20.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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my 'make my owns' always fell apart once the finger sleeve was opened.
just got some PMI fingerless. light and don't pinch my pinky like the metolius do.
anyone want to buy some metolius? lightly used.
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Moof
Big Wall climber
A cube at my soul sucking job in Oregon
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When I made a pair into fingerless I went back in with needle and thread to hand re-sew in the last could stitches, and this kept them from falling apart.
Brand new the Metolius ones tear up the hands. I made the mistake with my second pair of jumping right on a wall with them almost new. I had painful ripped up skin in between my fingers...
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
شقوق واس
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BUYING gloves???
Sheesh. yeah, sure.
See ya, cheers Chris.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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I like the framing gloves [i.e. Ironclad] for aid climbing.
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Prod
Trad climber
Dodge Sprinter Dreaming
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I'm with Gunkie.
Prod.
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Evel
Trad climber
Slartibartfasts Newest Fjiord
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Except that any REAL wall rat could never afford Ironclad gloves!
{Even being able to afford them, the $ would be much better spent on swill!}
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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Except that any REAL wall rat could never afford Ironclad gloves!
I'm glad I'm not a REAL wall rat.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
شقوق واس
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Seriously, though. I just use whatever I can drum up.
MONEY is saved for swill, as indicated upthread(hmmmm, wise monkey).
Cheers, Chris, Love your new additions.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Those cheap white cotton gloves with little grip dots all over them work great. They used to be about $20 for 10 prs. at most good hardware stores.
They offer full hand protection.
Dave Wonderley turned me on to them. I laughed at first but they are XL. A wrap of duct tape around the wrist in the morning helps.
El Cap with zero hand damage.
Best for aid, or course.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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unfinished sentence?
Because they are made entirely of cowhide, these gloves take a little while to break in. At first they don't have the best dexterity but then they soften up. The PMI Fingerless Glove on the other hand is soft right away and offer better slightly better dexterity. It's a trade off: do you want the better dexterity of goatskin with the PMI or more durability with the Metolius? Because
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Cpt0bvi0u5
Trad climber
Merced CA
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Chris,
In the bottom line section where it says "However, if you that route, remember..."
add a go after you.
Besides that it looks good to go! Great review as always keep up the fantastic work.
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