Leki Makalu FX Carbon Trekking Poles

The answer for hill walkers who want folding poles without giving up adjustment. The carbon shaft folds down to 41 cm, small enough to disappear inside a pack on a scramble or a bus ride, yet the Speed Lock 2 Plus adjuster still gives 20 cm of range, from 110 to 130 cm, for shortening on climbs and lengthening on descents. Leki pitches it as the one do-everything pole for UK hill walking, and testers report it holds firm enough to pitch a trekking-pole shelter without slipping overnight. At 252 g a pole it is no featherweight, and carbon asks a little more care around rocks than aluminum, but few poles cover so many kinds of walking so well.