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I thought it would be interesting to find out which gloves are been used for winter in the berg, as i suffer from cold hands ,and am now on my third pair, first i tried a pair of first accent velocities then black diamond glissade rated to -7 now i just bought a pair of black diamond soloist rated -26 hope they will do the trick now for those early mornings when packing away that frozen tent.

Hey Anthony

I used to work in the high Rockies in the States through their winters... there guys that suffered normally used a very thin pair or knitted gloves, dakine gortex gloves and then when they had finnished with taking down tents etc, even a pair of mittens on top of everything...

not really hike efficient but at -14 everyday you rather just take it...

I remember 1 guy used to use those hand warmers (a little "goo bag') which you snap to activate the chemical heating reaction... you slip those ontop of your hands inside your gloves... they heat up the blood running over the back ov your hands where the skin is thinnest. He was a fellow sufferer, but swore by those things.. he used them every morning out there.

I don't have any success stories myself, have tried various gloves too, and am also keeping an eye out for a good pair of new gloves. Currently I have a pair of wind-block fleece gloves that see me through most of my trips to various places, and some thin, waterproof mitts that I pull over them, but its not always enough and a bit clumsy.

I use a pair of inner cotton gloves and a pair of thinsulate padded gloves(both at least 10 years old technology), keeps my hands nice and warm. When using the camera controls, i take off the outer gloves and then still have some protection from the elements.

We just completed a trip to the Berg wearing a combination of Black Diamond midweight inners (R215)and BD Glissade outers (R575). Our hands were warm all the time (if we kept the gloves on) even when temp's hit -6 (with wind of 50-odd kph). And the Glissades are waterproof too, which helps when filling up bottles from freezing streams adn falling in the snow/ice.

Great question, i'm also sick of cold hands when the weather turns.. and i've found the answer!!! YAY!! just tried it this weekend.. Fleece gloves with an outer pair of a wind and water proof mitten (R80), its crazy how much warmer the hands are.. however i also have a pair of black diamond gloves when i need the dexteritory