Outdoor Research Alti Mitts
Gore-Tex shell, removable insulated liner
5.0 on Amazon
The warmest thing you can put on your hands short of an expedition mitt, and useless for anything requiring fingers — which is why they live on a leash and come out for one morning.
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Do not buy this if: A teahouse trek that tops out at 5,400 m. A midweight glove plus a shell mitt covers that and costs a quarter as much.
Not every route needs it. These are the ones where our guides would put it on your list.
Everything else we recommend in gloves & mitts, including the ones we think suit a different trekker.
Best linerSmartwool Merino Gloves
Thin enough to work a phone and warm enough for most walking mornings, and merino stays warm damp where fleece does not — completely inadequate on their own once wind gets up on a pass.
