Good Mountain Glasses

By Scott Pendleton Ranked #219 - Sunglasses March 17, 2010

These things are great on the mountain. The Spectron X4 lenses have very low light transmission and are fantastic for sunny days on the snow; these are the same lenses in the Julbo Micropore glacier glasses. They have very good coverage; the lenses fit close to the face and block light above and below, and they have pseudo-sideshields built in. They're not quite full glacier glasses because the sideshields aren't full coverage so you probably don't want to be on glaciers about 14,000ft with these, but for everything less extreme than that they're golden.

I do not recommend them for driving, cycling, or casual use. They are too dark for casual use, and the sideshields block enough peripheral vision to make them dangerous while driving or cycling.

View Details: Julbo Auckland GT Spectron X4 Sunglasses

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