Gripping ropes and grasping branches can be hard on anyone’s palms. That is why tree climbers should wear protective gloves whenever they attempt to scale trees, especially very tall trees. A fine specimen of these protective gears is the Youngstown Fusion XT Gloves. The Fusion XT got its name because it is a fusion of [...]
The fingers and the palms of the hands may be tough as they were designed to grip, grasp, and clutch different things. This does not mean, though, that they could not use a little help. With the Youngstown Pro XT Gloves, grips could be tighter, heat and friction on the palms is eliminated, and the [...]
Outdoor sports activities, such as tree climbing, expose you to harmful ultraviolet rays that could damage the cornea, lens, and retina of your eyes. This is especially true if you do your climbing in high altitudes where less ultraviolet rays are filtered by the thinner atmosphere. And if you like climbing in winter, reflection from [...]
It is true that your feet will be off the ground most of the time when climbing trees but they will still need special protection. You may have to step, or even kick, on a branch covered with rough bark along your climb to the top. You may also have to jump down when getting [...]
Protective eyewear is important for any outdoor sport. For tree climbing, you will need to keep falling leaves, small twigs, dirt, or other debris out of your eyes. You will also need to protect your eyes from the sun’s harmful UV rays. The Smith Optics Embargo Polarized Sunglasses effectively provides this protection. The lenses filter [...]
The PMI Fingerless Belay Gloves provides an excellent balance between protecting your hands and maintaining your dexterity. Providing the utmost protection for your hands usually involves covering them up completely. This, however, can only be achieved at the sacrifice of manual dexterity. PMI’s answer to this problem is their Fingerless Belay Gloves. The gloves cover [...]
Rappelling, especially from tall trees, can abrade your gloves even if your ropes are soft and supple. The friction generated when the rope slides over your gloves can easily damage the skin of your protective gloves. It is for this reason that Pigeon Mountain Industries designed a glove specifically intended for rappelling –the PMI Lightweight [...]
Designed as belay gloves this Metolius hand protective gear allows you to grip the ropes as tight as you can without hurting your hands. You can even allow the rope to glide through your palms without worrying about burning yourself. It is constructed out of French cowhide with a tough split-grain leather reinforcement at the [...]
When climbing anything, whether steep crags, ice, or trees, you will need eye protection. Stones, dust, ice, twigs and leaves can get into your eyes which could impair your vision. Certainly, when your life is literally hanging on a thread, you will want to have full command of all your senses. The Bangerz HS 2000 [...]
The AOSafety Maxim Sport Safety Glasses is athletic and stylish with a frame that is available in three dual colors –black and orange, silver and blue, and yellow and black. There are also variations of the lenses although all of them feature a DX™ anti-fog, anti-scratch, and anti-chemical coating. They are also dual aspheric. Their [...]