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Hestra Heli Glove

Item #HES0017 | 279 in Stock
5 Star Rating

Top rated by Mario

By Ranked #45 - Ski Gloves February 18, 2009

Well as you may know I had stated before I had seen this glove on the summit of mount everest
Then a few smucks came on here and put up false reports on how these are not!!! extreme gloves or made so and they suck .
I did go on hetra's website and research a bit and did find out they did use this EXACT glove, the ski heli on the show
Everest Beyond the LImit! This was the reason I gave these a field test I can tell you these are the warmest gloves on the market period!
So you you guys sitting on your seat eating chips actually go out in sub zzz and trek 10 miles then talk. Now Thats what I did. The gloves are so well made It really blew me away ! When researching the gloves I found that Hestra has a theory they trap a layer of warm air in the glove around the skin .
This is very tech stuff has to do with the materials they use and so on. These gloves smoke the black diamond guide gloves
I tested and almost got frostbite early this year. Hestra actually sells a mitt that goes over this glove if you needed extra protection this I guess traps more warm air in the glove!!! They run around 60.00, hestra also sells a couple of other liners A silk and waffle Both are around 20 bucks .
Give the site a peek it really blew me away how much research has gone into the hestra glove system.

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5 Comments Last Reply: January 22, 2011 By:

By: January 22, 2011

They wore the 3 finger gloves, not the 5 finger ones.

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By: March 29, 2010

@ Phil - Bear would cut open a Caribou and make his own gloves.

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By: March 28, 2010

That alone is quite the testimonial, but I think we all need to ask ourselves one really important question for the final word- What gloves would Bear Grylls wear? :)

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By: January 4, 2010

Mario is right. These exact gloves were worn to the summit of Mt. Everest by Tim Medvetz. I saw it myself on the Discovery show mentioned above. Tim actually broke his hand on the ascent so they showed his hand and glove about 10 times. The doctor had to cut the glove off him once he got back down to advanced base camp.

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By: November 6, 2009

I bought B.D. i have to agree.

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Tech Specs:

Material:
[shell] polyamide; [palm] leather 
Insulation:
quallofill 
Removable Liner:
yes, polyester 
Waterproofing:
DWR-coated 
Closure:
drawstring 
Gauntlet:
yes 
Recommended Use:
skiing 
Manufacturer Warranty:
against defects for the life of the product 

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