Black Diamond Crack Gloves

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I almost always use these outdoors! And indoors on crevices, they provide great protection and have held up well in use.

They are amazing, they really protect when crack climbing or rock climbing overall!

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Good and comfortably thin. Plus the protected thumb part. Some of the training cracks in the inner walls are so narrow that you can't fit your hand through the cracks in e.g. Ocunes, but you can in these. However, these are not particularly durable, at least on the inner walls, and tear easily.

There is no perfect pair of crack gloves (at least I have not had one yet, during my, to be honest really short, cracking experience). This pair trades cushioning and rigidity in for slickness and flexibility. For example, if you intend to use it on really hard core and harsh cracks, be prepared to feel it in your hands, unlike with thicker gloves. However, they would be quite useful in thin cracks, because they really do feel like a second skin on top of your hands, much like taping, however more protecting (I would presume). And, of course, they would start showing signs of use, if you use them on demanding terrain, e.g. the knuckle protection on mine has started really slightly peeling after the second crack go, because the crack I practise on is made out of ragged cement :)) oki, have a great day and safe climbs :)

I have not use yet these crack gloves (not yet the season), although I would like to try in a gym that has some "cracks"

It feels natural and is easy to put on and take off. The areas that hurt during fist jam are also protected. My only concern is whether it will last long.

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The gloves fit the hand well. The padding/coating is also good: it's not too thick so the hands can fit in the crack well, but enough to protect against most abrasions. A plus is also the "leather arm" that continues up to the wrist, which protects the wrists a bit if the hands are in deeper cracks. The only minus is that the other glove started to tear from the hole of the attachment link after a few uses. Since these were the first gloves I had, I can't say if this is an accurate description of the quality of the product, or if I just got a bad pair. Gloves themselves 5 stars, durability 1 star.

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The instep part is reinforced and I think that the protection function is high.

Thin and very good.