TECHNICAL SPEC Weight: 326g Shaft material: 7075 alloy Tip material: carbide Max length: 139cm Packed length: 68cm Supplied with: ferrules, standard baskets, pole bag, instructions for use Likes: engineered handles, ease of use, shaft insulation Dislikes: hard plastic handle material

 Though the heaviest here and arguably due a facelift - adjustment clips would be nicer than expansion bolts, and the handles could be gentler - Pacerpoles remain miles ahead of the competition.  Less weight is always nice (especially if your poles stay strapped on your pack) but I haven't found it that beneficial when it comes to poles and prefer the longevity of weightier Alloys over Carbon Fibre Pacerpoles.  In fact, because Pacerpole handles are moulded for left and right.  In such a way that your hand is relatively relaxed while holding them, I've tired of them much later in the day than I have other poles anyway.  Sitting so comfortably in your hands Pacerpoles become a far more effective extension of your limbs, helping posture, pace and more.  The Alloys saw me across the US on the Pacific Crest Trail and have propelled me across Scotland on several occasions.