Ortovox Gronland Mitt
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The Ortovox Gronland Mitts are classic Dachstein style boiled woollen mitts. These are the ultimate old-school handwarmers, much beloved by everyone from Scottish winter climbers to Everest summiteers. These are the perfect mitts to keep in you pack and slip on over a pair of thinnies at cold belays or when the temperature really starts to drop. They're also great for ski tourers in the coldest conditions when combined with a shell over-mitt.

Boiled Wool Construction:

These mitts are knitted massively oversized and boiled to shrink the wool fibres together into the tightest knit possible. This gives the wool an almost felt-like feel and appearance and makes them seriously warm even when they get wet.

Gronland Mitts feature no membrane and as such are not water or wind-proof but when used on snow the outside of the glove frosts up and forms a protective layer keeping the wind and moisture at bay. Counter-intuitively with these mitts snowy hands can be warmer hands.
Weight -
140g
Customer feedback suggests that these gloves size very large. For a standard mitten fitting then you could easily take the size below the one suggested by the size chart.

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Average Customer Review: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 6 Reviews

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Reviewer: James, London   (1-3-2012)

Got these to use under outer shells when skiing. Worked well and kept fingers warm. Would agree with other reviews that they are sized big and could probably go one size smaller than sizing guide suggests.

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Reviewer: Paul Hudson, Isle of Lewis   (5-2-2012)

Bought after reading an article explaining how to use them as a layering system - works a treat layering over my gloves. Regarding size be careful - mine fit the width of my hand, but are way too long. Suppose not really an issue as I'm more concerned with warmth rather than dexterity.

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Reviewer: Patrick Stevens, Bracknell   (13-1-2012)

I purchased these gloves to go inside a thin outer mitt and to use whilst cycling to work in Sweden. Last year was down to minus 22 degrees C and I vowed to purchases some new gloves or pogies from Alaska. Whilst this year is very much milder than last I have had to venture out some early mornings with sub zero temperatures and a strong wind. I suffer very easily with the cold and my hands can go numb and white in plus temperatures so for me a warm glove is essential. These gloves are amazingly warm on their own and when used with a waterproof outer they are as good as a pair of mitts 3 times as expensive. For £22.00 you cannot go wrong! I totally agree with the other reviewers that these mitts are a tad on the large size BUT i find that allows my hand a chance to move around inside and keeps the fingers warm. I wouldn't recommend these mitts if you need dexterity or fine motor skills but for me they are perfect for pulling on the brake lever and using gears.

I am trying to think of a downside to these mitts and can't really come up with one so overall a top product.

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Reviewer: Fraser Smith, Dundee   (22-12-2011)

This was a direct replacement for a pair that I have had for quite a few years now. They had shrunk little by little due to being dried off over radiators which I didn't think would be a problem as they are boiled in manufacture. Unfortunately I hadn't read the instructions that say you shouldn't do that so be warned. They are great mitts for use in snowy conditions and the more snow on them the warmer they are. I'll be more careful with these!

Bonus is the shrunk ones are now a good size for my wife and being shrunk are even thicker than they used to be so even warmer.

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Reviewer: Lorne Cameron, Chamonix   (9-8-2011)

Legendary gloves, equally effective on the mountain or on city streets in winter. Not water/windproof but use them in the right conditions and they're awesome. As the comment above says, they do fit slightly large (I wouldn't say "very large"), but all that's required is a washing machine normal cycle or two to shrink to fit perfectly!

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Reviewer: Tom Rowley, Newcastle   (25-3-2010)

I've had several pairs of Dachstein style mitts, and they are simply brilliant! Because the wool is boiled they really shrink down to produce a really comfortable to wear fit. It also makes them relatively wind proofed compared to other fabrics available. One huge advantage is because they are wool, even if they are soaking wet they stay warm, and they dry very quickly. If combined with a good outer mitt then this makes them even warmer. In terms of weight they are nice and light, however if its dexterity that your after I’d stay away. One thing that I do really like about them is that they come well up over your wrists and keep them warm as well as your hands!

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