 Black Diamond Pursuit Glove The Black Diamond Pursuit glove is a low bulk glove with high loft fleece, a gore tex liner, and a stretchy pertex shell. This combo has proven to stay warm on howling ridge lines and subzero temps while skinning uphill and during transitions in the Tetons, it has stayed dry while ice climbing in Vail and hand digging snow in the Cascades. It has also maintained dexterity while digging in snow profiles, rope handling, and assembling the ol' splitter. First, the lofty fleece liner is ultra comfortable. Your hand will ease into the glove like climbing into a warm sleeping bag during a yurt trip. While the lofty fleece is comfortable and warm it's not bulky. Whether loading an ATC to belay, analyzing temperature gradients in a snow profile, or swinging over head while ice climbing the Pursuit has great dexterity and feel. |
Next the Pursuit has a gore tex insert to keep hands dry in moist environments. During moderate to high level aerobic out put such as skinning with clients to charging with friends in cooler temps, the gore tex insert is breathable while at the same time prevents tool chipped melting ice shards from permeating and soaking your hand. If thats not enough the pursuit has stayed dry while hand digging in maritime snowpacks looking for surface snow instabilities.
As for the stretchy pretex shell, well it's durable while being supple enough to have range of motion and dexterity. In addition to that the leather palm and finger tips have shown little sign of wear after weeks of abrasive rope handling, pole clenching track setting, and sharp metal edge split board transitions.
What's more, the cuff of the glove can be pulled over your jacket sleeve and cinched with a draw cord, then snugged up tight on the wrist strap to prevent snow from getting into the sleeve or your soft shell hoody, waterproof hardshell, or classy wool sweater. The Pursuit is also sleek enough that the drawcord can be cinched around your wrist, tucked under a jacket sleeve, and then snugged tight with the wrist strap so it won't fly off after tomahawking down your project line.
What's more, the cuff of the glove can be pulled over your jacket sleeve and cinched with a draw cord, then snugged up tight on the wrist strap to prevent snow from getting into the sleeve or your soft shell hoody, waterproof hardshell, or classy wool sweater. The Pursuit is also sleek enough that the drawcord can be cinched around your wrist, tucked under a jacket sleeve, and then snugged tight with the wrist strap so it won't fly off after tomahawking down your project line.
 The Pursuit in Action The gore tex liner has kept my hands dry while digging snow profiles and swinging ice tools. Even though the leather is showing light wear from split board edges, hand digging surface snow pits and gentle belaying, the leather palm and finger tips have been durable while being used as a primary glove for touring. At first the medium size gloves were a bit snug but after a couple days of touring on my splitty they loosened up and now fit perfectly. Initially I bought these gloves with the intention of adding a liner glove for colder temps, but I have found the gloves are warm enough on there own. The cuff of the glove can be cinched tight over the jacket sleeve or by cinching the glove cuff down and pulling the jacket sleeve over the top. Either way works well at keeping snow off the wrist and out of your jacket while getting barreled. So this warm, low bulk, dry gore tex, moderately priced glove has been great for all winter conditions in the Gore, the Tetons and the Cascades. |