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Brand: Petzl
Model: K53LT
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Petzl K53LT Reviews

Petzl K53LT Review by Dane Powell (Austin, Texas USA)

I use these gloves all of the time for rappelling and belaying, and absolutely love them. Super comfortable, bombproof, and great dexterity. Even in Texas, my hands don't get TOO sweaty after wearing them for a while. Can't imagine how they could be any better :)

Petzl K53LT Review by LVBrattin (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Use them when hiking and caching. Great glove...only downside is the price. Wish it was a bit cheaper but they work great.

Petzl K53LT Review by Taison Tran

The training that I've been involved with for the past few months has involved a lot of knot tying, rappeling, belaying, and other rope skills. So the requirements for the gloves we use are quite steep - durable, dextrous, and well padded.

Some of my teammates traded off the durability and went with cheaper but well padded work gloves, thinking that they can replace them more easily. I went with a more expensive work glove with goatskin leather and a reinforced palm, believing in their claims of durability. These gloves were indeed dextrous, but I could definitely feel the friction of the rope on rappels and on a canyoneering trip, I burned holes into two fingers just after one day.

Enter the Petzl K53 Cordex Plus Midweight gloves. I chose these over the lightweight Petzls because the leather is doubled up over the fingers. They are surprisingly nimble considering how much leather you have around your fingers. I actually find that I can tie knots faster with these because the leather is less likely to get snagged.

The leather so far has held up well...not even the slightest bit of wear after a day of rappeling. All the seams remained tight and intact and the stitching shows no signs of fraying. I'll update the review more as I get to beat these gloves up.

The palm is heavily padded to the point where it's a little difficult to tell if you're really holding a rope. The padding is really effective as I did some fast rappels and there wasn't even the slightest bit of discomfort. The lack of feeling in the palm does concern me for when I'm tired, cold, and my hands are numb - especially when rappeling on a thinner rope. But I suppose as long as you maintain a proper brake position, the grip doesn't have to be the most firm.

The only other critique about the glove is that because of the great fit, it is more difficult to put the gloves on especially if your hands are wet. It would have been nice for a little elastic at the wrist so you can open the glove up more and get your hand in.

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Petzl K53 CORDEX PLUS Midweight Glove, Tan, Large:: Technical Details

Durable double later of leather at high wear areas (fingertips, palm, between thumb and index finger)
Palm is padded to protect from heat generated from long rappels or lowers
Made of high quality goat skin for the perfect balance between durability and dexterity
The back is made of leather with abrasion-resistant stretch nylon at key flex areas
Ergonomic cut for high dexterity without being too tight
Item Dimensions: 0 x 0 x 0 inches; 1 pounds
Brand: Petzl
Model: K53LT
Product Type: Tools & Home Improvement