Trekking Poles Products
12/20 results
View All
£8.60 (inc Vat)
£7.17 (ex Vat)
Leki
Carbide Flextip pair
This tip flexes up to 30 degrees without damage to the pole shaft. The carbide tip is very hardwearing and provides optimal grip on rock and icy surfaces.
£78.31 (inc Vat)
£65.26 (ex Vat)
Leki
Corklite Speedlock Pole Pair
Light Weight aluminium trekking poles with Leki's Speedlock adjustment system.
£13.90 (inc Vat)
£11.58 (ex Vat)
Leki
Deep Powder Basket (Pair) inc Flextip
£84.40 (inc Vat)
£70.33 (ex Vat)
Black Diamond
Distance FL
Sold only as a pair, these poles are great for climbers and for anyone where weight and packed size is important. The medium-sized pole folds down into three and so collapses to a length of only 35cm and weighs...
£56.62 (inc Vat)
£47.18 (ex Vat)
Black Diamond
Expedition Pole Pair
This is a pole suitable for ski and snowboarders as well as trekkers. It has a soft palming zone on the handle and an aggressive hooking point on the top of the handle to lever boot buckles and is a sturdy desi...
£78.31 (inc Vat)
£65.26 (ex Vat)
Leki
Khumbu Speedlock Pole Pair
£2.56 (inc Vat)
£2.13 (ex Vat)
Black Diamond
Pole Tip Protector
This item will protect your pole tip if you use it a lot on pavements (they are also known as pavement tips) or rocky paths in the mountains.
£3.50 (inc Vat)
£2.92 (ex Vat)
Black Diamond
Powder Basket Pair
100 mm diameter baskets with grippy teeth. They give a reliable fit on Black Diamond trekking poles.
£2.33 (inc Vat)
£1.94 (ex Vat)
Leki
Rubber Tip Trekking Single
Pavement tips to reduce noise on hard surfaces and to stop you sliding around on pavements etc.
£5.23 (inc Vat)
£4.36 (ex Vat)
Leki
Snowflake basket (pair)
The name says it all! The 95mm diameter of this basket lessens the chance of the pole sinking into most snow types so this is a great benefit on long journeys through the snow, indeed it might be tough work wi...
£78.31 (inc Vat)
£65.26 (ex Vat)
Leki
Softlite AS Pole Pair
£69.60 (inc Vat)
£58.00 (ex Vat)
Leki
Softlite pair
Lightweight walking poles with Superlock adjustment system.
12/20 results
View All
If you're looking for Nordic Walking Poles, you can find them in the Fell Running section.
Trekking poles have been around in various forms for a good while now. They have been used largely in the Alps and on expeditions, but in recent years they have started becoming a regular sight in Britain. Various promotions of Munro bagging by Cameron McNeish seems to have brought the trekking pole from a position of ridicule ("you've forgotten your skis mate!") into the mainstream of hill walking gear, for all levels of walking, for people of all ages. They are now firmly established as a useful piece of kit to have on the hill. It's because they work!
The purpose of the trekking pole is primarily to take a degree of weight from the legs. One pole apparently will reduce the toll on the legs by over 20% and a pair of poles will increase this figure significantly. Poles also help with stability and problems such as river crossings, especially important when large rucksacks are being carried.
The pole should be held so that the lower arm is horizontal, so that when going downhill the pole will be longer and when ascending it will be shorter. The pole comes into its own on descents where it transforms a jarring descent into the equivalent of walking on flat ground for your knees.
Leki are undisputed leaders in trekking pole production. Not only do they have a great range of products but the excellent construction of the parts means that failure is less common. Also, the availability of spares for Leki poles both here and on the continent is probably greater than any other manufacturer.
More lately, climbing and skiing industry leaders Black Diamond have ventured into walking poles. They've brought their efficient design and bombproof construction philosophy with them, and come up with some nifty innovations, including a quick, no fuss locking mechanism (standard on our range of Black Diamond poles), and a flick-lock section for easy expansion (see the Syncro pole).
Leki and Black Diamond produce a wide range of poles that include models that are designed with many different requirements in mind. Our range picks the best featured poles, and includes basic poles as well as some of the following:
-
Designed with those who prefer a walking stick style (Leki Wanderfreund range)
-
Equipped with a camera fitting for use as a monopod (Leki Sierra)
-
Equipped with an antishock system to avoid jarring your elbows (lots of options from both manufacturers)
-
Double-gripped for easy exchange between hands (Black Diamond Trail range)
-
CorTec handled for improved grip and non-sweaty comfort (several models from Leki).