Julbo Vermont Classic
Category 4, leather shields, mineral glass option
4.3 on Amazon (22 ratings)
Still the reference for a reason, and the glass lens is optically better than anything plastic; it is also heavier, and the leather takes days to dry once soaked.
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Do not buy this if: Anyone who wants one pair for everything. This is a specialist tool bought by people who already own trekking sunglasses.
Not every route needs it. These are the ones where our guides would put it on your list.
Everything else we recommend in glacier glasses, including the ones we think suit a different trekker.
Best overallJulbo Explorer 2.0
The right glasses for Island Peak or a snowbound pass, and the wrong glasses for everything either side of it — Category 4 is too dark to walk into a lodge or read a map in shade.
