During the winter season, it’s my favourite hiking gloves that are an essential item of kit. However, these gloves make my companions laugh every time they see them because of the size!

I purchased these gloves for the five-day W Trek in Patagonia’s Torres Del Paine National Park in 2022, and they’ve since become my default pair for both hiking and everyday use. I like that ...

If that's what's next for you, you'll be warm and comfortable in these gloves, but if you're just going hiking, they're overkill. Though the rest of me is quite small, I have long fingers which ...