This is the reason I enjoy winter climbing now. When I think back to my early days and the poor weather misery of dachstein mitts and a jaggy bunnet, non dry ropes which froze solid and french bindings on your crampons. I wonder why we ever did it. Great video, as always, but a quick addition regarding socks would make it complete.
Scottish winter conditions have always been my nemesis It’s often just about warm enough for snow to melt on you and everything to get wet Inside your tent when camping! I will take -30 dry everyday over -1 Scottish wet ha
I'm a huge fan of Silverlight socks. With my winter boots I wear them as a kind of liner (although they are not thin) with fluffy wool socks on top. With my 3 season boots I wear them on their own. Can't recommend them highly enough.
Hi Dave, thanks for such good video. Just to confirm, the two pairs of soft shell gloves you use for actual climbing, aren't waterproof/impermeable? Do you not feel water/snow/ice/moisture can eventually get thru to your fingers? and is that not an issue?
Yes that's right. You sweat into them anyway while climbing hard. Yes eventually they will become damp, hence the multiple pairs and the Supercouloirs for the belays/ easy terrain.
I know you are a sponsored athlete and shouldn't bite the hand that feeds, but please SLAP your Mountain Equipment rep whenever they ask you to call them "pants". You may be a climbing superhero but you don't wear your "pants" on the outside
