How many of you use gloves for 3 season use in the Sierras? Do you think its necessary to have gloves for a trip such as the JMT during summer/late fall? If so, would you rather take shell mitts or liner gloves?

For summer only in the Sierras, I don't take any gloves. For cooler trips, I take thin synthetic glove liners with disposable vinyl gloves over that. The vinyl is completely waterproof and a thin liner under that is semi-warm.

For winter X-C skiing, I take thin synthetic glove liners, and then only for when it gets cold and wet (like digging a snow cave), I pull out the heavy Ragg wool mitts with nylon overshells.

--B.G.--

pair of fleece gloves, no liners ... no idea bout sierras, but for PNW theyre fine

when yr moving and using poles, yr hands will warm up anyways ... when moving in a rain jacket you can just go fu manchu style and yr hands will warm up anyways

its when you stop that yr hands get cold

put on the gloves then

fleece so they are breathable and you can dry them under yr armpits when moving

Edited by bearbreeder on 11/04/2010 16:03:48 MDT.

At a minimum I pack a pair of fingertip-less fleece gloves. They weigh very little and provide warmth and bug protection while allowing me to still have functional fingers. IIRC a pair weighs a couple ounces.

Extra socks can be pressed into duty as emergency mittens, but there's the missing opposable thumb thing to consider.

To avoid perennially sunburned hands folks sometimes wear very lightweight gloves on the trail. I occasionally use bicycling gloves with my trekking poles.

Cheers,

Rick

I carry a pair of lightweight liner gloves during the summer, and recently got a pair of windstopper liners for shoulder seasons. On a recent dayhike up to 10k feet with some pretty cold winds, I was glad to have the winstopper gloves. I took them on and off as my hands got warm and out of the direct wind.

I use liner gloves for summer/early fall sierra outings - currently I like Powerstretch. That would be through September unless I see a forecast of colder than usual, then I go to my full winter system which adds a knit mitten and mitten shell to the liner glove.

I just bought a pair of these, and have used them before. Love them. Not too warm in the moderate temps, and useful enough when it dips lower. PERFECT for when youwake up and start hiking, absolutely perfect. Blocks the wind, but not bulky.

If it gets colder, slip a pair of fingerless mittens over them. (I prefer the mittens, as my gloved fingers don't get that "bunched up" feeling inside while wearing the Delta SV's). Looking to possibly get the OR Mutant Mitts, as they have the thumb AND index finger seperate from the rest of the enclosed mitten.

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Edited by Pittsburgh on 11/04/2010 23:36:49 MDT.

I own a pair of heavier fleece gloves with a built-in wind barrier like Gore's Windstopper. I ran 'em through a wash of clothes with NikWax DWR to help the gloves stay drier in cold rain or wet snow. Also I sprayed Revivex DWR on 'em after they came out of the drier. The combination of these two DWRs repels water VERY well, as it does on all my outer wear.

With these gloves I don't need shells for shoulder season hikes.

(Yes, I got them at Cabela's B/C at the time I couldn't find any other place that had them. But I don't own stock in the company, honest.)

I usually just take some BD power stretch liner gloves for when it gets cold, but I've noticed a lot of people take shell gloves/mitts, so it made me wonder. I have BD soloist gloves I use in the winter and was thinking I could use the shell for rain, but then I've never really had the need for a shell glove in the Sierras yet and taking the liner and shell with those gloves is overkill.

For late spring/fall I always carry some light fleece gloves in the Sierra. Dave even brings them in summer and there have been mornings I have been envious.