Outdoor Research

Fossil Rock II Glove

White is a choice

Great gloves but white is an insane color choice for belay gloves. After one week they are a bit more grey than white. They can be very difficult to remove from sweaty hands and you end up turning the whole thing inside out, but this might be an artifact of them being fingerless? I liked the white more than the brown but consider them to be grey at best longterm

Hard to remove from hands.

I like the leather palms, they handle the handle bars just fine and still give me digital precision on my phone. They are just really tight in the fingers and are surprisingly hard to remove from my hands. I've tried stretching them out with some success. Given the quality materials, I expect they will last for quite some time . . . hopefully I can improve their removal-time over the long haul.

Gotta Hand it to Ya

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

Size Bought:

XS...bought recommended size.

Love these gloves. A little stiff, right now. Hoping they loosen with time.

great quality, tedious to remove

Size Bought:

xs

love the color and style, these gloves saved my hands during a long trip. I measured my hands before buying and bought a size xs based on the numbers provided. they fit great on the actual hand but are a little snug around the fingers. would be easier to remove if there were loops on the index and pinky finger as well and/or the loops were positioned higher on the glove.

Great gloves

Great for rope work in both indoor and outdoor use. The suede shed a little when I first got them but no that their broken in it’s great. Can be a little tight on large fingers, had to size up but love these.

Just as expected

Fit guide is pretty accurate. They're lightweight and seem durable where it counts.

Love the design and quality

Familiarity:

I returned this product before using it

Size Bought:

M

These gloves are great! One issue is why I gave them 4 stars. The sizing states that they run true to size, but for me, they ran small, so I went up one size. Great glove but cost me $6.95 return fee.

Not bad

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

Size Bought:

Large

Seem good quality, but sized a little small. I normally wear a L glove, should have bought XL. can barely get my hands in and out of the large. I suggest erring on the side of a larger glove than you think you need

dig'em

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

Size Bought:

M

They are as I expected, well made, good attention to detail - feel like a second (more durable) skin.

Rock gloves

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

Size Bought:

Medium

I bought these to use hiking..as I cap my hand over the top of my trekking poles on the descents...I also do trail maintenance with an 18" saw , the gloves work great. The added loops for removing them is a nice feature.