Keeping Warm in Winter

Unpredictable weather means having to be prepared when out enjoying an adventure.

And the hands are one of the most important parts of the body which need the most protection.

For the last 25 years, the British firm Trekmates has been designing state of the art accessories which enhance the fun by ensuring the weather doesn’t ruin the experience.

Building on the success of the Scafell GTX Mitt, Trekmates has introduced the Scafell GTX Glove (retail price is £60) which provides incredibly versatile protection. On mild wet days it can be worn as an outer on its own and on colder days over a pair of warm thermal gloves for complete waterproof and thermal protection. The gloves pack away into a lightweight stuff sack.

Three new styles have also been developed for women, the Milldale Dry (£40) which is a Waterproof DRY protect™ glove, with longer length turn up cuff bands and a lovely soft pile lining for added warmth and comfort.

The Women’s Fit Leam, (£30) is a knitted glove with a breathable and highly dextrous stretch grip palm. Also, the Witton glove (£25) is extremely versatile, with a warm jacquard fleece back hand and stretch grip palm for excellent dexterity.

And finally, the Howden (£25) is Trekmates’s warmest thermal glove to date and is made from 100 per cent recycled polyester Polartec® 200 series double velour fleece.

The gloves are very durable, fast drying, breathable and warm. Amara Microfibre overlay panels across the palm to provide increased grip and durability and the thumb and forefinger are touchscreen compatible so there is no need to remove gloves in cold conditions.

The Trekmates team are passionate about protecting the environment and support Buglife, the only organisation in Europe which is devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates and working hard to save Britain’s rarest little animals.

In January the team pledged to double the funding for the Ladybird Spider project, a tiny animal which was rediscovered on a Dorset heathland in 1980, where only a few individuals remained.

Since then, Buglife has been working on a project to carefully manage the spider population and each year a few more are moved onto new heathland sites, with the aim of establishing more areas where the spider can thrive naturally.

Trekmates has designed a range of junior gloves with a silicone spider pattern for AW21, to support and raise awareness of the spider project and Buglife.

For more information on the gloves and conservation work, please visit: www.trekmates.co.uk.

Author Bio:

Rebecca Hay is an experienced travel writer and member of The British Guild of Travel Writers. Follow her adventures with her family on Twitter and Instagram @emojiadventurer and on Facebook via EmojiAdventurers2.

Photographs courtesy of Trekmates