Keep Those Hands Warm
The Black Diamond Mercury Mitt is a popular choice for year-round use and combines a BD.dry™ waterproof insert with an Empel DWR on the shell. The removable insulated liner, filled with Primaloft Gold Cross Core, dries quickly and insulates even when wet. A four-way stretch fabric shell and a long gauntlet cuff keep spindrift and moisture outside, while the goat leather palm and additional reinforcement layer stand up to rocky terrain, repeated rope handling, and the general wear and tear associated with dedicated mountain use.
Black Diamond Glove Sizing
For Black Diamond glove sizing, measure your palm girth and palm length, then determine your size from the chart below. Choose the larger of the two measurement results.
Palm girth: measure around your dominant hand at the knuckles with your fingers together.
Palm length: measure from the crease at the base of your wrist (on palm side) to the tip of your middle finger
| Centimeters | Inches | |
| XS | 18.4-19.7 | 7.25-7.75 |
| Small | 19.7-21 | 7.75-8.25 |
| Medium | 21.5-23 | 8.5-9 |
| Large | 23-24 | 9-9.5 |
| XL | 24-25.4 | 9.5-10 |
Keep Those Hands Warm
The Black Diamond Mercury Mitt is a popular choice for year-round use and combines a BD.dry™ waterproof insert with an Empel DWR on the shell. The removable insulated liner, filled with Primaloft Gold Cross Core, dries quickly and insulates even when wet. A four-way stretch fabric shell and a long gauntlet cuff keep spindrift and moisture outside, while the goat leather palm and additional reinforcement layer stand up to rocky terrain, repeated rope handling, and the general wear and tear associated with dedicated mountain use.
Black Diamond Glove Sizing
For Black Diamond glove sizing, measure your palm girth and palm length, then determine your size from the chart below. Choose the larger of the two measurement results.
Palm girth: measure around your dominant hand at the knuckles with your fingers together.
Palm length: measure from the crease at the base of your wrist (on palm side) to the tip of your middle finger
| Centimeters | Inches | |
| XS | 18.4-19.7 | 7.25-7.75 |
| Small | 19.7-21 | 7.75-8.25 |
| Medium | 21.5-23 | 8.5-9 |
| Large | 23-24 | 9-9.5 |
| XL | 24-25.4 | 9.5-10 |
Guide Pick
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How Guide Pick™ Works
The guides over at RMI collectively spend over 10,000+ days a year on the world's highest mountains, climbing hundreds of thousands of vertical feet. They put their gear and apparel through the wringer. This stuff is their work wear and they simply will not tolerate inferior gear.
At the end of the climbing season, guides are given a survey to find out what gear they are using and why it is their favorite. We don’t often get complete agreement but we do get alignment and by looking at the data, a few clear winners rise to the top in each category.
We take those winners, and stamp them with the Guide Pick™ logo on our site. We also compile this wonderful little document, which you can use to see top contenders, gear advice, Guide Quotes, and more.
