Black Diamond Pilot Softshell Glove - 2009 BCS

USed these gloves in the Chilkat Range of Southeast Alaska for a 12-day mountaineering expedition. The gloves were great for aerobic activities (e.g. ice climbing (dry), traversing in mountaineering) like advertised. When wet, the gloves remain grippy, but don't keep your hands warm. For example, I was able to escape from a watery crevasse with ice tools, but my hands were freezing. Dexterity was great as well, easily taking care of knots in ropes in cold conditions.

these gloves are super thin. I am using them over in afghanistan as winter gloves and they can still keep my hands warm while allowing me to have good mobility. They claim to be good down to 20 degrees but I think it's more like 35. If you are sitting still your hands will start to get cold but once your blood is flowing they do a good job of keeping in the heat.

Initially, I was skeptical about these gloves working well while skinning up the mountain in the morning when it is 14 degrees. The glove works great! When you're working up a sweat getting up the mountain, you fingers remain warm. The wind resistance keeps in the heat on the descent. If you have a long ride down be sure to throw a pair of Stoic Inbounds gloves in your pack--the Stoic is a great medium weight glove on very cold days for the descent. My hand is about 8" from the edge of the palm to the tip of the fingers and the XL fits great.

Sizing runs small, as indicated in previous post. I calculated the size based on the sizing chart provided, but could barely get them on. Otherwise, very nicely built gloves. The leather palm is smooth and provides excellent grip. They feel like they would not keep your hands very warm, though.

These gloves are sooooo sick. I was a little hesitant to pay 55 bucks for gloves, but they are defiantly worth it. My hands measure about 7 1/2 inches from the base of my palm to the tip of my middle finger, and the large fits perfect. Nice and tight with about a 1/8 of an inch to spare at the tips of all my fingers. A must have!!!!

This is very nice gloves as I could handle the camera fine while trekking but it's not water proof which is a pain in the ass when the weather is at 35's just above the freezing point & windy which just numbs my hands even with gloves on.

Love it overall when it's not wet.

Can handle the trekking poles pretty well but will see how it performs after the Appalachian Trail. The stitches/materials appears to be a good quality. The look appears to be cool as well.

It's handy in other purposes as well such as driving in winter time since the steering wheels tends to be cold and keeps my hand pretty warm in around 20's without a wind chill.

These gloves are really nice. Great for spring skiing, breathe well, a little hot but nice on windy days. Also the leather palms are great, grippy and durable. Great thin glove! I would definitely buy these again.

I couldn't get the XLs on my hand. Too bad because otherwise they look great.