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Cons

The adjustment collars slip out of position and have to be held in place when clamping them. The bottom collars don't hold the poles fully retracted, so the poles slip out a little and clatter around stored on my pack.

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Highlights

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Quality

For overall portability, lightness, strength, and reliability, the black diamond alpines are fantastic!

Robust construction of the black diamonds gives practical confidence that they can sustain my weight (currently 271+ pounds).

On the bottom section i wound a piece of green duct ape just thick enough so that the clamp would close snugly and the poles wo... Read More

Take the two upper sections of the pole apart by just opening the locking mechanism and pull them apart.

Price

You do get what you pay for sometimes and this is one of those times.

They cost much more than my old poles but very worth it to me.

Packaging/appearance

I would hate to lose it or have to search for it in my pack so this is what i did---it should have come in a very small zip lock bag.

Competitiveness

I have seen this same issue with other high end black diamond poles so i made this simple fix.

)black diamond wrist straps are more comfortable for me than the montems.

Overview

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sturdy, great, easy, black and tight.

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This product had a total of 354 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 17 2024.