Reddit reviews IRWIN VISE-GRIP Locking Pliers with Wire Cutter, 5-Inch, Curved Jaw (902L3)
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5", with a jaw adjustment up to 1 1/8"Curved jaws, knurled tips and wire cuttersLock on instantly and release quicklyAdjust to plier action
It looks like there is enough screw sticking out to grab with Vise-grips. Note, they have to be vise-grips, not some other brand of locking pliers. Only the vise grips have sufficiently hard steel in the jaws to grip a screw like this.
https://www.amazon.com/Irwin-8-Inch-Capacity-5-Inch-Locking/dp/B00002N6RL
I think this is actually the Vise-Grips Locking Wrench Catch of the Day, not Friction Gloves.
Something like these might work. They're fairly light, locking (which is totally useful) and are "just pliers".
(With that said, I carry a multitool in lieu of the pliers now :))