Arc’teryx Alpha SV Glove Review

This is our Editors’ Choice because they scored near, or at the top in every category and blew away most of the products we tested in dexterity and water resistance. When it comes to dexterity, no other product is even close when you consider its level of warmth and that it features a removable liner. The articulation and the feel that they provide is amazing and you can easily ice climb in them. Arc’teryx achieved this incredible level of dexterity by constructing them more like a traditional hardshell jacket rather than your typical design with a Gore-Tex insert. Arc’teryx also implemented a revolutionary three-lobe pattern to better mimic the shape of your fingers instead of the traditional box pattern design. On the shell it has a Gore-Tex Proshell material and revolutionary thin seam tape, while on the liner it uses a removable Gore fleece material that features a similar pattern and extremely low bulk stitching. It’s really this construction that give them the level of water resistance, sensitivity and dexterity that they have. The fingers and palm are covered entirely in a durable goatskin leather that has very little break in time. Even after a full winter of skiing and a summer of mountaineering, they are still going strong. While they are likely the most awesome gloves we tested, they are also by far and away the most expensive.
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