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Outdoor Research designed the waterproof Latitude Mitts for alpine climbs where weight, versatility, and weather protection are paramount. The fully seam-taped, ultralight Gore-Tex PacLite shell provides complete protection against any snow and ice you encounter in the mountains. Wear the Latitude Mitts with their included softshell liner gloves for extra warmth on non-technical pitches. Stash the outer shells in your pack, and wear the liner gloves alone when you encounter a few rope lengths of steep ice and mixed climbing.
Bottom Line: Take on steep winter terrain with the warmth and versatility of the Outdoor Research Latitude Mitts.
I got these after soaking a pair of "waterproof" gloves in a day of skiing in wet snow. These are the real thing: a simple gore-tex mitten shell, seam-sealed, with a cinch around the wrist and forearm. The shell will definitely keep rain and snow out. Under the shell, you can wear whatever you want, depending on the conditions, including nothing at all if it's warm enough. The palms have some sort of grippy coating, and I've been impressed by how much dexterity I have without taking the shells off. These do come with inner gloves, but I found the included gloves a little lacking in insulation, and not the most comfortable, so I usually wear a pair of plain fleece gloves under the shells.
I think the shell is worth paying some money for, if you can get them on sale. I've taken these skiing twice in 20+ degree weather with minor wind and my hands were freezing the whole time. If you get them, replace the inner liners with something warmer.
I live in Edmonton, Canada and during the winter months the temp can sit around -30 C so around -22 F for days and on the real nasty days the wind chill can climb it up to -40 C and up (also around -40 F), so will these gloves be able to stand up to the cold when doing simple tasks such as shoveling a few times a day, walking the doggies, and waiting at the bus stop because it 15 minutes behind schedule. If not What would you suggest, and one more thing, how well do they hold up on a good days worth of skiing?
I live in Edmonton too, and own these mitts. These are really great for keeping your hands dry when snowboarding in the mountains, but I use different mitts for around town here. These are really just a waterproof shell with a small glove that fits underneath, and don't offer a ton of warmth. If you just want something for shoveling snow at -40, I would look at a different (warmer) mitt, and not worry too much about the waterproofing, since it's so dry here in the winter.
The Latitude mitts work ok, but are not as good as the mitts they replaced in my gear stash. The shortcomings include cuffs that are a bit too short and no buttery-soft snot wiping fabric on the upper thumb. On the positive side, the cinching system works great, and the mitts seem to be solidly constructed. Also, the mitts run a bit small, so you may want to consider ordering a size larger than you normally would. I can't comment on the included fleece gloves, as I haven't used them.
K have to say these are all round good mitts but if you get down to really nasty temperatures they lack insulation , i tested them on a 2 day hike and the temperature ranged form -17 C to -5 the hottest and they lacked the insulation for these temps. They do however have great waterproofing both inside shell and outer shell and good and easy cinching system . Also the inner shell seem to have good resistance to friction for when u belay . All round a good pair of mittens .
Best mitts or gloves I have ever owned. I had seen these (or similar) years ago but thought they were pricey - after buying and being dissatisfied with two other pairs these now seem cheap. I can get hot while skiing and these can be skied with the outside waterproof cover alone or with the liner when cold. Excellent mitts!
So the shell is everything we might expect -- bombproof, waterproof, ice- and snowproof, almost rockproof. It alone might be worth the money, especially if you find it on sale. The liner glove is a little clunky; its contours are not form-fitting, and it has limited insulation capacity. I would take the shells to a winter in Tibet, but replace the liners with something much more substantial.
I have mixed reviews with these mitts. The shell is 100% waterproof which i love and the softshell liner gloves well by itself in warmer weather, but the gloves doesn't have much insulation value. Wont recommend them if you are expecting temperatures to drop below 25F.
I bought these on sale (yippee!) and took them with me to Alaska, where it rained for 12 out of the 17 days I was there, so I definitely appreciated their lightweight and truly waterproof qualities. The only downside was the sizing; because I neglected to click on the sizing chart, I didn't understand that these were men's gloves. I was able to make the "small" outer shell work for me -- thanks to the rockin' cinch strap on the wrist -- but the liner gloves were just too big. Still, with a pair of my own powerstretch gloves underneath, my hands were warm and dry the entire time. I'm looking forward to using these snowshoeing this winter, as there are days when an insulated glove/mitten is just too much. The palms are nice and grippy, and I had good dexterity despite wearing mitts that were a scooch too big. They stood up to more than one encounter with "devil's club" (think nasty, prickly spears of pain) and cleaned up well. All in all, pretty cool!
The outer shell is pretty bomb-proof, and with the addition of a warm liner, you have a great mitten for skiing. However, the liners are not suited for even moderatly cold temps, and are put aside until the slushy season begins. (spring skiing)
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