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Womens rap/belay gloves ?

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john strand · · southern colo · Joined May 2008 · Points: 1,640

Looking for some gloves for my wife,Are there female specific gloves ? I can only seem to find uni/mens.

thanks

Kyle C · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2014 · Points: 0

My wife uses the OR air brake gloves. They seem pretty good.

outdoorresearch.com/en/wome…

Andrew Morrison · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 30

I'm having trouble finding gloves for my wife that fit. She's got these xs hands (killer for cracks and crimps though), and nothing fits "like a glove", even when they're the "correct" size. The gloves that do fit are too bulky to allow her to get a grip on the rope at all. Anyone else have that problem?

Sunny-D · · SLC, Utah · Joined Aug 2006 · Points: 700

My wife has really small hands too. Try Rab and Mountain Equipment. Both make really great gloves and they really fit well. The ME Super Alpine is the bomb as a climbing glove for both women and men. the Rab Baltoro is a warmer awesome climbing soft shell glove as well. Take a look at them. They really are impressive.
Dallen

Dobson · · Butte, MT · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 215

Outdoor Research's website might still have their women's belay gloves on sale for half off. They're excellent.

Dobson · · Butte, MT · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 215
Nathaniel Dray · · Reno, NV · Joined Sep 2012 · Points: 26

Have her go to a hardware store and try on a bunch of work gloves. It's a lot cheaper too. They store can usually punch a hole in the leather for a quickdraw to hang off your harness.

john strand · · southern colo · Joined May 2008 · Points: 1,640

Work gloves tend to be a bit floppy around the fingers.

The OR look OK,,but if I buy her pink gloves...I'm done for

Dobson · · Butte, MT · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 215
john strand wrote: The OR look OK,,but if I buy her pink gloves...I'm done for
Haha, I use the pink gloves for drytool training. They fit better than the men's version and are way more durable than my golf gloves. The pink is pretty overwhelming, but surprisingly, my girlfriend likes it (and she hates most pink girls crap).
Jeff Johnston · · Bozeman, MT · Joined Sep 2010 · Points: 110
john strand wrote: Looking for some gloves for my wife,Are there female specific gloves ? I can only seem to find uni/mens. thanks
My wife has a set of Montane alpine gloves for belay and rappel. They are uni-sex (I think) but they are pretty slim cut in the hand and fit her well.

montane.co.uk/range/accesso…
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