Ratings Overview - Trekking Poles
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Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork trekking poles

 Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork
The Alpine Carbon Cork are lightweight, versatile, and strong. They effortlessly earn our top marks and win the Editors' Choice award. They feature comfortable cork handles, ensuring that...  read more >
$170

Editors' Choice Award
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88
 Comfort - 9 of 10
9		 Locking and Adjustability - 10 of 10
10		 Weight - 7 of 10
7		 Packed Size - 8 of 10
8		 Durability - 10 of 10
10		 Versatility - 9 of 10
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The latest Micro Vario Carbon

 Leki Micro Vario Carbon
This is a high performing and high priced trekking pole. Our testers were big fans of Leki's AREGON foam grip, as well as the 20 cm of length adjustment. It's also one of the more lightweight poles...  read more >
$200
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87
 Comfort - 9 of 10
9		 Locking and Adjustability - 10 of 10
10		 Weight - 8 of 10
8		 Packed Size - 10 of 10
10		 Durability - 7 of 10
7		 Versatility - 8 of 10
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The Carbon Ti in its new colors

 Leki Carbon Ti
The Leki Carbon Ti is a sweet lightweight pole that features the most comfortable foam grip in our review. It's an excellent pole for backpacking and hiking with its only true disadvantage being...  read more >
$200

Top Pick Award
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87
 Comfort - 9 of 10
9		 Locking and Adjustability - 10 of 10
10		 Weight - 8 of 10
8		 Packed Size - 7 of 10
7		 Durability - 9 of 10
9		 Versatility - 9 of 10
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Leki Micro Vario Ti COR-TEC

 Leki Micro Vario Ti COR-TEC
This is an OutdoorGearLab Top Pick award winner basically because it's a sweet, mega comfortable, compact and versatile pole for a great price. The Micro Vario Ti is a newer folding/collapsing style...  read more >
$140

Top Pick Award
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85
 Comfort - 10 of 10
10		 Locking and Adjustability - 10 of 10
10		 Weight - 6 of 10
6		 Packed Size - 10 of 10
10		 Durability - 7 of 10
7		 Versatility - 8 of 10
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Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Z trekking pole

 Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Z
The Alpine Carbon Z is one of the most versatile of Black Diamond's Z-series of trekking poles and was a strong contender for an award winner. It remains one of our highest scoring poles because of...  read more >
$190

Top Pick Award
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85
 Comfort - 9 of 10
9		 Locking and Adjustability - 8 of 10
8		 Weight - 7 of 10
7		 Packed Size - 10 of 10
10		 Durability - 8 of 10
8		 Versatility - 9 of 10
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Black Diamond Distance Z Pole

 Black Diamond Distance Z
The Black Diamond Distance Z is a super light and surprisingly durable pole that packs down extremely short. It is the non-adjustable version of the Black Diamond Distance FLZ which is essentially...  read more >
$100
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84
 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Locking and Adjustability - 8 of 10
8		 Weight - 9 of 10
9		 Packed Size - 10 of 10
10		 Durability - 8 of 10
8		 Versatility - 7 of 10
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The Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork Trekking Pole

 Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork
The Black Diamond Trail Ergo Cork was one of our OutdoorGearLab Top Picks for general trekking, hiking and backpacking because it has one of the nicest overall grips in our review, is pretty tough...  read more >
$120
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83
 Comfort - 10 of 10
10		 Locking and Adjustability - 10 of 10
10		 Weight - 6 of 10
6		 Packed Size - 7 of 10
7		 Durability - 10 of 10
10		 Versatility - 7 of 10
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The Leki Corklite

 Leki Corklite
The Leki Corklite is our OutdoorGearLab Top Pick for being a solid all-around pole that will stand up to heavier duty use and because it has our absolute favorite handle. Testers put this grip into...  read more >
$140
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83
 Comfort - 10 of 10
10		 Locking and Adjustability - 9 of 10
9		 Weight - 6 of 10
6		 Packed Size - 6 of 10
6		 Durability - 10 of 10
10		 Versatility - 9 of 10
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Leki Micro Stick

