A good morning to these three. The Men were tough! We don't need no stinkin' gloves. Not only didn't they wear them, but they didn't bring them. They are now white-knuckled and talk of amputation ensued not long after this. Us women both had gloves on and our hands still got chilly, but we weren't in danger of anything other than mutiny. When the guys started to comment on not being able to continue, I pulled out some cheap garden gloves that I use for scrambling at times. The other guy looked so sad and pathetic that I wrapped his hands in the gators that I had in my pack as well. People wonder why I carry such a big pack...... They both survived and had a good time. No fingers were lost in the making of this day.