My favorite gloves(for climbing) are like those 'ugly gloves' Sherrill sells, but mine are called 'wonder gloves', and are a lot cheaper. I paid around $140 for a gross. I cut the thumb and index finger out, and after a days use(or less) I throw them in the wash. You can also toughen the skin of your hands using various techniques used in martial arts, specifically the 'Iron Fist' style. You don't have to go all out, and do some of the extreme methods they employ, but it will give you an idea of what to do. When I was younger, I hated gloves. I toughened the palms of my hands considerably using a grapefruit-sized chunk of lava rock. When I was kicking back in the evening, instead of smoking, I would slap and squeeze it. The calluss develops slowly, and the more you do it, the more they develop. This works good, but nowadays I just wear my gloves-they keeps mah hands pretty!