 Leki Micro Stick
Although the Micro Stick was unknown to me prior to testing it for this review, I have a long history with Leki poles and have used many different models in the past for skiing and trekking. Leki is...  read more >
$160
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83
 Comfort - 9 of 10
9		 Locking and Adjustability - 9 of 10
9		 Weight - 7 of 10
7		 Packed Size - 10 of 10
10		 Durability - 8 of 10
8		 Versatility - 7 of 10
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Black Diamond Distance Carbon Z

 Black Diamond Distance Carbon Z
This is the clear winner for the Best Lightweight trekking Pole and gets our Top Pick award as a result. A 10 oz, it's significantly lighter than the Leki Micro Stick and the aluminum version of the...  read more >
$160

Top Pick Award
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Watch video video review		 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Locking and Adjustability - 8 of 10
8		 Weight - 10 of 10
10		 Packed Size - 10 of 10
10		 Durability - 7 of 10
7		 Versatility - 6 of 10
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Leki Cristallo

 Leki Cristallo
The Leki Cristallo is a solid and dependable pole that excels for heavy laden users, when the going gets rough, or for folks who are just plain hard on their gear. At $120 the Cristallo is a more...  read more >
$120
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82
 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Locking and Adjustability - 10 of 10
10		 Weight - 6 of 10
6		 Packed Size - 7 of 10
7		 Durability - 10 of 10
10		 Versatility - 9 of 10
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Black Diamond Distance FLZ pole

 Black Diamond Distance FLZ
When the first generation of the Black Diamond Distance FLZ came out it was the most innovative pole we have seen in a long time. It primarily filled a small niche well: it is the perfect pole for...  read more >
$130
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82
 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Locking and Adjustability - 9 of 10
9		 Weight - 8 of 10
8		 Packed Size - 10 of 10
10		 Durability - 7 of 10
7		 Versatility - 7 of 10
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Black Diamond Trail Back Trekking poles

 Black Diamond Trail Back
The Black Diamond Trail Back trekking poles win our Best Buy award, as they have many of the same features as poles that are more than twice their price; they are also comparable in many ways. For...  read more >
$80

Best Buy Award
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79
 Comfort - 8 of 10
8		 Locking and Adjustability - 10 of 10
10		 Weight - 5 of 10
5		 Packed Size - 8 of 10
8		 Durability - 9 of 10
9		 Versatility - 8 of 10
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The Black Diamond Trail Pro Shock Trekking Pole

 Black Diamond Trail Pro Shock
The Black Diamond Trail Pro Shock is the shock absorbing cousin of our OutdoorGearLab Best Buy award winner, the Black Diamond Trail Back. It has solid features plus a nice comfortable grip and the...  read more >
$140
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78
 Comfort - 9 of 10
9		 Locking and Adjustability - 10 of 10
10		 Weight - 5 of 10
5		 Packed Size - 7 of 10
7		 Durability - 9 of 10
9		 Versatility - 7 of 10
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The REI Traverse Trekking pole

 REI Traverse Trekking poles
The REI Traverse is a solid pole at a stellar price that was in the running with the Black Diamond Trail Back (also $80) for our OutdoorGearLab Best Buy award winner. The REI Traverse Trekking poles...  read more >
$70
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72
 Comfort - 7 of 10
7		 Locking and Adjustability - 7 of 10
7		 Weight - 7 of 10
7		 Packed Size - 7 of 10
7		 Durability - 7 of 10
7		 Versatility - 8 of 10
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The REI Traverse Shocklight Trekking Poles.

 REI Traverse Shocklight
The REI Traverse Shocklight Trekking Poles are pretty sweet poles for the price. At 18.5 ounces they are one of the lighter telescoping aluminum poles we tested AND they have a shock absorber and...  read more >
$90
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 Comfort - 7 of 10
7		 Locking and Adjustability - 7 of 10
7		 Weight - 6 of 10
6		 Packed Size - 7 of 10
7		 Durability - 7 of 10
7		 Versatility - 8 of 10
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