I purchased the Rab Phantom glove during Autumn 2013 to replace my ever trust worthy Extremities Windstoppers. They are in every way a technical glove that are windproof rather than a windproof glove that is technical too if that makes sense. As useful as they are while using maps and gadgets on the mountain, getting a firm grip over wet rock whilst wearing them, unlike the Extremities, is almost suicidal, as I found out for myself out in the field.
The gel pads are useful leaving that technical touch to most things, but as stated they are not to be trusted in wet, add to this during some extreme buffering experienced I found the wind had somehow pierced the soft shell and the chill was soon felt, something that I never experienced with the cheaper Extremities Windstoppers. |